A quick recap of the week

posted Aug 20, 2016
week review 2016-08-20

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

+ The Pearlpalooza 2016 lineup is out.

+ The first batch of AOA Startup Grant applications is posted.

+ The neighbor of Albany's oldest building -- a rather old building its own right -- collapsed. The area around those buildings has a changed a lot during the last century.

+ We gave away tickets to the Enchanted City after party -- along with gift cards to Slidin' Dirty and Little Pecks -- by asking: What's something magical, fantastical, or otherworldly about this area?

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: the Tour de Italian Deli Subs 2.0, Utica greens, Campagna, the Blueberry Fairy, growlers, outdoor cinema, the Albany Morning Express, the vet, traffic sensors, the Perseids, the Catskill 100k Relay, the Seward Range, mushrooms, old airplanes, and the warm summer night.

+ Comparing the latest batch of Capital Region property tax rates.

+ Cristin talked with some experienced hikers about how to start hiking the High Peaks. (We'll have part 2 next week.)

+ A glimpse into the sorts of jobs that go into running a casino.

+ And updates on a bunch of building projects around Albany.

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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