An Italian restaurant in Albany County is closing its doors after nearly twenty years of serving the Capital Region. The owner is retiring, and the decision wasn't easy.
It was announced that Red Robin may be closing its seventy locations. Although we don't know when the closures will happen, my family is a huge fan of the chain and will miss it.
In a sobering trend for the retail landscape, 13 major chain stores will close multiple locations across the United States in 2025.
Big-box retailers continue to navigate ongoing challenges in the industry, including shifting consumer habits, rising operational costs, and increasing competition from e-commerce...
The past few years have been brutal for restaurants and businesses across the country. Many well-known chains have been forced to close stores or shut down all together, and yet another is joining the list.
At one time it seemed that there was a pharmacy store on every corner. Now many of them have closed and the buildings left vacant. Another CVS store is closing but the hope is there will be something to replace it in this historic building.
A popular Chinese buffet located in a shopping plaza for years has suddenly closed. A note on the door, according to a post on the Nextdoor app and Reddit, a sign is on the door of Capital Buffet on Wolf Road that states they will be closed and relocating.
There are one hundred and fifty-one Pizza Hut restaurants in New York state but soon there will be one less. It was announced recently that a Pizza Hut location in Upstate NY and the only one in this city will be permanently closing.
There is a music store that has been in Schenectady for more than fifty years and it was announced that they will be playing their final notes and closing forever.
Soon Upstate New York apple orchards will be opening and ready for you to come and pick your own apples. But one apple orchard in the Capital Region has made the difficult decision to not open for its sixteenth season.
This establishment opened back in 1976 and has been a family-owned staple in Schenectady for close to fifty years. This past week, they made the difficult decision to close.
Cider Belly a popular doughnut shop in downtown Albany has been open for nine years but just recently decided it would close this location. A second location is open and they are celebrating their one-year anniversary this month.
They have been a staple on Fourth Street in Troy for eight years. The owners of Troy's Superior Merchandise Company have decided to close its doors. But they won't be gone forever.
One of the best barbeque joints in the Capital Region is getting a bigger and better space this month. Rollin' Smoke Handcrafted BBQ will finally be moving into the old Halfmoon Sandwich Shoppe and we now know an exact opening date.
Slow declines, peaceful closes, criminal charges: there are a wild variance of reasons some Capital Region favorite eateries closed in 2022, but these are some that foodies will miss most.
A popular restaurant and bar that has been a staple in downtown Albany for fifteen years announced that they would be closing for good. Although this is sad news, there is a neighboring cafe that will move into that space because of the closure.
Ask anyone in the Capital Region where to get the best pizza and have a great meal and they would mention this legendary restaurant in Watervliet. It is the end of an amazing run, a fifty-year run to be exact. The owners said it was time.
Another popular Italian gourmet market is closing its doors. Close to its seventeenth anniversary, the owner of Via Fresca in Albany decided it was time to say, "Ciao!".
In a short message on their Facebook page, a popular Saratoga County seafood spot known for its fish fries, New England clam chowder, onion rings, and many other delicious items is closing.
When you think of fish fries in the Capital Region, there are many restaurants that come to mind. But there is one local chain that has been here for over sixty years. One of their original locations is closing its doors forever.
Schenectady will be closing one of its grocery stores today, Wednesday, September 14th to make way for another one in Rotterdam that will open tomorrow, Thursday, September 15th. It has been a long time coming and residents are excited.
It is the end of an era for a popular Italian deli in Schenectady. La Gioia has been a staple in the Goose Hill neighborhood for over three decades and it will close its doors this weekend. As this specialty store closes a new Italian deli will be opening soon just two miles away.