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This week was brought to you by the sun, the rain and the AOA advertisers -- three things that help good things grow.

Thanks to all the advertisers that made AOA possible this week. Below is a list of who they are and some of the good stuff have to offer. Check them out when you can.

And if you'd like to advertise on AOA, here's how to get started.

Helpful stuff

+ Best Cleaners is giving two people a shopping trip with Kaitlin and Carey and $250 toward a new look. Enter now. To help you refresh your wardrobe, they'llpick up and deliver your dry cleaning to your home or office at no extra charge.

+ Sunmark Federal Credit Union is giving $1,500 to help fund a good idea -- and it could be your good idea.

+ 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.

Food and Drink

+ Bilinski's champagne hams are still available for Easter. You'll find them at Price Chopper and Hannaford.

+ Have dinner with AOA at New World Bistro Bar on April 28th and 25% of your bill goes to The Aids Council of Northeast New York. This weekend New World is featuring Horoyoi Junmai Ginjo Sake and $5 from every bottle sold will be donated to disaster relief funds in Japan. Sip a cool, smooth shot or try a Strawberry-Lemonade Sake-Tini. Also keep an eye out for Passover and Easter Specials coming soon! Reservations at 518-694-0520.

+ 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 patio is open at The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark. And don't forget Sunday brunch from 11-3 with Rum and Cinnamon Scented Challah French toast, R & R Farms Goat Cheese, Caramelized Leeks and White Truffle Oil Omelet, Ducktrap River Smoked Trout with 2 Eggs and Tasso Potato Hash and more. Oh, and of course, mimosas

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

Stuff to do

+ The Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro de Cuba, is at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall this Sunday night at 7.

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.