Community Corner
In Case You Missed It: Village Burglaries, School Board Aims at Transparency, Behind the Cart and More
Check this weekly column to catch up on the most important, engaging and talked-about stories of the week, plus an event to look forward to this weekend.
This week we highlighted another vendor from the : Oakland's Starter Bakery, which specializes in French pastries, croissants and baguettes. Its specialty is the kouign amann, a sticky, salty and sweet pastry with origins in Brittany, France. found out more about this and other pastries from Starter Bakery in this interview with the owner.
Single family homes aren't the only targets for burglaries. Over the past month, has reported a residential burglary as well as several car burglaries. It's just another reminder to double check your car and house locks before turning in for the night. You can keep up on what's happening at the Village by clicking “Keep Me Posted!” at the bottom of the story.
The has expanded its media policy to protect the right of individual members to comment on issues and answer questions from reporters, but not without much conversation on the topics of transparency on the board and the needs of the Albany community.
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Albany Patch is gathering stories of lives that have been touched by the events of Sept. 11, 2001. With the 10-year anniversary of the attacks coming up, we encourage you to tell us how that day affected your life or the lives of those you love.
If you missed the fun and delicious dinner put on by several gourmet food carts at last Sunday, you can live vicariously through Emilie Raguso's delicious gallery of the event. See what was served and who came to enjoy the food, then join the League of Urban Eaters on Facebook to stay abreast of future events like this.
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This weekend look forward to:
Jim Romano has been playing traditional and contemporary Hawaiian songs for years, and often plays as part of the duo Pulama. On Friday afternoons you can catch the guitar playing editor found “oh-so-soothing” when she first heard it. Stop by to hear him play between noon and 2 p.m. on Friday.
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