HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Question for a slow day: Why square?

Written September 2nd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

This story is about a pothole. Not just any pothole. Not the kind of pothole which Albany’s older local streets have in abundance. This pothole is special, or it seems that way.


Hub City Village gets ready to celebrate

Written September 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

It was five years ago, in July 2019, that leaders of a new nonprofit in Albany were telling me about their plans for Hub City Village. Now they’re about to celebrate reaching their goal.


Hub City Village: It’s almost complete

Written July 31st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

The first thing I noticed when I stopped by the Hub City Village construction site last Saturday was the concrete pool to the right of the entrance.


Hub City Village: Completion in sight

Written June 11th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Hub City Village isn’t finished yet, but it is getting close.


Why the ‘road closed’ sign is there

Written March 13th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

You can get to the Talking Water Gardens this week, but you’ll have to park a little farther away.


Keeping track of Hub City Village

Written December 22nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Every once in a while, bike rides around Albany take me past 241 Waverly Drive S.E., where the Creating Housing Coalition is building 27 “tiny houses” in a compound it calls Hub City Village.


New rentals in S.E. Albany: Here’s an update

Written November 3rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Thirty-five rental units have been built at Waverly Drive and Grand Prairie Road in Albany. They have looked finished for months yet remain vacant. How come?


 
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