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Carmine’s TV Show Starts Second Season

Justin Cresswell — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:00:36 +0000

CRIBA founding board member Carmine Sprio opened the second season of his tee vee show this week.

Pulled from the announcement on his site:

The new season kicked off this past Monday, September 29th. If you’ve missed us, it’s because we moved to 12:00 noon. Our “ratings” were pretty good last season (meaning a lot of people are watching), so Fox23 gave us an improved time slot!

But did you know, you can see the show in it’s entirety, rebroadcast at 8:00 p.m. on digital cable channel 423? That’s right- you can catch us twice each day.

Also, if you get a chance, check out some of the bloopers and behind the scenes stuff here on the web site. And, if you have an idea for a fun and interesting show, let us know.

Coming up, I have some great guests, like Dr. Nina Marinello, my friend, who begins this summer as sports nutritionist for University at Albany athletics.

CRIBA thanks everyone for attending the Stacy Mitchell event

Justin Cresswell — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:20:23 +0000

Stacy Mitchell addresses the group at Carmine's Restaurant (Credit: Anthony Cresswell)

CRIBA is off to a great start, and we owe it all to you. The response from the Stacy Mitchell breakfast last Friday was great. Sixty-five people attended to hear Stacy speak about how we as residents, owners, employees, and activists can work toward substantive change. We thank everyone for attending, especially Mayor Jerry Jennings, who gave an impromptu speech, excerpts of which are here.

To Carmine, Armand and the wonderful staff at Carmine’s Restaurant, we say thank you for rising so early and so high for the event. To Paul and Pat from Talk 1300, we say thank you for spreading the word and broadcasting live that morning. To CRIBA’s founding board, we say thank you for your support, in all its different forms. And to Stacy Mitchell, we say thank you for writing Big Box Swindle and for being such a strong voice for true change.

Following the event, we took Stacy to WRGB Channel 6 in Schenectady where she was interviewed by Liz Bishop on the noon news broadcast. Stacy’s segment immediately followed news of the federal government’s $700 billion bailout of the mortgage industry. This juxtaposition emphasized the rationale for doing business with local vendors during the current economic crisis.

As the event nears…

Justin Cresswell — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:39:38 +0000

We’re all gearing up for tomorrow’s event, taking a few last-minute registrations, and getting everything set. If we do say so ourselves, we’re pleased at the way in which our first event has come together. We are quite grateful to everyone who registered, and all who helped us pull it together – Stacy Mitchell for speaking, Carmine for opening his doors so early, Paul Vandenburg for helping us promote the event and for broadcasting live tomorrow. The response has been great, and we’re looking forward to seeing it all play out.

See you tomorrow morning!

Don’t Call it a Comeback!

Justin Cresswell — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:07:15 +0000

CRIBA is proud to announce its first ever public event on September 19 at 7:30 a.m.

Stacy Mitchell, acclaimed author of Big-Box Swindle, will speak on the Capital Region’s revival of locally-owned independent businesses and the resulting positive impact on the community. The speech will be preceded by breakfast, and the event will be held at Carmine’s Restaurant. Stacy will sign copies of her book after her speech.

Tickets are $25 each, and you are encouraged to register at CRIBA.org/events or call 518.860.1947.