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Before and after at Albany’s Tag Central

Written January 23rd, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 11 responses.

A Facebook post by the Albany Parks Department sent me to the Periwinkle Bikepath Friday to see what volunteers had done to clean up recent work by taggers on what might be the city’s most notorious graffiti wall.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: Adopt a Park, Albany parks, graffiti, Lowe's, Periwinkle Bikepath, tagging, volunteers

A springtime visit to Freeway Lakes

Written May 19th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

This is a pretty good time of year to visit Freeway Lakes, the Linn County park located on both sides of Interstate 5 south of Albany.

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Tags: Freeway Lakes, Let's restore Freeway Lakes, volunteers, water primrose

Cleanup on the Periwinkle path: Thanks!

Written April 30th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

Several times over the years, I have reported on the super-messy conditions of the Periwinkle Bikepath, especially the north end that is walled off from the Lowe’s home improvement center. So it was a surprise to see how clean it was when the bike took me there on April 26.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: HP, Lowe's, parks, Periwinkle Bikepath, trash removal, volunteers, WE Day