Truth, intelligence and artistry rarely combine in the work of a journalist, yet that’s precisely what Steve Barnes has been able to accomplish in a quarter of a century working at the Times Union. Reporting on the food and art scenes in Albany, Barnes has been keeping things interesting and compulsively-readable for decades. His voice is as much a part of Albany’s ever-evolving history as Nipper or the Egg. He doesn’t mince words as much as celebrate and honor them, even when they must be cutting and cold in their precision. His ‘Table Hopping’ blog remains the best guide to what’s really going on in Albany. Today he earns this Dazzler of the Day, because even when I’m asking him a ridiculous question such as how the downtown Albany streets look after a winter storm he always takes the time and consideration to answer.
{Photos by Dona Federico and Richard Lovrich.}
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