A quick recap of the week

week review 2011-02-19

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

+ Liz zipped down the skeleton track at Lake Placid.

+ It appears our state's forefathers were ripped.

+ Erin asked about where she could buy fresh pasta.

+ It's a castle made of ice.

+ Katie shared some local places to do crafty things.

+ Eat this: glazed donuts at The Cookie Factory.

+ Here are a bunch of Capital Region indoor sports leagues.

+ Tom Little was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

+ There is a snowman as big as a house in Guilderland.

+ Akum soaked in the fizzy water at the Roosevelt Baths in Saratoga.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: Albany cabs, the frozen Hudson, brunch, an A+, jambalaya, doggy style, pumpernickel, a perfect gut bomb, cheesecake obsession, karaoke, pod people, a bloody corpse, and option D.

+ A state teachers union official (allegedly) flipped out over the size of his quail at Marche -- which prompted a great poetic recap by Bob.

+ There's a very well-read dog in Schenectady.

+ Greg's hands are no longer cracked and dry thanks to your help (he also know kind of has a Jimmy McMillan thing going, too).

+ Here are a bunch of things to do with the kids while they're home on February break.

+ A few of the items found on Craigslist this week: extra reps, romance at the dentist, marbles and the seductive power of Scrabble.

+ There's a ski club in Glenville that's kind of like having a bunch of your friends run a ski hill.

+ Liz checked out the Get the Message graphic design exhibit at the Albany Institute.

+ How'd you score on the AOA quiz?

+ A we sent a few AOA valentines.

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 shared an idea this week!

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Taking Presidents Day off, AOA?

What do you think you are, state workers?

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