A quick recap of the week

week review

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

+ Arielle told us about the wild things at Adirondack Animal Land.

+ Jess got a tour of the Burden Iron Works Museum in Troy.

+ We sorted some local census numbers -- and Albany, Schenectady and Troy lost out.

+ Kim gave us the scoop on where to find summer stuff cheap.

+ @daveyrich asked about parking in Center Square and a lot of people had ideas.

+ Kim Mazor has quite the collection of Capital Region bobbleheads.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: lucky beer, traveling GPS units, art in Troy, appetizers, mind boggling menus, beets, sandals, dog pee and half-nakedness.

+ Kim shared her source for cheap toiletries.

+ A few of the items found on Craigslist this week: pet rocks, one-stop shopping, a sugar daddy, a life-size Cookie Monster and a bunch of beer cans.

+ We talked with Louise about her grease car -- its exhaust smells like french fries.

+ The Capital Region was named one of the best cheap places -- and it prompted some good comments.

+ Shawn Morris dropped out of the Albany mayoral race.

+ There was a short -- but strong -- storm that included hail and rainbows.

+ Jess told us about the interesting people at Casperland in Troy.

+ And the ESP is smokin'!

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

And thanks to everyone who posted a comment or sent along a photo or idea this week!

Casperland photo courtesy of Kate Sweater and Pete Edwards

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