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This week was brought to you by bike lanes, breezes and back to school clothes.
And of course, by AOA advertisers like the folks at The Spectrum theater. Eight theaters showing new feature films, foreign films,plays and special events with a side of great popcorn and mint brownies.
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Meanwhile, here are the other advertisers that made this week on AOA possible. Stop in and visit them when you can, and thank them for supporting the information you look for in the Capital Region.
Food and Drink
Snacks and movies
Tierra Coffee Roasters and the Madison Theater.Tierra treats are available at their Madison Avenue shop and at the Madsion Theater.
New World
New World Bistro Bar's featuring their summer seafood bowl and Puerto Rican Asopao, as well as your New World favorites.
Local, healthy, delicious
Honest Weight Food Coop. Eat healthy, eat local.
Catering
New World Catering, bringing small dinners, big parties and weddings to you.
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
Kids in Free
GE's Kids in Free program, providing free admissions to kids under 12 with a paying adult at special events around the Capital Region.
Troy Flea
Troy Flea, a collective market filled with vintage and homemade goodies on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month in Troy's Riverfront Park.
Make stuff
Tech Valley Center of Gravity. This maker space in a renovated historic Troy building currently has co-working available for just $50 per month. The Center of Gravity also offers space, equipment, education and camaraderie to makers, hackers, crafters, tinkerers and artists.
Learn to dance
Fred Astaire Dance Studio. Learn to dance in 2016.
Museums
The Albany Institute of History and Art, mummies, art, history and now the home of Cafe Crisan.
Films
Spectrum 8 Theaters.
Places to Visit
Columbia County Tourism
Getaway and play in Columbia County
Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Staycation in Albany County and make your day amazing.
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.
Downtown Albany BID
The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District. Hosting a residential open house on August 12, featuring tours of eight downtown residential spaces.
Harmony Mills
Harmony Mills Lofts in Cohoes -- Manhattan style loft living in the Albany area.
Helpful stuff
Weddings/Events
Takk House -- a unique wedding and event venue in downtown Troy.
Linium Staffing
Linium Staffing, employment and career solutions to move your company forward.
Accounting
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.
... said KGB about Drawing: What's something that brought you joy this year?