The news on Albany’s Front Avenue is that the “Old Book House” has new owners and the book itself has gone home to the place where it was lost and hidden in a wall for around 80 years.
Coming: A facelift for old ‘Pythias’
Written February 16th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
One of downtown Albany’s century-old buildings will get a facelift this summer with a little bit of help from CARA, the central area urban renewal district.
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Tags: CARA, downtown revival, Furnture & Beds of Oregon, Knights of Pythias
Tags: CARA, downtown revival, Furnture & Beds of Oregon, Knights of Pythias
Behold our mighty … Cox Creek
Written February 16th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
It’s not often anyone is tempted to write a headline like the one above. But it came to mind after a day of unusually heavy rain in the Albany area, where heavy rain in February is not exactly big news.
CARA OKs loan for homeless shelter
Written February 15th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Albany officials say the Signs of Victory Mission as been a big help in dealing with the community’s homeless. In return, the CARA urban renewal board Wednesday endorsed a $100,000 low-interest loan to help the mission finish a new homeless shelter across Jackson Street from the Linn County Jail and Sheriff’s Office.
Edgewater gets backing to carry on
Written February 15th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
George Diamond says he’d like to continue building units at Edgewater Village near Albany’s Willamette riverfront. And now he can. The advisory board of CARA, the downtown urban renewal district, Wednesday approved a change in a loan agreement that will allow the developer to obtain millions in private bank financing to continue construction.
Truck stop deal being worked out
Written February 15th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
If you’re wondering about the status of the planned Love’s truck stop in Millersburg (and even if you’re not), here’s the latest: The company and ODOT are working on an agreement to satisfy the state’s concerns about the nearby freeway interchange, and when that’s done the project can go ahead.
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Paddlers’ access: A change in plans
For more than five years, Oregon state park officials have wrestled with plans to install a floating dock and ramp on the Luckiamute River, so that launching and retrieving canoes and kayaks would be less of a chore. Now they’ve given up and changed the plans to something less complicated and easier to achieve.
Tags: Luckiamute River, Oregon State Parks, paddlers' access