A quick recap of the week

week review 2017-01-08

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

+ Andrew Cuomo proposed a plan to provide free college tuition to many students at SUNY and CUNY schools -- that prompted a lot of discussion.

+ We got a look at how Habitat for Humanity Capital District is rehabbing old homes in Albany.

+ 2016 was hot.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: the ass of time, favorite bites, lamented closures, sensational sushi, a new bakery, fried foods, wedge salads, empanadas, Albany strawberries, a family history quest, Dutch new year celebrations, Frontier Town, Balanced Rocks, mist-covered mountains, being busy, and a candidate with much support.

+ A checklist for ways to be more connected and engaged in this area in 2017.

+ We gave away tickets to the Wine and Dine for the Arts Slider Slam by asking: What's something local that you're looking forward to this year?

+ The restaurant space on the Empire State Plaza is operating as a restaurant again.

+ And when an indoor mall was a new thing here.

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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