In case you haven’t noticed — and I hadn’t before Saturday — the downtown Albany “parklets” are back for the second summer in a row.
Free parking, but fines may rise
Written August 22nd, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Compared to Salem or Corvallis, downtown Albany is a breeze when it comes to parking. The main difference: No meters. The penalties for overstaying the generous parking limits have remained unchanged for 20 years. But now an increase has been proposed.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Downtown Association, downtown parking, parking fines, ParkWise
Tags: Albany Downtown Association, downtown parking, parking fines, ParkWise
Not a little park, but a parklet
Written April 28th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Thirty-six years ago the First Interstate Bank in Albany furnished this wide spot in the sidewalk in front of its parking lot on First Avenue in case any downtown pedestrian wanted to pause and take a load off. Now, with the consent of Wells Fargo, the Albany Downtown Association plans to turn the space into […]
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Downtown Association, Christina Larson, downtown Albany, parklets Varitone Architecture, Peggy Burris
Tags: Albany Downtown Association, Christina Larson, downtown Albany, parklets Varitone Architecture, Peggy Burris
Still seeing stars downtown
Written January 27th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
See those lighted stars up on posts all over downtown Albany? Makes it look as though it’s still the Christmas season, doesn’t it?
A brighter downtown — on one street
Written October 18th, 2013 by Hasso Hering
Downtown Albany may become brighter during winter nights — or as soon as a new lighting program can be started. But unfortunately, it will be a change limited to just a short stretch of First Avenue. And that brings up an old complaint that has been all but forgotten.
The Albany scene: Moonlight movies
Written August 2nd, 2013 by
Old movies still apparently attract a crowd, even when — or perhaps especially when — they’re shown outdoors, projected on the side of a building. For about 10 summers now, on Friday nights the Albany Downtown Association has shown “Movies by Moonlight” on the wall of the Eagles Club downtown. To watch, people are encouraged […]
Hanging baskets: Questions and answers
“My friends and I always wonder what they do to get the flower baskets downtown to bloom so profusely and get so big,” the email from Mandy Wilson said. “They are just petunias, right? We were also curious as to what they do with the baskets when the season is over. We thought maybe you […]
Tags: Albany downtown, Albany Downtown Association, hanging flower baskets