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Demolition cost more than expected

Written June 25th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 12 responses.

Unforeseen complications have raised the cost of demolishing the former Wells Fargo Bank branch in downtown Albany.

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Front yard becomes a colorful meadow

Written August 21st, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 7 responses.

Albany residents Mark Spence and his wife, Katy Allaback, no longer have to worry about watering or mowing their front lawn. They’ve planted a colorful assortment of wildflowers instead.

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CARA: Out with fancy names

Written September 18th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 21 responses.

Albany’s downtown urban renewal agency wants people to stop snickering and complaining about spending money on frou-frou-sounding projects like a “promenade” or an “esplanade.” So it has changed their names.

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