HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

A facelift for the old post office/city hall

Written September 20th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

If you’ve wandered around downtown Albany, as I was last week, you may have noticed that things are happening with the old city hall at Second Avenue and Broadalbin Street.


Who wants the former Wells Fargo lot?

Written September 19th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

It would be interesting to know who has made offers to buy and develop the lot at 300 West First Ave. in Albany, the site of the former and now demolished downtown branch of Wells Fargo Bank.


Apartment project starting near Periwinkle Creek

Written September 18th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

The first signs appeared last week that 107 apartments planned off Geary Street near Queen Avenue are now going to get built.


Fixing cracks at Hackleman Park: The story

Written September 17th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

The pickleball courts at Albany’s Hackleman Park have developed a series of cracks, and here’s a story about efforts to get the playing surface fixed.


Out of luck at the Albany Bottle Drop

Written September 16th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

If you were waiting till Saturday to return your green bags of empty containers at the Albany Bottle Drop, you were out of luck.


St. Francis restoration: What the numbers mean

Written September 15th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

A question was circulating among people with their eyes open in downtown Albany over the last few days: What’s with all those numbers in the windows of the former St. Francis Hotel?


Downtown beat: Another restoration’s complete

Written September 14th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

It was four years ago that “1st Hand Seconds,” a downtown women’s second-hand clothing shop with a mission, moved from one historic Albany address on First Avenue to another, on Second. Now it’s ready to celebrate the remodeling of its 1929 building with a Saturday open house.


 
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