Sandwiched between Pacific Boulevard and Seventh Avenue in Albany, there is a lot that is partially paved but usually vacant. On a recent Sunday I saw a food cart there, so I stopped the bike for a closer look.
A study of Highway 20 in downtown Albany has come up with ideas on how congestion during the peak traffic period between 4 and 6 p.m. might be fixed, or if not fixed then at least made less severe.
It was four years ago that “1st Hand Seconds,” a downtown women’s second-hand clothing shop with a mission, moved from one historic Albany address on First Avenue to another, on Second. Now it’s ready to celebrate the remodeling of its 1929 building with a Saturday open house.
How do you keep street trees from damaging the sidewalk? You plant them in pots.
Now that Eileen Hinckle has finished her new mural in Albany, it’s time to take another look at the completed work.
With the general election mercifully over, let’s meet Eileen Hinckle, the Corvallis artist, as she continues working on her mural on Second Avenue in Albany.
Infill: New housing that makes sense
Cold rain did not exactly make Wednesday a great day for riding bike, but I managed to get out during an afternoon break in the storm.
Tags: Albany housing, Cleveland Street, duple, infill construction, middle housing, SEcond Avenue