The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

The demolishing of the former bank building-turned video store last month to make room for a long-anticipated Taco Bell got Sweet Home residents' attention.

Then, in the last week, the former Santiam Drug store, just north of the Taco Bell site, came down.

Despite often-heard public perception that not much progress is being made in Sweet Home's downtown area, more is happening.

Since the beginning of 2020, more than 30 commercially zoned properties have exchanged hands. But when Sweet Home Community and Economic Development Director Blair Larsen earlier this month hosted a meeting of dow...