A Small American City

Previous Episode | All Episodes Photo courtesy of E. Stewart Jones Law Firm “No one would like to be in the position that my clients are, but if they were they’d like to have me doing exactly what I do for those people.” — E. Stewart Jones, Jr., Criminal Defense Attorney, Troy Play: http://traffic.libsyn.com/asmallamericancity/SAC_08.mp3 TROY, N.Y. — They say

Previous Episode | All Episodes | Next Episode Photo by Tonya Massey “Troy is better than Brooklyn.” — Vic Christopher, Brooklyn native Play: http://traffic.libsyn.com/asmallamericancity/SAC_07.mp3 TROY, N.Y. — It’s been almost 10 years since Vic Christopher, 37, and Heather LaVine, 35, landed in Troy. They came here to recharge a minor league baseball team. But they

Previous Episode | Next Episode Photo by Tonya Massey “We had a wee team of people in the City of Troy” — James Devine Play: http://traffic.libsyn.com/asmallamericancity/SAC_06.mp3 TROY, N.Y. — In 1916, James Connolly led the Easter Rising in Dublin, which eventually resulted in the creation of the Irish Republic we know today. He was a freedom fighter, a husband, a f

Previous Episode | Next Episode “It is a mandate. It’s an order. Enjoy Troy. Period.” — Linda Passaretti Play: http://traffic.libsyn.com/asmallamericancity/SAC_03.mp3 TROY, N.Y. — When you first arrive in Troy, you can’t avoid seeing it. A playful sticker placed here and there. A black and white oval, with happy little lowercase lettering that says “e

Previous Episode | Next Episode Treasure chest by Peter Albrecht. Photo by Neil Grabowsky “You and yer buddy there, you’re house cats. And I’m an alley cat…” Play: http://traffic.libsyn.com/asmallamericancity/SAC_02.mp3 TROY, N.Y – As a carpenter, Peter Albrecht has built many of the “third places” in Troy, where the people come t

Previous Episode | Next Episode We all know that writers, the Irish, politics and booze go together…until they don’t. And eventually, Jack had all four strikes against him. Play: http://traffic.libsyn.com/asmallamericancity/SAC_01.mp3 TROY, N.Y. — It’s been a long time since novelist Jack Casey had his last drink. But they say Troy stands for “Tell Right On You,” a

Next Episode James Howard Kunstler (photo by CharlieSamuels.com) Play: http://traffic.libsyn.com/asmallamericancity/SAC_00.mp3 TROY, N.Y. — For many Americans, “The City” only refers to New York City, or one of the other major metroplexes in the country with populations in the millions. But North America is filled with smaller cities that were once just as lively, if only