Monthly Archives: August 2022

Survey & Public Workshop: Help Bring $10 Million To South Pearl Street

August 30, 2022 – 9:59 am

The City of Albany is preparing to put forward an application for South Pearl to compete in the sixth round of the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). The City of Albany would like your participation in creating the strongest application possible. Please attend a community workshop on September 6th from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the […]

Downtown Entertainment Destination Empire Live Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

August 26, 2022 – 1:56 pm

A celebration for event venues Empire Live and Empire Underground one year in the making was held at the 93 N. Pearl Street entertainment destination. Indie band The Cold War Kids opened Empire Live on August 26, 2021, with 700 attendees. Since opening approximately 60,000 people have come downtown to Empire Live and Empire Underground […]

#AlbanyIsAllBiz | European Tailoring And Alterations Has A New Owner, Finding New Ways To Boost Business

August 11, 2022 – 3:47 pm

Like a lot of people, Mo Rabiu hit a professional wall during the pandemic. Working from home in her finance job left the eight-year Albany resident feeling tired and uninspired. She needed a change. But unlike others who retied early or quit in favor of a more attractive position, Rabiu went in a different direction […]

#AmplifyAlbany | ALBANY CENTER GALLERY UNVEILS EXPANSION WITH NEW VIBRANT ARTIST SPACE ‘ART.WORK.SPACE.’

August 5, 2022 – 3:26 pm

With support from the Amplify Albany grant program Albany Center Gallery unveiled its new workshop and artist space: Art.Work.Space Friday evening followed by an artist reception event which attracted hundreds to downtown’s central business district. The new workspace will be used to display youth and community artwork, host programming events, as well as operate as […]