A quick recap of the week
Here are a few highlights from the past week on AOA:
+ Two Soapboxes from the fair: Siobhan caught a few signs of the times in Columbia County, and Tim found a connection to local farms in Washington County.
+ A tornado crossed the Thruway near Amsterdam -- and there was video.
+ We gave away tickets to the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival's grand tasting by asking people: What does it mean to live the good life in the Capital Region?
+ More than half a billion dollars was bet on the racing at Saratoga this summer.
+ Eat this: Cowbella blueberry yogurt from Schoharie County.
+ Are you an Upstate American?
+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: floods, wild turkeys, celebrity fundraising, an enormous mushroom and an insect threesome, FDR, the odds of closing, banh mi, cider donuts, a monster shake, square pizza, fried chickens, a trivia tour, and Where's Walbany?
+ It's art made from the steamy love letters of a famous Troy industrialist.
+ That delicious smell at the Troy Farmers' Market? Probably the Liège waffles from Pika's.
+ A few of the items found on Craigslist this week: a multi-semester crush, a nerdy screen for women, a ball and chain, and a loose tongue.
+ The red/brown color of the Hudson and other local waterways is not an omen. Probably.
+ Parker Posey needs to pee.
+ If you're not careful, your face will freeze that way.
+ And voting for the 2011 Tournament of Pizza field is open until Sunday at 6 pm. Vote now!
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 a photo or idea this week!
... said KGB about Drawing: What's something that brought you joy this year?