A quick recap of the week
Here are a few highlights from the past week on AOA:
+ The Santa Speedo Sprint was a great time -- here are a bunch of photos.
+ The Saratoga Last Vestige is closing.
+ We visited the Bettie's Cakes double decker cupcake bus.
+ A Sararoga games studio released a snowball fight game for the the iPhone.
+ It looks like the H1N1 wave has passed the New York. You should still probably get a flu shot.
+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: Joe Bruno, greetings, goodbyes, donuts, unusual approaches, Kevin Bacon, road rage, cookies, the Figgs, frogs, the Black Eyed Peas, rumors and The Track.
+ We tasted Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce. And it's good.
+ A few of the items found on Craigslist this week: Claus-knapping, a sixth sense for pens, Nietzsche and a beaver fur blanket.
+ It looks like the unemployment tide might be turning in the Capital Region.
+ Sebastien, B and Paul's Urban Decay Tour of the (Greater) Capital Regionâ„¢ continued with a stop in Menands.
+ A study concluded that New York is the unhappiest state.
+ And local holiday gift ideas from this week: museum shops, meat products from Rolf's, books about local history, children's museums memberships and candy.
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 a photo or idea this week!
swirl photo: Sebastien B
squirrel screengrab: Ghosthand Games
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