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Albany holds public hearing on cabaret license for Stacks Espresso Bar

5494177 · July 24, 2025
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Summary

City Clerk Shaniqua Jackson opened a July 24 public hearing on a cabaret license application for Stacks Espresso LLC at 275 Lark Street. Applicant Chloe Caruso Sosa said the business plans acoustic weekend music on its patio, no alcohol service and no additional security; city departments will review the application and render a final decision.

Albany City Clerk Shaniqua Jackson opened a public hearing Thursday, July 24, to consider issuing a cabaret license to Stacks Espresso LLC, d/b/a Stacks Espresso Bar, at 275 Lark Street in Albany.

The application lists a maximum occupancy of 50 and operating hours of 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Chloe Caruso Sosa, director of coffee at Stacks Espresso, told the clerk the business has listed entertainment for Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and described the planned entertainment as “small acoustic bands out on the patio.”

The hearing matters because a cabaret license authorizes…

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