Melanie Lekocevic is reporting for Capital Region Independent Media a long-vacant building on Main Street in Ravena will be demolished this summer, Mayor Bill Misuraca said. The mixed-use structure located at 136 Main Street, has had a sign posted in the window for years identifying it as a property to be sold at auction. The structure was supposed to be razed a couple of years ago, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the process. The building was built in 1950, and has been in poor condition for years. It housed a business on the ground floor and apartments above, but has been vacant for well over a decade, the mayor said. “There was a bar there many, many years ago that was Sandy’s Tavern,” Misuraca said. “Then it was Wingnuts, The Lighthouse — it was always a restaurant or bar of some sort.” Demolition of the two-story vacant building is expected to take place sometime this summer and will be paid for by Albany County, the mayor said. A specific date has not yet been set for the building’s removal. It is not yet known what will be done with the property after the structure is demolished. Read the full story at TheUpStater [dot] com.