A quick recap of the week

week review 2013-07-06

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

+ We gave away spots to an invite-only Cold War Kids show from WEQX by asking: What's a local way to keep cool during the summer?

+ The annual round up of places to see fireworks (there are a still a few ahead).

+ We talked with the guy who's in charge of the fireworks at the Empire State Plaza.

+ Unusual lobsters -- which apparently are becoming less unusual -- popped up at Price Chopper.

+ You weren't imagining it: June was unusually rainy.

+ Something new were trying: in-between places. First up, from Casey: Ballston Spa.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: work/life, the unofficial start, Saratoga Jazz Festival, old Troy, roadside weeds, swapping, corned beef, cuts of meat, 62 Beekman, a tap list, Mezze, ice cream sandwiches, slippery peas and sultry meats, the Ugly Rooster, Bender melons, an excellent gift, a milestone, and a relationship ended.

+ Someone new will be keeping the castle in Amsterdam.

+ And the summer so far, in pie chart form.

Here's the whole week all lined up.

Thanks to everyone who posted a comment or shared an idea or photo this week!

lobster: Price Chopper

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