Photography by T.R. Laz
On Tuesday, June 10, the Capital Region Living team was joined by more than 300 members of the local community at The Hangar at 743 to celebrate this year’s Besties, the 518’s longest running “best of” awards. After plenty of delicious food, drinks, and desserts provided by local vendors, the program, emceed by NEWS10 ABC’s Lydia Kulbida and Steve Caporizzo (who in June retired after more than 35 years at the station) began. Lydia and Steve handed out dozens of plaques to the winners of the year’s Besties, who will proudly display them in their businesses.
CRL would like to thank the following local businesses for making BestieFest a success: West Ave Chicken, Curamia, Yanni’s Too, Copake Country Club and the Greens Restaurant, DeCrescente Distributing, Delmar Beverage Center, BioPulse, Music Man Entertainment, Bella Napoli, Good Karma Studio, The Balloon Bar, Mazzone Hospitality, Breezy Tea, Awards by Walsh’s & Creative Marketing, Saati Deli & Catering, D’Raymonds, Saratoga Winery, Verdiles, Sake, fin – your fishmonger, Romo’s Pizza, Morgan Linen Service, Genoa Importing, The Cross Eyed Owl, Choices Hair Studio, Avila Retirement Community, The Animal Hospital, The Children’s Museum at Saratoga, Bountiful Bread, Hebe Medical Spa, Joyelles Jewelers, Hannaford, CDPHP, Free Movement Pilates, Capek Surgical Arts, Complexions Spa, The Hot Yoga Spot, The Clark, Columbia Tent Rentals, T.R. Laz, The Hangar at 743, and John Fritze Jr., Jeweler.
Voting for the 2026 Bestie Awards begins this fall…Stay tuned!
