A quick recap of the week

week review 2011-03-12

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

+ Sunday Soapbox: Martin shared how the Albany neighborhood where he grew up has shaped his perspective.

+ We got a look at the beautiful work being done by L'esperance Tile Works.

+ Lisa asked about finding a good stationery shop.

+ The ice storm left behind some pretty scenes.

+ Carl told us about the highway that almost built underneath Washington Park.

+ There's a factory in Albany where about half the employees are blind or visually impaired.

+ Akum asked about finding a stylist for long hair.

+ If ever you wondered: relative to most other places, we don't have traffic.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: real estate, MASS MoCA, demolition, grocery carts, cheesecake, fish fry, cinnamon buns, Fenway, woodpeckers, pleather, dancing birds, and inventions.

+ Akum considered our industrial past at the Watervliet Arsenal.

+ Everyone's taken a hit on gas prices -- sometimes even the gas stations.

+ Jen Hunold would like to politely ask you to be nice.

+ A few of the items found on Craigslist this week: a suitcase full of undergarments and makeup, old-school courtship, "high-caliber" intellectuals, and a ukulele.

+ Liz got the scoop on what it's like to drive the Zamboni at the TU Center.

+ There's a home in Albany that has a movable bedroom (yep, it's on wheels).

+ And terrariums are back -- in Troy.

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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