Room to grow
For the past few months, the current cohort of artists- and scientists-in-residence at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology have been engrossed in their work, secluded among the trees and wildlife. Join them for the Resident Show & Tell at 4 pm on Tuesday, Jan. 5, to see what they have produced so far.
The art of recovery
Ashley Andersen is having trouble sleeping. It’s not just because she worries about where she and her boyfriend, Jason Taylor, will end up next. It’s not just because she can’t help but recount all they lost in the Echo Mountain fire, a list that can be easily summed up as “pretty much everything.”
Not all capes have heroes
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative is a community organization that focuses on conservation and collaboration in one of the most visited natural areas in Oregon.
Try a little online learning
While you might lose a little by not being in the same room with the instructors and fellow students, the fact that you can now take an Oregon Coast Community College class from pretty much anywhere with an internet connection should more than make up for it.
A little 2020 hindsight
Every year, original Christmas tree ornaments debut, reflecting popular culture or humorously summing up the year.
From the North Pole to South County
The true meaning of this holiday season is not lost in Waldport. As the 37th year of Operation Santa brings food, toys and comfort to South County residents, it is also a reminder of how neighbors helping neighbors enriches the lives of everyone.
Dreaming of a Gray Christmas?
Maybe you’ve packed on a few extra pounds this year thanks to lockdown, but if you want to make yourself feel better, think of the Gray whales, who eat an average of 2,400 calories a day before heading south for the winter.
Location, location, location
Thirty-five years ago, “The Goonies” literally put Astoria on the map, if the map you are talking about is the Oregon Film Trail, a statewide guide to iconic filming locations across Oregon.
After the smoke clears, light
For the past decade, organizations from local to state level have been busy ensuring that safeguards are in place to prepare for a tsunami at the Oregon Coast.
The Cafe on Hawk Creek truly soars
Wood-fired brick oven pizza with house-made dough, award-winning clam chowder, fresh seafood, a thoughtfully curated wine selection and even an ice cream truck during the warmer seasons — The Cafe on Hawk Creek goes above and beyond to serve its wide customer base.
Get properly pickled this holiday season
Interested in safely preserving food for you and your family?
Way to glow
Many businesses and homeowners have decided to end what has been a particularly trying year on a bright note, upping their holiday decorations game and prompting the chambers of commerce in Lincoln City, Depoe Bay and Waldport to help organize holiday lights tours in their communities.
A tree-dition lives on
Nine months into the challenges created by COVID-19, Lakeview Senior Living in Lincoln City has been sharpening its adaptive edge with creative ways to reach out to the community.
Wreath making, by the book
I was raised by a teacher, and was taught to revere books in a way that put dog-earing them on the no-no list somewhere above cursing and petty theft and only just below murder.
Artists slated for mosaic show
Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery is presenting a mosaic of artists, brought together to create one multidimensional exhibit, “Tradition, Transgression, Transformation: Contemporary Mosaic Art from the Pacific Northwest,” starting this Friday Dec. 11.
For Italian, Mangia takes the cake
For the past four years, Steve Lockwood, the owner of Mangia Italian Restaurant & Bere Wine Bar, has prepared top-notch Italian appetizers, entrées and desserts for locals and visitors to the Central Oregon Coast.
Snap up treasures at this pop up show
Get some artistic direction for your holiday gift giving at the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts Pop Up Craft Show, running Wednesday through Saturday, Dec. 16 through 19, at the Newport Visual Arts Center.
The greatest horticulturist in the world, period
Join “plantsman” Dan Hinkley for an afternoon of wisdom and wit as he virtually takes viewers into the pages of his new book, then walks them through his celebrated garden on Tuesday, Dec. 15. at 2 pm.
Take a breath
Just north of the main streets of Yachats, as a nice alternative to the somewhat hulking Cape Perpetua Scenic Area that lies to the south, is a charming loop trail — actually three trails that can be woven together to form a triple crown of natural beauty.