All Over Albany

A quick recap of the week

Here are a few highlights from the past week on AOA:

+ Soapbox: after a "hipster uprising," Kim asked, "What keeps you from shouting "I love living in ____!!"

+ A great video by Bryan Thomas from the Discard Avant Garb show.

+ Greg asked about what to do with a car that's come to the end of its life.

+ Four more pizza shops got a spot in the 2011 Tournament of Pizza thanks to crowd voting.

+ We put together a map/listing of places to pick apples in the Capital Region. (We called it the "mapple.")

+ You might have wondered what's been going on at the intersection of the Washington Ave and Fuller Road -- here's what's up.

+ Local colleges fared relatively well in the US News college rankings (not important, of course... unless your school ranked well...).

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: Jerry Jennings and his signs, the canal system, photos in a sporting goods store, onerous demands, the Saratoga Wine and Food Fest, a cheese tour, gold prices, time running out, the extra mile, snacks for A Spot Past the Conifers, crazypants breakfast, a formidable sandwich, the Giants, ghost signs, and a stone dog.

+ You know what's a happy sight? A box full of doughboys.

+ A few of the items found on Craigslist this week: bedside manner, cute girls in Rensselaer, button-down shirt trading, and Hollywood Video.

+ We got to see the Living Walls project in action.

+ Tim toured Washington County's cheeses. It was very gouda.

+ Here's a pre-play of the LarkFest musical acts.

+ Check it out: Sean Rowe playing at NPR.

+ And we're giving an autumn wardrobe refresh to two people, courtesy of Best Cleaners. So, enter!

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!