A quick recap of the week

week review

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

+ It was the Week of Free Food.

+ Albany mayoral candidate Corey Ellis answered many of our -- and your -- questions.

+ Just when it looked like David Paterson couldn't get any more unpopular...

+ What would happen if Mike Bloomberg ran for mayor of Albany?

+ Angelina Jolie (well, her film) stopped traffic in downtown Albany.

+ Aja says the time to buy a swimsuit is now. Lots of good tips from other people in the comments, too.

+ Crisan's $1 gelato is back.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: local TV news, dogs, surprise, recycling, Rensselaer, river water, classiness, Old Navy and donuts.

+ Jess tried the Pop Rocks cocktail at dp.

+ Jim checked out the Sloop Clearwater while it was in town.

+ We boiled Newsweek's long Eliot Spitzer profile down to a haiku.

+ Jess took Junot to the dog wash.

+ Amy found some nice baby gifts in Latham.

+ A few of the items on Craigslist this week: lonely ducks, hot older ladies in business suits, hypnotic backsides, paddles and, uh... Joe Bruno.

+ Wadsworth researchers helped develop a brain-to-Twitter interface.

+ Amy checked out the extensive magazine selection at Friar Tuck in Delmar.

+ Oh, Fountain Day.

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!

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