A quick recap of the week

week review 2016-02-13

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

+ We gave away tickets to The Lovely Feast at Takk House by asking: What's your favorite romantic place in the Capital Region?

+ Lauren talked with Kevin Blodgett, who's been remaking a corner in Troy bit by bit.

+ J asked for recommendations for cleaning services.

+ We got together some of the Tournament of Pizza crew to try the pizza at Restaurant Navona in Albany.

+ Goofing on the Springsteen school note dad thing.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: living in world-class food shed, Sentinel Butchery, restaurant snippets, Chowderfest, Chester's Smokehouse, a Chinese New Year dinner, an Italian grandma dinner, pizza, trying a chain again, donating blood, a fight over tolls, the Plotter Kill, the effect William Seward had on people, Trivia Bowl, and what women want.

+ The lineup for the next season of the Albany Symphony is out -- it includes Yo-Yo Ma and an opera based on novel by William Kennedy.

+ Julie shared some ideas for spending a winter day in Western Massachusetts.

+ Here's a breakdown of the (troubled) vote on the reformulated plan to rebuild/expand Albany High School.

+ A the plans for a bunch of notable projects in Albany are up for review: a Warehouse District wine bar, a residential/restaurant redevelopment, a new supermarket, and student housing near the UAlbany campus.

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

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