After 41 years providing old-school Italian fare in a homey setting in Albany's Center Square neighborhood, Bongiorno's Restaurant will close after dinner tonight. The building is being sold to the across-the-street owners of Dove + Deer gastropub, who plan to renovate 23 Dove St. and open an Italian restaurant restaurant there named Rosanna's, an homage to Rosanna and Felix Bongiorno, who in 1978 purchased and opened their restaurant in what previously was Princess Pat's Tea Room. The spot, on the corner of Dove and State streets, has been continually operated as a restaurant for more than 130 years.

Jessica Arnold, partner and general manager of Dove + Deer, tells me via email, "I have worked with Rosanna Bongiorno to learn the ins and outs of her kitchen, and we are thrilled to carry on her legacy with this namesake restaurant. We will be building a new menu influenced by her recipes."