All Over Albany

A quick recap of the week

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

+ Soapbox: Martin has gotten cranky at the ripe old age of 33.

+ Siobhan took us on a field trip to MerchNow in Colonie -- a business built on punk rock and yoga.

+ Jay asked about where to have lunch in downtown Troy -- there were a lot of suggestions.

+ Daniel says you should try Lloyd Spear's honey.

+ A large alleged drug network based in Albany was busted.

+ Blind man driving!

+ Jim asked about finding a good landscape/hardscape company.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: walking the neighborhood in 1920, the urban fabric, leaving Saratoga, getting aligned, a less-than-great escape, Moroccan food, beer in Troy, pasta in Clifton Park, All Good Bakers, Shogun, mini golf, bridesmaids dresses, luck, and a lineup from the local news.

+ How walkable, relatively, is Albany?

+ Alex asked about finding a good pool service.

+ Jack McEneny has decided to not run for re-election.

+ Handsome in Troy (be sure to read the comments).

+ A few of the items found on Craigslist this week: an act of kindness, sleeping beauty in the Walmart parking lot, riding the ab coaster, and a rooster named Finegan.

+ The local job situation isn't getting worse -- it's just not getting much better, either.

+ When the future included driving on the Empire State Plaza.

+ Will asked about for suggestions about short term housing rentals.

+ There was an arrest in the odd case involving mercury spread around the Albany Med cafeteria. Earlier in the week the medical center had posted a $25,000 reward for info.

+ And here are a ton of photos from the AOA birthday party at the City Beer Hall. Thanks to everyone who celebrated with us!

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!