All Over Albany

What's up in the Neighborhood

Among the topics in this most recent spin around the Capital Region's online neighborhood: Dickens, history, spring, dill sauce, a love letter, men in high heels, sweet potato fries, eggcellence and a currywurst meetup (tonight!).

Bob says the state legislature reminds him of Little Dorrit.

Beth says the TU needs to brush up on its Rensselaer history.

Spring reminded Kim why she lives here.

Kate took some pictures of men in high heels.

The mom mayor of Small-bany isn't sure she wants to see "a bovine miracle on a hot summer day whilst eating some fried dough."

Albany Jane had some "super-addictive" dill sauce at Kabul Night in Schenectady.

Jess wrote a love letter to Cardona's.

Robert says the sweet potato fries at Pinhead Susan's are a "must-order."

And Bob F captured a really pretty picture of a blooming dogwood in Troy.

Tweets of the week

From @KevinMarshall: "I had sushi, an orange, and a scoop of Ben & Jerry's yogurt for lunch. I AM IRON STOMACH"

From @KevinMarshall: "(or pregnant)"

From @supraphonic: "I just had a non-native English speaker laugh at the "Albany is Eggcellent" sticker on my laptop. Today is a proud day."

** And a Tweet-up tonight **

From @SiobhanK524: "Currywurst meetup at Wolff's in Albany on for tonight at 6 p.m. Bring a friend, have a beer, meet some new peeps!"

There's a lot more going on around the Neighborhood, check it out. We just added a few more sites. If you know of another great local blog we should include -- or person to follow on Twitter -- post a comment or send us an email: editors |at| alloveralbany |dot| com.