What's up in the Neighborhood

The NeighborhoodAmong the topics in this most recent spin around the Capital Region's online neighborhood: sweets, 8 Tables, Katrinella's, flowers, Valentine's Day, salad hair, reservations, MASS MoCA, laser eye surgery, Franklin Plaza, the middle of nowhere, contrabass, Troy, a winter carnival, puppets and surprise.


Albany Jane had a full report from sweets night at Cooking the Tree of Life series at the State Museum.

Dan went to 8 Tables for Valentine's Day.

Liz celebrated Valentine's Day a little early at Katrinella's.

Melissa got flowers from Drops of Jupiter for Valentine's Day.

Rebecca's Valentine's Day meals spanned from Troy to Guilderland.

As Lois found out, there are bad ways to react when a diner says he's found a hair in his salad.

Steve will not be going back to Delmonico's for Utica greens.

Dawn says she's now in love with MASS MoCA after taking her kids there.

Kristi asked for laser eye surgery recommendations.

Matt had a bunch of good things to say about the owner of the Franklin Plaza in Troy.

Rob found out that Bleecker, NY is the somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

Paula came across a majestic receiver.

The Exiles saw a guy playing a balalaika contrabass outside the Washington Ave Armory (you gotta see the photo).

Chuck came across frozen fish -- and not the Gorton's kind.

The RPInsider wonders how RPI students might be convinced to travel down the hill to support local businesses.

Bennett went to the Saranac Lake winter carnival.

Leah and her kids saw a puppet show at the Steamer 10.

Said the two ladies sitting behind Michelle at Spring Awakening at Proctors: "Oh, dear." *

* Yep, Spring Awakening has advertised here on AOA

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