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Happy Tuesday, Capital District! Today, we’re taking you on a fall festival crawl, starting with the 22nd Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival. Also, an adorable Cape Cod is our Home of the Week 🏡 Check it out! 👇️ 

—Phat X. Chiem & Karley Sullivan

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🗞️ CAPITAL DISTRICT DIGEST

🌮 Some of Troy’s best restaurants are offering specials for just $20.24 as part of Taste of Downtown 2024, happening now through Sept. 15. Highlights include a caramelized apple French-cut pork chop from Bootleggers on Broadway, a loaded taco plate with dessert at Tatu Taco & Tequila, and a 3-course chicken marsala dinner at The Ruck. Yum! See the full list of participating spots and menus here.

🐢 Do you slow down around school zones? For the first time, speed cameras have been installed at several schools in the Albany area to catch drivers going over the 20 mph limit. See current camera locations here and know that more are coming. Slow your roll or risk a $50 fine. [WAMC]

⭐️ Who are the most influential up-and-coming stars in Albany politics? This year's Albany 40 Under 40 features the newest class of politically-minded millennials working in law, labor, engineering, environmental advocacy and social justice. Are millennials really facing their 40s?? 😬 [City & State NY]

💔 St. Rose College alum Jimmy Fallon says goodbye to his storied alma mater in Capital Region Living, beginning with, “When my last word is ‘Rosebud,’ I hope people will understand the meaning." See a pic of a pre-famous Fallon during his St. Rose days—when he majored in computer science 🤯 

🎟️ WHAT’S HAPPENING

Note: Our full weekend roundup publishes on Thursdays. Check your inbox for the best things to do in the Capital District every week!

📚️ Tonight at 7 pm, the NYS Writers Institute is hosting Chris Bohjalian, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, for a reading and a conversation at UAlbany. Don’t miss our story on the institute’s jam-packed fall season.

💼 More than 50 companies will be on hand at the free Albany Job Fair on Wednesday. Polish up your resume and get that bag.

🎬️ Sunset Boulevard screening: On Thursday, catch Billy Wilder’s film-noir masterpiece at Proctors Theatre for $9 ($6 for seniors, students, and 17 and under).

🇺🇦 Get to the Ukrainian Festival on Saturday for folk dancing, singing and, of course, tons of traditional Ukrainian food. Proceeds go toward humanitarian aid for Ukraine.

🇩🇪 The Druthers Brewing Co’s Oktoberfest 2024 is taking over at its Clifton Park location this Saturday. Bonus points if you show up in lederhosen.

🍺 Speaking of beer, Opalka Gallery continues its Popup Beer Garden Series this Friday. Last week’s event was packed to the gills! Here’s what’s on tap:

Bands: Home Body | Adam Tinkle and His Long Awaited Wrinkle. Beer: Rare Form Brewing | Nine Pin Cidery. Food: La Capital Tacos | Mi Casa

🏡 HOME OF THE WEEK

This adorable Cape Cod is loaded with little touches that lend a bit of magic to everyday life. Interior highlights include gorgeous natural woodwork, arches, pocket doors, warm hardwood flooring, and radiant heat tile floors that flow from the kitchen into an adjoining sunroom/office space. Get cozy with a gas fireplace, and jetted shower and tub in the master bath. Check out the cool spiral staircase between the exterior decks. The 2-car garage/workshop is perfect for a hobbyist. Top it off with central AC, mature landscaping, and a quiet location, and this real estate crush is looking more like true love.

The deets: 3 bd, 2 ba, 1659 sf. Asking: $329,500. Days on market: 4. See the full listing here. Hurry, offers are already being accepted!

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