All Over Albany

This week was brought to you by

This week was brought to you by pizza, hot fudge, peanut butter, cheesecake and all kinds of local deliciousness. Speaking of local deliciousness, this week was also brought to you by the the Honest Weight food Coop and their annual Local Harvest Festival. This Sunday from 11-3 in Washington Park you can hear music by Ben KN, Matthew Carefully and Olivia Quillio and sample locally made foods from around the Capital Region. It's free to check it out and you can buy products from 30 vendors and restaurants.

Honest weight is just one of the advertisers that makes your AOA information fix possible. The rest are listed below. They've got some great stuff of their own going on, so please, check them out when you can. And tell them who sent you.

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Stuff to live in:

17 Chapel Boutique Condominiums in downtown Albany has 15 luxury condo homes left for sale. You can check out their new model condo and see the furnished rooftop patio. A special tax discount from the City of Albany means that combined utility costs, homeowners fees and property taxes are as low as $250 per month.

Helpful stuff

+Albany Medical Center -- Offering free health seminars on everything from childbirth and parenting to chronic pain.

+ Sunmark Federal Credit Union is partnering with Regional Food Bank to help distribute prepared and non perishable food. Many distribution centers are underwater and we'll use branches as triage points for drop offs. They're also temporarily easing the loan process to get cash to people who need to make repairs, necessities and clean up efforts.

+ Best Cleaners will pick up and deliver your dry cleaning to your home or office at no extra charge. And they do shoe repair too.

Stuff to Do
+The Hellions of Troy are looking for new recruits. You can find out more at their October 9th recruitment night at Rollarama in Schenectady.

+The Albany All Stars are recruiting on October 6th at The Ironworks.

Food and Drink

+Our Daily Eats: unique nuts, seeds and granola and now producing Fresh Basil Pesto. Stop by their booth at the Local Harvest Festival for a taste. Made with care in the Hudson Valley.

+ Capital Wine on State and Lark in Albany. They've got tastings every Friday night, so stop by on your way out to dinner. And they've got great tips on wine and food pairings.

+ The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark is now offering a five-course tasting menu with seatings at 6 and 9 Tuesday-Saturday. You'll need to make a reservation for those. Enjoy an amazing dinner under the wisteria on the back patio.

+ Taste has just released their new fall menu with new and roasted squash & pear salad.

+ Stop in at The Point for dinner on the patio or in the "Don Draper Room."

+ Honest Weight Food Co-op is gearing up for the Local Food Festival in Washington Park on October 2nd from 11-3.

Stuff to Try

+ 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