A quick recap of the week

week review 2016-03-12

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

+ Nicole was back with a new Open House, talking with a resident of one of the new residential conversions in downtown Albany.

+ Cristin vegged out at The Bier Abbey.

+ Carrie asked about recommendations for local CSAs (farm shares).

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: craft brewing, chicken wings, fish fry, 15 Church, MAAC-n-Cheese, vegan food, fried chicken and pinball, Boston, thyme and time, pizza, self-evident truths, entrepreneurship, hiking, waterfalls, highway building, Aunt Schuyler, and creative photography.

+ Wednesday the earliest 80-degree day of the year on record.

+ We talked with Albany Public Library exec director Scott Jarzombek about about why people are waiting to get into libraries in the morning, ebooks versus old-school books, libraries as community hubs, the persistence of old media, and... the best books he's read recently.

+ Here's the plan for the much-anticipated Madison Ave Road Diet in Albany.

+ Steve tried the spaghetti sandwich at the Peck's Arcade pop-up cart.

+ The Crisan Cafe has returned, but in a new spot.

+ And early crocuses.

Here's the whole week in one place.

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

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