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Food and Drink
+The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark is now offering a four course tasting menu with seatings at 6 and 8. You'll need to make a reservation for those. Also -- the patio is open. Enjoy dinner and wine under the wisteria.
+New World Bistro Bar is open regular hours all weekend long (including Monday). This is All American Weekend at New World. The kitchen is serving up summer classics like BBQ Ribs, home made coleslaw, grilled catfish, crab cakes and more! And the patio is open for the season.
+Get a fabulous three course meal for $20.09 throughout the month of May at Taste, in honor of their second anniversary. Each week the meal changes.
+Stop in at The Point for dinner on the patio or in the "Don Draper Room."
+ It's barbecue season! Be sure and pick up some Bilinski's chicken sausage for the grill.
+ Try The Farmer and the Duck at The Wine-N-Diner. AOA helped name it.
+ Stop by and pick up some seasonal deliciousness at Honest Weight Food Co-op.
Helpful stuff
+ Sunmark Federal Credit Union is giving $1,500 to help fund a good idea -- . Vote for your favorite here.
+ Best Cleaners gave two people a great new look this week in the AOA/Best refresh contest. To help you refresh your wardrobe, they'll pick up and deliver your dry cleaning to your home or office at no extra charge.
+ 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.
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
+ Construction is moving along on the downtown condos at 17 Chapel. Check out their "model" in the on-site sales center in downtown Albany.
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