Work has started to prepare a site for a proposed apartment development in North Albany between the western end of Hickory Street and the Albany-Corvallis Highway (Highway 20). The city planning department says it has issued a fill permit for the site. Developers have had a pre-application meeting with the department about what officials expect […]
On Albany’s 14th Avenue S.E., a notice board reminds the observant passerby of a time long ago — and seemingly far away — when gas was cheap and teenagers did not care how much their vehicles guzzled as they cruised streets such as 14th, Clay, Geary and Santiam. Traffic congestion and related problems got so bad that […]
Good thing nobody was under this tree in Albany’s Bryant Park when a big branch came off and crashed to the ground in one of the parking lots. The park has been closed to vehicles since earlier this winter. Elsewhere at Bryant, a big tree fell across a park road and has been cut up to let walkers through. It’s […]
Here’s a recommendation for readers of detective fiction: The John Rebus novels by Ian Rankin take you into the Lothian and Borders Police, which covers Edinburgh and environs. Read them before it’s too late. Lothian and Borders Police will become part of the new Police Service of Scotland on April 1.
On a cold but clear afternoon in the wilds of rural Linn County, here’s my first sketchy reaction to Governor Kitzhaber’s speech on the first day of the 2013 Oregon Legislature.
Sarah Helmick State Park in Polk County makes a nice destination for a ride or drive, even in winter. Winter or summer, the park on the Luckiamute River is never crowded.
A perfect path: Bear Creek
Here’s a quick look at the Bear Creek Greenway in Jackson County, a paved bike and walking path that follows Bear Creek from Ashland through Medford toward Central Point. It was built on public property along the waterway and has been well maintained over the years, offering both recreation and a route for non-motorized transportation even in […]
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