A quick recap of the week

week review 2016-12-16

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

Talking with people about holiday gift giving, charities, and wishes for the new year:
+ Jamel Mosely

+ Nicki Brown

+ Paul Curran

+ Kim Neaton


+ Jeff Smith

+ A bunch of photos from this year's Santa Speedo Sprint.

+ Lots of conversation about the proposed Albany Skyway project.

+ A sign for immigrants.

+ Deanna stopped in at Rascals, the new restaurant at the mall with a menu of not-mall food.

+ Some conflicting opinions about the design of the big building UAlbany's set to build on the Harriman campus.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: breastfeeding in public, Facebook bubbles, being charmed by Albany, the Santa Speedo Sprint, the Boreas Ponds, Owls Head Mountain, mysterious ice, 155 River Street, an infamous murder, Anton's, ramen, manicotti, Dread Lobster, Schenectady strada, and wishes for a speedy recovery.

+ CDTA is planning to start a bike share next summer.

+ Here's the (very general) plan for the redevelopment of the First Prize Center.

+ We got a look at the newest supermarket in Albany, and talked with the company about operating small stores in urban areas.

+ And we presented the big check to Collar City Candle,/a>, the winner of this year's AOA Startup Grant.

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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