The big new Love’s truck stop on the north side of Millersburg is coming along, as passersby on Old Salem Road can readily see. I heard that it hopes to open on July 11, but I haven’t been able to confirm the date.
N. Albany congestion: Just bear it
Written April 3rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Traffic congestion in North Albany has been a topic before the city council and the planning commission lately. The message as I understood it: There’s nothing much that can be done.
The ‘Fortmiller’ is ready for viewing
Written April 2nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
It’s been almost exactly four years since Albany’s urban renewal agency agreed to provide financial aid for the renovation of the Fortmiller Building downtown. Now the developers are ready to show off the result.
IGA opening date is in sight
Written March 31st, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The company preparing to open the North Albany IGA supermarket — long awaited by many North Albany residents — has been quiet about the opening date, but the word downtown is that it will be April 18.
A new start in Independence
Written March 30th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Last Saturday I rode a bike around Independence. I hadn’t been there for a while, and I wanted to see if anything had changed concerning Independence Station, the ill-fated project to build one of the country’s greenest buildings.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: City of Independence, Independence Station, Keizer Station, Shawn Irvine
Tags: City of Independence, Independence Station, Keizer Station, Shawn Irvine
Recycling no-nos: Some surprises
Written March 29th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
We’ve been doing the recycling routine all wrong. We’ve been dumping stuff in those carts that can’t be recycled or for which markets have disappeared.
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Lyon Street blossoms in the rain
Could those be the first cherry blossoms along Albany’s Lyon Street downtown? They don’t look like much yet, but wait a few years until those trees are bigger and put on a springtime show, even in the rain.
Tags: Albany trees, CARA streetscape, Pink Flair Cherry