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Back To Business: Barks On Lark

March 11, 2021 – 12:18 pm

This time last year, Cara Bronner was embarking on a new phase of her career as an educator after leaving a job as a fourth-grade teacher and accepting a new post as a curriculum specialist at BOCES. When the COVID crisis hit, BOCES lost funding and as a result Bronner lost her new position. And […]

Barks On Lark Pet Boutique Opens On Lark Street

March 10, 2021 – 4:22 pm

Owners Cara and Will Bronner will focus on supplying ethical products and promoting animal adoption Barks on Lark, a pet boutique with a focus on supplying ethical products and promoting animal adoption, was formally welcomed to 272 Lark Street with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday.  “Lark Street is the perfect location for what we […]

Don’t Make Any Rash Decisions: The Need For The Office Will Still Be There Well Into The Future

March 5, 2021 – 3:15 pm

#DowntownWorks | Don’t Accidentally Put This Advice On Mute Eric Simonds believes in the office.   Amid a wide array of predictions about how the pandemic will change the way we work, Simonds, who has spent nearly two decades in commercial real estate, the last 10 with CBRE-Albany, is convinced that telecommuting 100 percent of […]

Introducing #DowntownWorks Updates

March 5, 2021 – 3:10 pm

The many companies occupying downtown Albany offices, and their talent, are innovative and resilient. As more return to the office, Capitalize Albany Corporation and the Downtown Albany BID are gathering insights from industry experts to support office occupiers in making informed decisions. And in speaking with local businesses we’re also learning more about upcoming plans and […]

Downtown Albany Welcomes More Flexible Workspace As Novel Coworking Opens

March 4, 2021 – 6:55 pm

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday to officially welcome Novel Coworking to downtown Albany. Recognizing downtown Albany as an investment opportunity Novel Coworking purchased the 17-story building located at 69 State Street on the corner of North Pearl and State Streets in early 2020. The coworking space opened early last month following renovation of […]

Back To Business: Dove + Deer And Rosanna’s

March 3, 2021 – 2:57 pm

Brianne Baggetta did not intend to open a restaurant at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Her initial plan, when purchasing the Center Square mainstay Bongiorno’s Restaurant at 23 Dove St. was to shut down for a brief renovation and reimagining and then reopen in the fall of 2019. Baggetta’s first restaurant project – Dove […]

Back To Business: Betty Boop’s Diner

February 23, 2021 – 12:28 pm

Teresa Soto is a people person. That’s what drove her first career as a nurse’s aide – a position she held for most of her adult life, until a series of neck and back injuries sustained while lifting elderly people in and out of bed finally forced her to retire. “I love elderly people, I […]

Back To Business: Healthy On Lark

February 11, 2021 – 11:59 am

Sharon Lastique, a certified health coach and owner of Healthy On Lark vegetarian restaurant, noticed a trend amongst her customer base during the early days of the pandemic lockdown: Her regular patrons were conflicted. They wanted to boost immunity and stay healthy, especially as they were stuck indoors (often with children) while simultaneously getting less […]

Back To Business: ImprintUNIVERSE

February 2, 2021 – 7:23 pm

Musa Zwana is a self-described serial entrepreneur. He remembers clearly the moment when, as a kid in junior high school growing up in East Greenbush, through a youth entrepreneurship program, Musa first learned what it meant to start up a business and be your own boss. “Ever since then I was like, ‘Alright, that’s what […]

Additional $24 Million Investment and 61 Affordable Housing Units Along Clinton Avenue to Further Arbor Hill Revitalization

January 21, 2021 – 3:53 pm

210 Mixed-Income and Affordable Housing Units Are Now Complete And Phase Two Will Include 61 More With 12,000 Sq. Ft. of Commercial Space To Support Sustainable Business Growth   Press release available here   Home Leasing has committed to the revitalization of six additional properties along Clinton Avenue in Albany’s Arbor Hill neighborhood. With support […]