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US Bank says it will leave downtown

Written October 6th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

US Bank is telling customers it will close the downtown Albany Community Branch in less than three months, on Jan. 2, 2021.

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Coming on Queen Avenue, more storage

Written October 5th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Somebody asked me what was being built just north of the curve of S.E. Queen Ave. I was wondering that myself, so I looked it up.


Trash patrol: One man’s quest to tidy up

Written October 4th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

If Albany’s riverfront looks more or less picked up these days, we can thank Russell Hawke. He often cleans up the trash others leave behind.


New during Covid era: Drive-up flu shots

Written October 3rd, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Cars waiting in line formed a queue two or three blocks long on S.W. Seventh Avenue in Albany on Saturday morning. The attraction? Drive-up flu shots.


Moving that church: Is there no alternative?

Written October 2nd, 2020 by Hasso Hering

The Albany city planning staff has concluded that there’s no “prudent or feasible” alternative to the proposed move of the historic Cumberland Church. Really?


Citizen gets action: A dark corner is lit

Written October 1st, 2020 by Hasso Hering

This is a story about a citizen noticing a problem, calling it to public attention, and thus launching a process that ended up getting the problem fixed.


Why there’s steam erupting off Clark Path

Written September 30th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Once again Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path has been temporarily blocked by sewer work. It’s an interesting project marked by geyser-like eruptions of — steam!


 
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