Kristi Gustafson Barlette

Albany

Journalist,Radio Contributor and Web Video Host at Times Union (Albany)

Journalist, radio contributor, web video host at the @Hearst-owned @TimesUnion. @IthacaCollege grad, morning person, cheese-lover, inline skater.

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Friendly's 90th anniversary menu delivers old favorites, warm memories

1 day ago | timesunion.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

Some remember their youth through songs or old yearbooks. I remember mine through ice cream. Specifically the kind that comes with whipped cream, marshmallow sauce and a heavy pour of melted peanut butter, served while seated in a red-pleather booth under the fluorescent lighting of a Friendly’s. Friendly’s is turning 90 this year, and frankly, same.
20 things you don't know about me: Rachel Paley, Saratoga Arms Hotel

3 days ago | timesunion.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

Rachel Paley is the general manager at the Saratoga Arms Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in downtown Saratoga Springs. She's been in hospitality management her entire adult life, managing fine dining restaurants, planning and executing private events and running independent lodging properties. The mom of one son grew up on the North Shore of Massachusetts and has lived in Saratoga Springs for 21 years.
First look: Remodeled Peaches Cafe in Stuyvesant Plaza

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

ALBANY — Peaches Cafe in Stuyvesant Plaza is just about ready to reopen after a full remodel that started this winter. Located on the north side of the plaza next to Chipotle and the soon-to-be Anthropologie space, Peaches Cafe will unveil the makeover during its grand reopening on Monday, April 21 at 8 a.m., but we got a sneak peek earlier this week. The changes are apparent before you even get inside. A new sign — neon and in cursive — hangs on the front.
A look at Baby Animal Days at Indian Ladder Farms

1 week ago | star-telegram.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

Indian Ladder Farms is kicking off its 30th year of Baby Animal Days on Friday, April 11, offering a hands-on experience for families and animal lovers. The annual event lets visitors interact with the farm's newest arrivals, including calves, lambs, piglets and kids (of the four-legged variety). Admission to Baby Animal Days is $15 per person, with infants younger than 12 months entering for free.
Previewing Baby Animal Days at Indian Ladder Farms

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

Indian Ladder Farms is kicking off its 30th year of Baby Animal Days on Friday, April 11, offering a hands-on experience for families and animal lovers. The annual event lets visitors interact with the farm's newest arrivals, including calves, lambs, piglets and kids (of the four-legged variety). Admission to Baby Animal Days is $15 per person, with infants younger than 12 months entering for free.
Monster Jam truck show in Albany this weekend featuring Sparkle Smash

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

In the high-octane world of Monster Jam, where trucks leap over obstacles and crush whatever comes before them while pyrotechnics surround them, one name shines: Sparkle Smash. This isn’t just any monster truck. Inspired by a unicorn — and designed by fans in 2024 — this 12-foot truck blends power and personality, drawing in fans, especially girls, said the truck’s driver, Jamie Sullivan. Sullivan, who lives in Ohio, has driven Sparkle Smash since January.
20 things you don’t know about me: Debbie Klauber, Debbie’s Kitchen

3 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

Debbie Klauber was a mainstay in the Lark Street business district for more than a decade, serving up drool-inducing baked goods, creative sandwiches and flavorful soups to the lunchtime crowd. She closed her popular eatery in April 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Capital Region. As Klauber told Steve Barnes then, "it just got so hard" after the health crisis forced restaurants to adapt to takeout and cast a general sense of uncertainty over the hospitality industry and society.
20 things you don't know about me: Debbie Klauber, Debbie's Kitchen

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

Debbie Klauber was a mainstay in the Lark Street business district for more than a decade, serving up drool-inducing baked goods, creative sandwiches and flavorful soups to the lunchtime crowd. She closed her popular eatery in April 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Capital Region. As Klauber told Steve Barnes then, "it just got so hard" after the health crisis forced restaurants to adapt to takeout and cast a general sense of uncertainty over the hospitality industry and society.
Meteorologist Alyssa Caroprese leaves CBS6 for News10ABC

4 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

It's been a month of meteorologists on the move. Sam Coplin left CBS6 for The Weather Channel; Craig Gold said good-bye to WNYT and was replaced by Tim Drawbridge, who most recently forecasted the weather at News10ABC, although he'd worked at WNYT earlier in his career. Now, another veteran meteorologist is swapping stations. Alyssa Caroprese, who came to CBS6Albany in 2015, is joining the News10ABC weather team.
Meteorologist Alyssa Caroprese leaves CBS6, heads to News10abc

4 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Kristi Gustafson Barlette

It's been a month of meteorologists on the move. Sam Coplin left CBS6 for The Weather Channel; Craig Gold said good-bye to WNYT and was replaced by Tim Drawbridge, who most recently forecasted the weather at News10abc, although he'd worked at WNYT earlier in his career. Now, another veteran meteorologist is swapping stations. Alyssa Caroprese, who came to CBS6Albany in 2015, is joining the News10abc weather team.