Olde English Pub in National Fish & Chips Contest
Downtown's own English pub, The Olde English, is in the running to win a national title for best fish and chips in America. Entered into Old Speckled Hen Beer's 2016 competition, voting is open through November 30 and you can help them take home the title.
Signs of Greatness: Albany Stories Panels Now Up
Signs of Greatness: Albany Stories highlights unique points of interest in downtown Albany, many of which until now have been little known to the public.
Halloween in Downtown Albany
Get ready for a scary good time. This year, Downtown businesses and venues are offering loads of Halloween events and specials. We'll update this list as more information comes in, so check back as we get closer!
Lévels Banquet Hall Kicks Off Gospel Brunch Series
Get ready for a hand-clapping, foot-stomping good time. Lévels Banquet Hall, Downtown's newest event venue, is kicking off their Gospel Brunch series on October 23.
No Quarters? Pay with Debit/Credit Card or Phone at Lucky Cat Laundromat
Get ready for some good clean fun. A new high-tech laundromat has opened in Downtown, and it offers customers the ability to skip scrounging for change and instead pay with a debit or credit card, or right from their smart phone.
Albany Center Gallery Finds New Home in Downtown
Albany Center Gallery, the Capital Region gallery at the forefront of showcasing local and regional visual arts for 40 years, has announced it will relocate to the historic Arcade Building, concluding a two-year-long process to find a new location.
For Signs of Greatness, Head Downtown
As Downtown is in the midst of transforming into Albany’s newest neighborhood, the Downtown Albany BID is taking a step back in time to showcase from where the Capital City has come. This fall, the BID will install Signs of Greatness: Albany Stories throughout the District. Comprised of 11 interpretive panels which will be permanently displayed, the exhibit will highlight Albany’s Dutch founding and early development with state, national, and arguably international, significance.
Science Cafe Returns
It's covered birding and evolution - next, it will will take on historical archaeology. What is "it"? It's The Science Cafe, and it returns October 17 at 6:00 PM at City Beer Hall with the program titled "Beverwijck, a 17th-c. Dutch Village, Above and Below Ground".
Work Begins on Times Union Center Atrium
Construction has begun on the Times Union Center atrium's multi-million dollar transformation.
Legendary Animator Ron Campbell Exhibits in Downtown
In partnership with Albany Center Gallery and Downtown Albany Business Improvement District, Downtown will welcome legendary animator and director Ron Campbell for a three-day exhibit at 346-348 Broadway (R.B. Wing Building).
