A quick recap of the week

posted Sep 18, 2015

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

+ We gave away tickets to the ASAP Festival of Meats by asking: What's a meaty topic of local conversation right now?

+ Here's a new sampler of upcoming cooking classes for the fall.

+ Eric asked about where to get a sewing machine fixed.

+ Deanna found sustenance in a cookie from Bake For You.

+ What was up in The Neighborhood this week: stretching the umbilical cord, the busking incident, Albany from above, the Longhouse Revival, the Thousand Islands, hiking, wildflowers, the Hudson Valley Winfest, and the good things.

+ We gave away tickets to see Yo La Tengo at Troy Music Hall and a Brown's Brewing gift certificate by asking: What's something this fall that you're calling out a claim on?

+ Trying to get some sense of just how big an increase a $15 minimum wage would be in New York.

+ We got a look at the new Capital Region in 50 Objects exhibit at the Albany Institute.

+ A new snapshot of Capital Region income looks pretty good -- but there are still some troubling parts of the picture.

+ And AOAOA: How we make those maps.

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

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