A quick recap of the week
Here are a few highlights from the past week on AOA:
+ Sunday Soapbox: Nicole says it felt like she needed a passport to move back to the Capital Region.
+ Amanda and Danielle wondered about where they could find poutine.
+ Carl shared the backstory on the Moses Fountain in Washington Park -- "one of the best-known and least-understood landmarks of Albany."
+ Oh so important question of the week: What is a hipster? Is there an Albany-specific hipster subtype?
+ Who's that guy who's on TV all the time at press conferences... Chuck something?
+ On the other side of the world from Albany: Albany.
+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: dogs and chickens, being old and stodgy, amphibian patrol, Montreal, Williamstown, the Dinosaur, frozen yogurt, piss beer, local ham, the kosher Chopper, rhubarb, and the ghosts of pitchers and Shakers.
+ Akum highlight some local Etsy artisans who are "upcycling" materials.
+ Liz walked along the Erie Canal lock in Niskayuna.
+ Some details on William Kennedy's next book circulated.
+ Hooters is coming back to the Capital Region.
+ Liz looked into a mystery at Hang Glider Cliff in Thacher Park.
+ As legislators look to add a state vegetable and state dog, we wondered whether some of the other official state symbols need revising (hint: yes).
+ Akum got a tour of the warehouse through which much of the beer in this area is transported.
+ And Phantogram was back on TV.
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!
... said KGB about Drawing: What's something that brought you joy this year?