A quick recap of the week

posted Feb 27, 2015
week review 2015-02-27

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

+ Lauren went ice fishing.

+ The measles vaccine was introduced in 1963 and you'll totally expect what happened next in New York State.

+ Place game: the eyes have it.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: downtown Schenectady, the need to talk, your other family, snowshoeing, fairy castles of cascading ice, gratitude for warmth, Marcus T. Reynolds, Saratoga Beer Week, Mac-N-Cheese Bowl, the new-again McGuire's, the food of the gods, jerk chicken, tacos, Schenectady Restaurant Week, and feeding the cats.

+ What's that figure on the SUNY Poly CNSE seal? And why was it picked?

+ Some stuff about the next upscale burger place scheduled for arrival in the Capital Region.

+ A few more details about CDTA's upcoming smart card/app for fares.

+ Among the nation's biggest metros last year, Albany had one of the lowest rental vacancy rates. (Which might help explain if feels like rents are high.)

+ And the story of Garnet Douglass Baltimore, a Trojan if ever there was one.

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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