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This week was brought to you by some gray skies a little snow and a bunch of slush. Yep, it was one of those weeks where you have to look for the bright spots -- like your puppy, a good cookie and AOA advertisers. Yes, we like them as much as puppies and cookies.

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Helpful stuff

+ Buying or selling a home or commercial property? You need a great real estate lawyer. Dorothy Tischler, an attorney with 24 years experience helping buyers and sellers in commercial and residential real estate.

+Recenter Square is ready to help you jump start your new year's resolution right now. They've got personal trainers, classes and there's off street parking.

+ Sunmark Federal Credit Union is partnering with Regional Food Bank to help distribute prepared and non perishable food. They're also temporarily easing the loan process to get cash to people who need to make repairs, necessities and clean up efforts.

+ Best Cleaners will pick up and deliver your dry cleaning to your home or office at no extra charge.

Stuff to learn

Endorphin Business Center will help teach you the tools to make your new idea or business a success.

Albany Law School presents "From Lark Street to Nuremberg" a program on Supreme Court Justice and Albany Law Grad Robert Jackson.

Food and Drink

+Our Daily Eats -- serving up fresh basil pesto, roasted nuts and seeds. They also have four granolas. Available at the Delmar Farmers Market, Schenectady Greenmarket and the Empire State Plaza Wednesday Farmers Market. Local retailers are listed on their website.

+ The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark is now offering a five-course tasting menu with seatings at 6 and 9 pm Tuesday-Saturday. You'll need to make a reservation for those.

+ Capital Wine on State and Lark in Albany. They've got tastings every Friday night, so stop by on your way out to dinner. And they've got great tips on wine and food pairings.

+ Taste is holding after work French wine tastings with their wine steward. Tastings start at 5PM.

+ Stop in at The Point for dinner on in the "Don Draper Room."

+ There are lots of great seasonal flavors waiting for you at Honest Weight Food Coop.

Stuff to do

+Proctors presents jazz great Branford Marsalis with the Joey Calderazzo Duo and the Branford Marsalis Quartet, Friday, February 3rd.

+The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has three great shows coming up: Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole on February 4th, John Waite on February 9th and the Pickin' All Star Bluegrass All Star Jam on February 10th.

+The Sisters Rosensweig opens this weekend at Capital Rep.

Albany Dodgeball is looking for players. Join them any Thursday nights at The Washington Avenue Armory.

Stuff to Do

+The Hellions of Troy are celebrating their third year in the Capital Region.

+The Albany All Starsare back at The Washington Avenue Armory.

Stuff to live in

17 Chapel Boutique Condominiums in downtown Albany still has a few condos available. You can check out their new model condo and see the furnished rooftop patio. A special tax discount from the City of Albany means that combined utility costs, homeowners fees and property taxes are as low as $250 per month.

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