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.
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Tags: Albany apartments, Creekside Meadows, Geary Street, Paradigm Albany LLC, Periwinkle Creek
Tags: Albany apartments, Creekside Meadows, Geary Street, Paradigm Albany LLC, Periwinkle Creek
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.
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Tags: Bottle Drop, container deposit, deposit and return, Oregon bottle bill
Tags: Bottle Drop, container deposit, deposit and return, Oregon bottle bill
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?
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Candace Ribera, downtown Albany, historic building, Scott Lepman, St. Francis, window repair
Tags: Candace Ribera, downtown Albany, historic building, Scott Lepman, St. Francis, window repair
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.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 1st Hand Seconds, cheese grater, downtown Albany, Historic buildings, remodeling, SEcond Avenue, wedding gowns
Tags: 1st Hand Seconds, cheese grater, downtown Albany, Historic buildings, remodeling, SEcond Avenue, wedding gowns
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A facelift for the old post office/city hall
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.
Tags: downtown, Federal Building, Lepman, old city hall., Sears warehouse