All Over Albany

What's up in the Neighborhood

Among the topics in this most recent spin around the Capital Region's online neighborhood: festivals, Lark Street, a rail trail, the Tour de Donut, steak, beer, wings, gin, the Hungry Woman, apartments, apple picking, a sukkah, painting, dreamy yarn, funky tile, and serenity.

Bennett says the festivals in Albany, such as LarkFest,"are only different than the norm in scale."

Steve asked people to consider the future of Lark Street.

Chuck went walking along the not-yet-open Albany County Rail Trail.

It sounds like the Tour de Donut was a delicious time -- and Indian Ladder won by a nose.

Daniel B. stuffed himself with steak at Garden Bistro 24. (By they way, have been there, yet? You should try it.)

Albany Jane can't get enough of the sweet potato fries at the Pig Pit.

Rochelle sampled some beer from Chatham Brewing.

Jerry got bubble tea at Midtown Tap and Tea Room.

Matt, on the wings at Towne Tavern in Averill Park: "the best chicken wings I have ever had in my life."

CAPow got the Hungry Woman at the Scotia Diner.

BK and friends sampled some gin from the Berkshires.

Rebecca and Jen and some friends went apple picking at Indian Ladder.

One of Kristi's readers asked for thoughts about about finding an apartment in the Capital Region.

Leah the Nosher found a sukkah in her attic.

Kevin says watching Metropolis at Proctors was a "fantastic experience."

FiS Dan considered the new paint job on one of Saratoga's "High Victorian Gothic" homes.

Amanda got up on stage.

Jackie saw one of her favorite painters at a gallery on Beekman Street in Saratoga.

The Exiles had a great walk at the Huyck.

The Bee Balm Gal went to more festivals than "you could shake a stick at."

Rob says people gobble garlic like candy at the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival.

Yellow House Leah found "a dreamy skein of sock yarn" at the Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival.

Paula came across some funky tiles.

And Silva found out that serenity and soccer go together -- though perhaps not in the way you might expect.