SCHENECTADY – The musician and creative community came together in celebration of 518 music and art at the 2024 Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards on Sunday, April 21. Although TheSpot518 did not win for best Arts Publication of the Year, TheSpot518 and its reporter and photographer, Amy Modesti, received praise by Patti Quade for the photography & story coverage of the Dustin Mele Memorial Concert series, as she and her family accepted the second Eddie’s Merit Award.