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We interrupt this bike ride to say …

Written December 24th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Here you find me on one of the Willamette River piers in Albany, where I stopped for a few remarks on my afternoon bike ride on Christmas Eve:


Anything new on the riverfront? Just this

Written November 26th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

What’s new on the Albany riverfront since yesterday? Well, not much, but the 11-step stairway on the Dave Clark Path now is open for the public to climb up or step down.


Linn County clerk’s office has new digs

Written August 27th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

The Linn County Clerk’s  Office is making its long-awaited move to the Wheelhouse Building on the Albany Riverfront. On a bike ride Wednesday afternoon, I stopped in and saw that the office is already in operation there.


Linn clerk’s office will move to riverfront

Written June 17th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

If you have business with the Linn County clerk this fall, regarding either elections or records, you’ll have to go to the Wheelhouse Building on the Albany riverfront instead of the courthouse downtown.


When you see a beautiful classic car…

Written May 23rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

On bike rides along the Albany riverfront, now and then I see something special. Like, for instance, this classic car that was parked near the north end of Oak Street Friday.


On the riverfront beat: Torn flag is gone

Written April 13th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

For the last few months a tattered American flag was flying over the Albany building owned by the Fraternal Order of Eagles at 127 Broadalbin St. N.W. On Sunday the flag was gone, and so was the pole on which it had hung.


Up for discussion: Use of city-owned vacant lot

Written February 28th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Since 2013, the City of Albany has owned nearly one acre of former railroad land near the Willamette riverfront. Off and on since then, city officials have talked about what to do with the vacant lot. Now they’d like to hear from the public.


 
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