Heather Lent is a mainstay on Jay Street in Schenectady, offering the sweetest offerings in the Electric City from her Bittersweet Candy storefront, but she hasn’t always been there. The Schalmont grad spent time in the Hudson Valley, opened Bittersweet Candy in several variations before returning to the Capital Region.

Business editor Shenandoah Briere and Digital Content Producer invited Lent into The Daily Gazette podcast studio to talk about her culinary travels and her passion for Jay Street and its neighbors.

Niskayuna resident Jordan Modiano has had a passion for speed since childhood. It was only surpassed by his love for his daughter, Rachel.

The business owner, race car driver, and parent of a daughter within the autism spectrum merged those passions to create the annual Upstate Chevy Dealers Autism Acceptance Race at Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Friday, Sept. 5.

I sat down with Modiano at one of his two Express Employment Professionals locations to talk about racing, his daughter, and autism awareness.

At just 14 years old, Sydney Worthley released her first album. Fast-forward through the pandemic, and two more albums later, she is the opening act for the Schenectady County Summer Night free concert series on State Street, in front of thousands of fans.

The 2025 Eddy Pop Artist of the Year award-winner talks about her musical influences as a Taylor Swift fan, her time spent at Freedom Park, and her own Taylor Swift sing-a-long series to her latest album 'It Was Fun While It Lasted.'

She isn't done writing music, producing her albums, and has plans that need to be taken seriously.

She was a joy to sit down with and I think you will enjoy Sydney Worthley as she Tells Me Her Story.

• (00:02:00) - Kicking off SummerNight
• (00:02:30) - 1st time seeing Sydney Worthley
• (00:03:30) - Eddy Award Pop Artist of the Year
• (00:05:45) - Freedom Park to SummerNight main stage
• (00:07:15) - Taylor Swift sing-a-long series
• (00:12:00) - You are how old???
• (00:12:45) - Rose Colored Glasses and COVID
• (00:19:15) - The Taylor Swift influence
• (00:20:30) - Other musical influences
• (00:21:00) - Tell me about the song 4:15
• (00:24:45) - Thank you Discover Albany
• (00:26:00) - The call for SummerNight
• (00:28:45) - Pitch Belmont on Broadway 2026
• (00:31:00) - Playing Cafe Lena
• (00:33:00) - Bucket list venue
• (00:35:30) - Available on cassette!!
• (00:37:30) - Pick your price
• (00:40:00) - What's next?
• (00:41:15) - Stewart's Flights..Top Albums..Top Taylor Swift songs