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Beating the weather at ‘Charli’s on I-5’

Written April 15th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

On rainy days last winter, customers of “Charli’s on I-5,” the food-trailer pod on Airport Road in Albany, were able to stay warm and dry inside igloo-like shelters. The city says the structures are not approved and will have to go.


 
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