Last winter, construction of a 90-unit apartment complex in Albany was halted for nearly two months because of a missing wetlands permit. I reported on the snag when it was resolved in January, and now that the “Plumtree Luxury Apartments” at 34th Avenue and Hill Street are partly completed, I visited the place again. Not […]
The city of Albany will seek a compromise with Lowe’s that tries to make sure the company goes ahead with plans to build a home improvement center at Oak Street and Ninth Avenue, as it promised in 2011.
In Texas and maybe elsewhere, they say that whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over. Let’s hope a fight can be avoided in the lingering, water-related dispute between the cities of Albany and Lebanon. The impasse is holding up Lebanon’s plans to build a new treatment plant.
Here’s what the new artificial turf for South Albany’s football field looks like up close. It looks the way it feels: artificial. Chances are it will appear more like a natural surface once tons of sand have been spread in between the blades of plastic grass.
Lucky are the residents of cities situated on decent-sized rivers. Doubly lucky if their city has had the foresight to provide for riverside parks.
Driving into town this afternoon, I couldn’t help but notice this cloud of dust, as the video shows.
Can we rescue Waverly Lake?
Thick gobs of algae in the water and sections of the banks overgrown with berry vines — these are among the reasons why Waverly Lake is no longer a great spot for angling, the Albany City Council has been told, and something should be done.
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