The Illium Café in Troy was severely damaged by a flood from a burst sprinkler pipe, with water inside reaching up to 4 feet, owner Marla Ortega tells me. It will be closed in the coming days, she says, but those who ordered Thanksgiving meals to go will be accommodated.

She writes: "We could use clean up help on Friday (11/24). I'm not asking for money, but we lost everything on one of our busiest weekends. I could use bodies to remove debris and just general help so we can open before we lose the Victorian Stroll next weekend, too."