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March winds and April showers. Fortunately, it was not brought to you by an icy snowy apocalypse.

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Food and Drink

+ New World Bistro Bar will launch of its new Spring Menu on Thursday April 7th. Come in this weekend to savor the last few days of your favorite winter dishes, and take advantage of great bar specials including wine half bottles. Call 518-694-0520 for reservations.

+ It's time to order your champagne ham for the holidays from Bilinski's.

+ Try The Farmer and the Duck at The Wine-N-Diner. AOA helped name it.

+ Taste is doing take out fish fry every Friday throughout Lent.

+ The Wine Bar and Bistro on Larknow as a fantastic Sunday brunch.

+ The Midtown Tap and Tea Room is now serving brunch every Sunday, and the coffee house is open all day Tuesday through Saturday.

+ Stop by and visit Gustav at the cheese counter at Honest Weight Food Co-op.

Helpful stuff

+ Sunmark Federal Credit Union now has mobile banking. Bank with Sunmark from your mobile phone. Sunmark is working with The Northeast Regional Foodbank to raise food, funds and awareness throughout the Capital Region this year. Find out more on their Facebook Page.

+ Need a lawyer? DiFabio Law Firm is friendly, helpful and will get the job done. They handle real estate, wills, elder law, vehicle and traffic law and more.

+ Best Cleaners will pick up and deliver your dry cleaning to your home or office at no extra charge.

Stuff to do

+ The Albany All Stars have a double header on April 2nd at The Washington Avenue Armory. One bout for the women, and one for their new men's team.

+ Second City Improv comes to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on April 14.

Stuff to Try

+ Jack Casey's book, The Trial of Bat Shea -- the story of a notorious 19th century murder trial in Troy -- has gone digital. Download a copy at Amazon.

+ Get $250 off your 2011 website design and development from Brayton Graphics when you mention you came from AOA!

+ Get a FREE MONTH of Wink High Speed Internet Service from Tech Valley Communications. Enter this code when you sign up for service at: www.winkinternet.com: w1n87k06

Stuff to live in

+ 17 Chapel has started construction on their luxury condos, but you can check out their "model" in the on-site sales center in downtown Albany.

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