A quick recap of the week

posted Jul 4, 2015

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

+ Ann and David from the 98 Acres in Albany project looked at who lived in the neighborhood knocked down for the Empire State Plaza.

+ It looks like a state wage board will be recommending a "substantial" to increase in the minimum wage for fast food workers.

+ The state sold a caboose on eBay.

+ Deanna tried an old Capital Region favorite from a relative newcomer.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: patriotism, the media, art, crypto currency, a relay, Buck Mountain, the Ice Meadows, Venus and Jupiter, a culinary tour, disappointing mac 'n cheese, banh mi bread, serviceberries, and adulting.

+ A look at the latest designs for the 1 Monument Square project in downtown Troy.

+ And we folded a ton of suggested neighborhood highlights into a clickable map.

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

Also: There are just a few tickets remaining for AOA's summer tour to Hudson. So don't wait!

couple photo courtesy of Mark Leonard and 98 Acres in Albany

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