The Authentic 518 Guide:
Old-School Italian Restaurants
ACE partnered with our friends at StraightUpstate for our Authentic 518 Guide to Old-School Italian Restaurants. These venues have been owned and operated for decades -- and one, over a century! -- by families with their roots in the Old Country. Think you need to travel to get an authentic taste of Italy? We'll prove you wrong. Discover 518's own Little Italies!

This article is presented through a content collaboration with ACE and CapNY. Visit us on Instagram at @upstatecreative and @gocapny!
Feeling the Music Go Through You – A Conversation with Sophia Subbayya Vastek
ACE Senior Correspondent Corey Aldrich interviews musician Sophia Vastek on how she made her way upstate, the challenges of supporting yourself through creative work, performing and planning in the age of Covid, and much more. Read on!
Clowning Around With CCIAC's Aaron Marquise
Just when you thought you knew everything about the 518... did you know that we're on the brink of becoming one of world's great homes for Clowndom? Aaron Marquise has worked internationally as a performer and clown, and now he's working to bring the world -- and its clowns -- to the Capital Region. Read on to hear what drives his amazing vision.
Represent the 518! Apply for the NYSCA / NYFA Artist Fellowship TODAY!
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is a $7,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Indian Nations located therein. This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year). The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.
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Apply for the NYS Small Business Recovery Grant
The New York State COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program provides flexible grant assistance to small and micro-businesses and for-profit independent arts organizations who experienced economic hardship due to COVID-19. 

Small businesses may also request a one-on-one session. Contact 518.431.1445 or lspringstead@capitalregionchamber.com.