These little guys come by every once in a while. They gang up on the feeder outside my study window, as though to entertain me with their twittering ways. But really just to get a quick bite.
A mystery crop, but only to me
Written November 26th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
To a lifelong city dweller like me, almost all the things being grown beyond the outskirts of town are mystery crops. And so it was when I went on a short neighborhood bike ride before the Thanksgiving meal.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: canola, farming, North Albany fields, Oregon crops, rapeseed, Thanksgiving ride
Tags: canola, farming, North Albany fields, Oregon crops, rapeseed, Thanksgiving ride
Population update: Fodder for a story
Written November 25th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The people at Portland State University came out with their annual population estimates the other day. If the report conceals startling news about Albany and other mid-valley towns, I don’t see it. But the new numbers provide fodder for a story nevertheless.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Adair Village, Alany, Benton County, Corvallis, Linn County, Millersburg, Population estimates, Population research Center, Tangent
Tags: Adair Village, Alany, Benton County, Corvallis, Linn County, Millersburg, Population estimates, Population research Center, Tangent
Henshaw Farm: How the plans changed
Written November 24th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Plans for a big subdivision on the former Henshaw Farm south of town have been in the works ever since May 2005, when Albany voters approved the annexation of 105 acres at the corner of Columbus Street and Ellingson Road.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Planning Commission, Henshaw Farm, housing, subdivision development
Tags: Albany Planning Commission, Henshaw Farm, housing, subdivision development
Out on the bike as night falls …
Written November 23rd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
On Monday I got a late start on my bike ride. Which explains, at least in part, why I was out here in the dark.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany cycling, Albany walking routes, CARA lighting project, Dave Clark Riverfront Path
Tags: Albany cycling, Albany walking routes, CARA lighting project, Dave Clark Riverfront Path
Bright spot: Looking forward to this public art
Written November 21st, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Here’s a first look at one of the long-awaited pieces of public art the city of Albany will install at the Lyon Street entrance to downtown.
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On Sunday night, discovering downtown
If you want to ride your bike around perfectly smooth city streets without any other traffic for as long as you want, try downtown Albany on the Sunday night after Thanksgiving. Or any Sunday night.
Tags: Christmas windows, downtown Albany, Shops at Christmas, window displays