What are those new contraptions in Albany’s Takena Park, I wondered as I was riding past and saw them from the street. Four posts each, with connecting stringers at the top, like big four-poster beds.
Riverfront path: there’ll be light
Written December 17th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
If everything goes according to plan, Albany’s Dave Clark Path will have new lighting starting next spring — at the cost of about $352,800 — and people using the place after dark will be able to see where they’re going. And if the police are called, officers will have a better view of what’s going […]
Why city’s creeks are still flowing
Written August 13th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
If we needed another reason to value and maintain the Albany-Santiam Canal, we’re seeing it now. We’re seeing it in the creeks that keep flowing through town and are keeping water in the ponds of city parks despite this summer’s drought and unusual heat.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany parks, Albany-Santiam Canal, Cathey Creek, Cox Creek, Eighth Avenue Canal, Perwinkle Creek
Tags: Albany parks, Albany-Santiam Canal, Cathey Creek, Cox Creek, Eighth Avenue Canal, Perwinkle Creek
Update: Ban smoking in parks?
Written April 18th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
(Please see the update at the bottom of this story.) We have plenty of rules, so by all means let’s have one more: No more smoking in Albany parks. Or “vaping” either. And if you have bad breath, please, stop breathing altogether lest somebody downwind get an unwelcome whiff.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany City Council, Albany parks, smoking in parks, tobacco, vaping
Tags: Albany City Council, Albany parks, smoking in parks, tobacco, vaping
No place to be in a storm
Written February 11th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
You might want to bring a chainsaw when riding on Albany’s Cox Creek path in winter. Just kidding. It’s not that often that the path is blocked by a fallen tree.
Something’s new along Cox Creek
Written December 18th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
A new feature has appeared on the Cox Creek Path, one of Albany’s bike and walking trails, and an interesting item it is.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany parks, Calapooia Watershed Council, Cox Creek, Cox Creek path
Tags: Albany parks, Calapooia Watershed Council, Cox Creek, Cox Creek path
Albany Albany City Council Albany council Albany downtown Albany housing Albany parks Albany Planning Commission Albany police Albany Post Office Albany Public Works Albany riverfront Albany schools Albany Station Albany streets Albany traffic Albany urban renewal Amtrak apartments ARA Benton County bicycling bike lanes Bowman Park Bryant Park CARA climate change COVID-19 Cox Creek Crocker Lane cumberland church cycling Dave Clark Path downtown Albany Edgewater Village Ellsworth Street bridge Highway 20 homeless housing Interstate 5 land use Linn County Millersburg Monteith Riverpark North Albany North Albany Road ODOT Oregon legislature Pacific Boulevard Pacific Power Portland & Western Queen Avenue Railroads Republic Services Riverside Drive Santiam Canal Scott Lepman Talking Water Gardens The Banks Tom Cordier Union Pacific urban renewal Water Avenue Waterfront Project Waverly Lake Willamette River
Copyright 2024. All Rights Reserved. Hasso Hering.
Website Serviced by Santiam Communications
On the riverfront, a new convenience
For a few weeks now, Albany’s Bowman Park has sported a fine new restroom, but it hasn’t been ready for use. Completing it has taken longer than expected, but the wait may be over now.
Tags: Albany parks, Albany riverfront, Bowman Park, Marine Board