The Capital Bistro in downtown Albany, which closed for the summer in July, will not reopen as a restaurant. It is now a banquet facility and event space called Capital Hall, according to a Facebook post from co-owner Chris Pratt. He writes that decision was made because "We have a big need downtown for a smaller to mid size event space so we're going that way."

In response to a question on Facebook, Pratt wrote that the space has already hosted two wedding receptions.