Last year the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) highlighted the Downtown residential boom with the first annual Residential Living Showcase event. One of the premier properties featured in last year's event was 17 Chapel. Interior Shot of 17 Chapel...
All Around Albany fetes SUNY freshmen
For the second year in a row, Central Avenue merchants teamed up with the University at Albany to introduce incoming freshmen to Albany's uptown businesses. Called simply, "All Around Albany," the event takes university freshmen through Albany and delivers them to...
ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” Returns To Downtown Albany With A Surprise
There's nothing like a good shot of adrenaline. The adrenaline I'm talking about came from attending the press conference for ESPN's "Friday Night Fights" event, taking place this Friday, May 18th at The Times Union Center. But hey if you...
Top 10 Reasons to Bring Mom to See the Vanguard Designer Showhouse This Sunday for Mother’s Day
Coming up with ideas for Mother's Day isn't the easiest thing in the world. Sure you can get her a card with some jewelry, flowers, dinner and all the works which is lovely - but then hasn't that been done?...
Sounding Off On The 1st Annual Downtown Albany Blues Music Competition
Downtown Albany has always been full of soulful sounds and sweet melodies so it's only right that all the local talent comes together in one night to give fans a show to remember. That's exactly what the people expect this...
Curtains Coming Up On The 2012 Vanguard Showhouse
On April 29, 2012, 17 Chapel held the "Gala Preview Party" where a ribbon cutting ceremony took place officially kicking off the 2012 Vanguard Designer Showhouse Showcase "Urban Elegance." The Mayor and Maestro David Allan Miller, along with over 100...
Two Days Left
If you've ventured throughout downtown Albany at all this past week you may have noticed something was out of the ordinary. That something is Restaurant Week! 17 Downtown restaurants are offering three-course meals at just $20.12. Read that sentence to...
Vanguard Showhouse Coming Alive
In less than two weeks the Vanguard Showhouse opens its doors but yours truly had a sneak peek at what's to come and boy oh boy is everyone in for a treat. Before walking in, I reflected on an earlier...
Jump Into the Fog
The Wombats are just one of the bands headlining the upcoming MOVE festival on Saturday, April 21, 2012. And unless you are one of my fellow Alt Nation (Satellite Radio) listeners, it might be the greatest band you've never heard...
Rockin’ Restaurant Week Eight Days a Week. April 21 – 28, 2012.
There are Restaurant Week's across the country. There are Restaurant Weeks across the Capital Region. But there is only one Downtown Albany Restaurant Week. Well if you want to get technical, the event in Downtown Albany happens twice a...