A quick recap of the week

posted Dec 20, 2014
week review 2014-12-20

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

+ Daniel and the Best Dozen stopped in at Stewart's for donuts.

+ Christina asked about good sledding hills.

+ That time an Albany druggist made and sold cocaine toothache drops

+ Paul asked about good neighborhood holiday light displays.

+ Miss Pearl was back with some advice about how to respond when being called "sweetheart" at work.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: Capital Hills, snowy day photos, a music venue, surveying calamari, restaurant week, The Ugly Rooster, Hot Chocolate Run, cookies and booze, cupcakes, the Myers Store, the fancy people drink, the legend of Jamario Moon, and pre-emptive record straightening.

+ The pick for the Capital Region casino: Schenectady.

+ Xina asked about where to get latkes.

+ Deanna suggested some local food gifts, and people shared some good ideas in the comments.

+ The state released high school graduation rates for 2014 -- we pulled together the Capital Region numbers into an easy-scan list.

+ 10 comments about 10 things in 10 words or less.

And more holiday gift lists -- this year we're asking people about what they'd like to give, what they'd like to get, a charity they'd like to support, and a favorite gift from their childhood. From this week:

+ Food writer Deanna Fox
+ Daniel B. from the FUSSYlittleBLOG
+ Erin Pihlaja from the Troy BID
+ Lauren Hittenger Hodgson from AOA and The Thrifty Ginger
+ Sean Desiree from South End Pallet Works

Here's the whole week all lined up.

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

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