Lori Van Buren

3 days ago | timesunion.com | Lori Van Buren

ALBANY — The uptown campus at the University at Albany was a hive of activity on Tuesday as workers prepared for upcoming commencement events and students moved out of their dorms before the spring semester’s final day on Wednesday. The university-wide undergraduate commencement ceremony is Saturday at the campus entry plaza, but more intimate stage crossings for undergraduates and graduate students will take place Thursday through Sunday at the school’s Broadview Center.

5 days ago | timesunion.com | Will Waldron |Lori Van Buren

ALBANY — The sun broke through the skies Sunday after a week of gray and rain to provide the perfect backdrop for celebrating Mother's Day at Albany's 77th annual Tulip Festival. The tulips and the music lineup had to share the spotlight with all the moms who were out with family and friends enjoying the day.

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Lori Van Buren

SARATOGA SPRINGS — More than 200 students celebrated their graduation from Albany Medical College on Thursday. The college's 187th commencement ceremonies were held at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs. Article continues below this adThe ceremony featured an address by keynote speaker Mitch Warner, an author and managing partner at the Arbinger Institute. Warner was awarded an honorary degree.

1 week ago | novelsalive.com | Lori Van Buren

Kausar Khan Investigates: Book 1Publication Date: May 6, 2025When her grown daughter is suspected of murder, a charming and tenacious widow digs into the case to unmask the real killer in this twisty, page-turning whodunnit—the first book in a cozy new detective series from the acclaimed author of Ayesha at Last.

2 weeks ago | novelsalive.com | Lori Van Buren

Holly Swimsuit Mystery: Book 2Publication Date: February 15, 2025The last thing Mermaid Swimwear sales exec Holly Schlivnik expected to find when she opened the closet door was nasty competitor Lissa Charney’s battered corpse nailed to the wall. When Holly’s colleague is wrongly arrested for Lissa’s murder, the wise-cracking, irreverent amateur sleuth sticks her nose everywhere it doesn’t belong to sniff out the real killer.