A quick recap of the week
Here are a few highlights from the past week on AOA:
+ We gave away tickets to Historic Albany Foundation's Holiday House Tour, the Ten Broeck Mansion Candlelit Tour, and a gift card to the Capital City Gastropub by asking: What holiday traditions are you looking forward to this season?
+ Here are a handful of clickable maps of new Census data about Capital Region neighborhoods.
+ Prompted by a question from Hollie, we asked people how much they paid for Christmas tree this year. Here's a boiled-down version of the answers.
+ Deanna took some advice from a friend and got the salmon BLT at Public House 42.
+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: the real America, Albany's history of slavery, the Church of the Holy Innocents, an old cemetery, Mount Adams fire tower, Dippikill, Lake Bonita, pizza touring western New York, The Breakfast Spot, fried foods, brunch, baking, NYC, and Vegas.
+ The Rezone Albany project focused on the future of the South End.
+ Judie asked about where to go for karaoke.
+ The Capital Region got a consolation prize in the Cuomo admin's competition for $500 million.
+ We talked with the person behind a planned co-working space in Arbor Hill.
And holiday gift lists -- what people would like to get, what they'd like to give, a charity they'd like to support, and their wish for the new year:
+ TWCN anchor/reporter Karen Tararache
+ Craig Gravina of the Albany Ale Project.
+ J+R from Chopsticks Optional
+ Actor Patch Gallagher
Thanks to everyone who posted a comment or shared an idea this week!
... said KGB about Drawing: What's something that brought you joy this year?