The Albany Fire Department announced Wednesday it would train at the former K-mart store before the building is razed. I had circled the building on my bike on Sunday, looking for an indication that demolition had started. I saw no outward sign of that yet, and I also wondered what made people use the old truck […]
As if our choices in the presidential election looming in November were not enough to make people uneasy, Oregon also has to think about Ballot Measure 97. The tax experts working for the legislature analyzed this initiative last spring, and their report tells you all you need to know about what would be the largest tax hike in the […]
Now that we’re talking about Albany’s infamous truck-eating trestle on First Avenue, why not solve the problem by lowering the street or raising the structure holding the track? Because while it sounds like the most straightforward solution, it’s impractical. If it were feasible, it would have been done long ago.
For the first time that I can remember, the Albany City Council has talked about the truck-munching trestle on First Avenue and whether anything could — or should — be done about it.
In case you’re wondering what’s happening as the result of this month’s Albany flag decision, stick around and with the help of Marilyn Smith, the public information officer at City Hall, you’re about to find out.
The problem with apple trees, as you may already know, is that they produce apples whether we want them to or not. And then, starting toward the latter part of August, they drop fruit all over the place.
Luxury on the Starlight’s tail
As I was passing Albany Station on my bike Thursday, the sight of two rail cars with a red and white paint scheme drew my attention. The cars were attached to the tail end of Amtrak’s Train 14, the northbound Coast Starlight. Later, I looked them up online and learned they represent pretty much the height of luxury in rail travel in […]
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