What's up in the Neighborhood

The NeighborhoodAmong the topics in this most recent spin around the Capital Region's online neighborhood: longshots, old stuff, fairs, the Schuyler Mansion, the drive-in, Bolton Landing, cider donuts, smoked pork, super awesome grapes, old clothes, bias incidents, and signs of fall.


CAPow! picked quite a longshot on the last day at The Track.

B browsed through At The Warehouse, "a favorite slice of Albany weirdness of mine."

Naomi got a look at the oldest thing in people's workspaces.

Silvia went to the State Fair -- but not on Justin Bieber night.

Albany Jen is not lured by claims of "urban ambiance" in a strip mall.

Bob took a tour of the Schuyler Mansion.

The Exiles' anniversary celebration included dinner, dancing, and a movie -- at the drive-in.

Jackie and her husband went to Bolton Landing for a mini-holiday.

Daniel B encounter an "intense" cider donut line.

Steve says the smoked pork with spicy peppers at Ala Shanghai in Latham is "a steal."

Albany Jane scored some "SUPER AWESOME" grapes from Altamont at the farmers market in Menands.

Jerry had "quite a few" complaints after a visit to Evans Public House in Altamont.

After seeing the veggie burger with Greek cumin yogurt at Brown's, Rebecca may be in love.

Lois encountered rudeness at Bloomer's.

Jen's cousin had an "amazing" birthday cake from Crisan.

One of Kristi's readers asked about a good place to consign her clothes.

Someone stole Matt's grill from his backyard.

It looks like two of Chuck's photos will be on display at the State Museum.

From the ">Skidmore Unofficial freshman orientation guide: "Not all bias incidents have to do with penises being drawn on whiteboards but the best ones do."

RPInsider, say it isn't so.

And the leaves are already turning near FiS Dan.

Comments

Greatly appreciate the link-up, guys.

Thanks for the link again, guys. I'm glad you are reading my dining reviews!

When I conducted an online survey to try to determine who was reading DelSo, almost half of the respondents indicated they had located my little blog via AOA. Again, I sincerely thank you for the linkage.

The cakes from Crisan are awesome! They're fancy enough to impress your guests (as well as delicious) but also quite affordable compared to the single serving sized treats that they offer for immediate consumption (not that we don't treat ourselves to those treats on a regular basis anyway, amirite?)

I'm still on cloud 9 from that win at the track, while alternately kicking myself for not playing the exacta! grrrr! Thanks for sharing my story!

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