Those mysterious chunks of concrete lying along the Dave Clark Path on Albany’s riverfront are no mystery at all when you remember that a contractor is working to install lighting all along the trail.
On the riverfront, ‘an exciting change’
Written April 30th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
My riverfront beat is rarely quiet for long: Saturday night, it turns out, was the last time a scheduled wedding was held at Albany’s Wheelhouse because it no longer will serve as an “event center.” That’s the word from Janet Johnson, who along with her husband, Dave, owns the landmark building on Water Avenue.
Riverfront beat: No place for naps
Written October 10th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Sooner or later, I thought while riding my riverfront beat on Saturday, efforts to revive Albany’s riverfront will have to deal with the question of how to attract more customers, residents, visitors and even home buyers to a place where the homeless often hang out.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany riverfront, Dave Clark Path, Edgewater Village, homeless in Albany
Tags: Albany riverfront, Dave Clark Path, Edgewater Village, homeless in Albany
Close call at a blind corner
Written September 28th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
If you’re looking for a respite from bad news about politics and everything else that’s going wrong, you have come to the right place. This is the home of the mundane. Like blind corners on one of my bike routes along the Albany riverfront.
Riverfront beat: Wheelhouse update
Written September 21st, 2015 by Hasso Hering
On the riverfront beat, there’s an encouraging update from the Wheelhouse, which became an instant landmark on the Willamette River when it was completed in 2010. Much of the four-story building sat vacant in the years since then, but now it is filling up.
On the riverfront: Wheelhouse news
Written July 22nd, 2015 by Hasso Hering
The riverfront is my beat, as I believe I have pointed out from time to time, and there’s news from the Wheelhouse.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany riverfront, Dave and Janet Johnson, The Wheelhouse, Wheelhouse Event Center, Willamette River
Tags: Albany riverfront, Dave and Janet Johnson, The Wheelhouse, Wheelhouse Event Center, Willamette River
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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