All Over Albany

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This week was brought to you by short days, twinkle lights, and the start of ice skating & hot chocolate season.

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This week we send out special thanks to Tierra Coffee Roasters and the Madison Theater. This season Tierra donated $2,500.00 to The Food Pantries of the Capital District.Tierra treats are available at their Madison Avenue shop and at the Madsion Theater.

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Office space
The Tech Valley Center of Gravity. This maker space in a renovated historic Troy building currently has co-working memberships available for just $50 per month. The Center of Gravity also offers space, equipment, education and camaraderie to makers, hackers, crafters, tinkerers and artists.

Food and Drink

Holiday gifts
Our Daily Eats, making roasted nuts, seeds and granola in the Capital District for over 10 years. And the place to get Spicy Ginger Cashews while they last!

Nine Pin Cider
Nine Pin Ciderworks, offering cheese and charcuterie in their tasting room, Wednesday through Saturday evenings.

New World
New World Bistro Bar, named #1 Best Restaurant, according to Times Union 'Best of the Capital Region' Readers' Poll and also listed as one of 'the 13 Best New York Restaurants, not in NYC' according to Thrillist.com. There new winter menu is coming out this Thursday. New World will be open on Christmas Day from 3pm-8pm.

Local, healthy, delicious
Honest Weight Food Coop. Eat healthy, eat local.

Catering
New World Catering, offering Thanksgiving dinners, weddings and big parties to small gatherings in your home.

Fine wine
Capital Wine at the corner of State and Lark Streets, with a wonderful supply of wines from around the world.

Ways to get where you're going

CDTA: whether it's work or play, CDTA can get you where you're going and safely back home again.

Capital Car Share. Share cars for just $8 an hour.

Stuff to do

Music
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, presenting the Punch Brothers, on December 10.

Museums
The Albany Institute of History and Art, presenting its exhibit: The Capital Region in 50 Objects. From cannons to billiard balls to tulip queens to Uncle Sam's chamber pot -- 50 objects and background images that help tell the story of the Capital Region.

Laughs
Mop & Bucket Improv Companypresenting a new season of Electric City Improv, every Friday night at Proctors.

Films
Spectrum 8 Theaters. Enjoy a movie this Holiday Season at The Spectrum.

Places to Live

The Capital Team
Brian Brosen and Reggie Monroe at The Capital Team at Realty USA. Brian and Reggie can help out with your residential and commercial real estate needs in the Capital Region.

Harmony Mills
Harmony Mills Lofts in Cohoes -- Manhattan style loft living in the Albany area.

Helpful stuff

Staff Ciampino & Company, P.C.. Staff Ciampino can help you with your business and personal tax needs. They're also the sponsors of the All Over Albany Start Up Grant business contest, so they're not only good at what they do, they're awesome too.

Banking
Berkshire Bank, providing the $1,500 prize money for this year's AOA Startup Contest. Great rates on home equity loans.

Libraries
The Albany Public Libraries. Their mobile app helps you find library locations and hours, check your library card account, learn about upcoming events, download eBooks, audiobooks, music and more. You can even check ISBN bar codes on books, DVDs and CDs to see if the library owns what you need.