A quick recap of the week

week review 2009-03-07

Here are a few highlights from the past week on AOA:

+ Jess talked with one of the founders of the Saratoga Peanut Butter Company.

+ Susan, who's from California, emailed us looking for help adjusting to the Capital Region -- and people have plenty of ideas about ways to help.

+ Zombie Police of Schenectady: coming to a theater near you. Protect your brains.

+ Amy told us about First Impressions Boutique -- and we talked with the owner about the pin-up photos she takes there.

+ Behold, the gubernatorial thighs.

+ Tori and Scott spotted a rather emphatic sign on South Pearl Street.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: wake up calls, supermarket annoyances, a $5 bottle of wine, brunch and recycled toilet paper.

+ Yes, a $94,000/year state secretary is unusual.

+ The Piper's Dojo is aiming to rid the world awful bagpiping.

+ Shirley Jackson announced she's taking a pay cut.

+ A few of the things found on Craigslist this week: skinny pigs, Christmas present goats, a sugar daddy, nose-numbing halitosis, and a ton of crap.

+ Jess told us about the story behind the bung factory.

+ The Capital Region's unemployment rate is historically bad right now.

+ And AOA was voted "best blog" by the readers of Metroland. Thank you.

If you'd just like the whole week unfiltered, check our listing of the last seven days of AOA.

Thanks to everyone who posted a comment or sent along an idea this week.

pin-up photo: Lorraine Murphy

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