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On Sunday afternoon, encounter in the rain

Written June 2nd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

What do you do if you find a couple of ducks hanging out behind your car in the parking lot of the Albany Fred Meyer? Ask them to hold still for a quick photo, of course.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Ducks, Fred Meyer, mallards, parking lot, Rain, stormwater swale, weather

Quick sale: Council likes Lepman proposal

Written October 2nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

Well, that was quick — the sale, that is, of the former Wells Fargo Bank property in downtown Albany.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: ARA, CARA, downtown, parking lot, Scott Lepman, St. Francis, Wells Fargo branch, Wells Fargo lot

All those containers: Why they are there

Written May 24th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 17 responses.

So what’s the story behind all those shipping containers sitting in a cordoned-off section of the Albany Fred Meyer parking lot?

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany store, Fred Meyer, Kroger, parking lot, remodeling, shipping containers

From the pothole beat: A splendid repair

Written May 22nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

Now that’s the way to fix a gaping pothole!

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: asphalt, Bi-Mart, DMV, parking lot, pavement, pothole repair, potholes, Sizzler

City approves plan for riverfront lot

Written January 2nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

Albany has approved a site plan for redoing a Water Avenue parking lot in order to make it fit in with the planned riverfront redevelopment. The estimated cost is $182,000.

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Tags: Albany riverfront, CARA, Ellsworth Street, Lyon Street, parking lot, riverfront redevelopment, urban renewal, Willamette River