This was something I had not seen before: Bees (including this one) busily sucking up the shiny stuff on the leaves of this young oak on an Albany street.
Mayor may veto accessory housing
Written July 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The Oregon legislature wants more housing to be built on lots that already contain a home. But a 2017 law to allow that is causing consternation at Albany City Hall and may prompt a possible first-ever veto of a city ordinance by Mayor Sharon Konopa.
Edgewater: City waits for final plat
Written July 10th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
In April, developers of Edgewater Village along Albany’s Willamette riverfront were eager to build more homes. So why no construction activity since the streets and utilities were finished in the spring?
Old church: Its fate still not settled
Written July 9th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
You may be tired of reading about the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Tough. You’ll have to put up with it for a while longer because the Albany City Council still has not made a decision on what to do with the decaying building at Santiam Road and Main.
A new traffic signal, needed or not
Written July 6th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
A year and a half ago, the Albany City Council was pressured into spending nearly half a million dollars on a new traffic signal that nobody except ODOT thinks is necessary. On Wednesday the council will be asked to complete that action by awarding a bid.
A turnaround in angled back-in parking
Written July 5th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Well, what do you know. After more than a year, the left-side, back-in, angled parking on Second Avenue in Albany may no longer be an issue
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415 First: Making it look great again
I don’t remember who first came up with the description of the aluminum front that hides the handsome architecture of No. 415 on Albany’s First Avenue West. But now, the days of the “cheese grater” may finally come to an end.
Tags: 415 First Avenye W., cheese grater, Mercy House International