The wet weather that makes Western Oregon so green also adds to the character of our beaches, as downed trees make their way into rivers, are deposited into the ocean and then are dumped unceremoniously onto the beaches by large winter surf.

Join the MidCoast Watersheds Council for a virtual community meeting on Thursday, March 4, to learn about the history and possible future of sea otters in Oregon.

Every February since 1976, Black History Month has been a time to reflect on the contributions of African Americans and recognize their central role in US history.

It’s an event that celebrates Oregon Coast Community College’s many gifts to Lincoln County. It’s the biggest fundraiser OCCC’s Foundation hosts, raising money for student scholarships and grants for program development, technology and equipment for both students and their instructors.  And, it’s a time when donors and community members are introduced to the works of the college.

“I was going to be an artist,” said Rob Pounding, winner of the prestigious AAA 4 Diamond Award, the Mobil 4 Star Award, the DiRona Award and many more cooking-related accolades.

The Sustainable Living Center of Oregon wants to create more crabbers by furnishing a free Crab Trapper set for kids aged eight to 16 on Sunday, Feb 28.

How do you get a book published? Sue Fagalde Lick will offer the nuts-and-bolts answers in “Book Publishing 101” at 6:30 pm on Monday, Feb. 22 at the joint meeting of Willamette Writers’ Coast and Corvallis chapters. The meeting will be presented via Zoom. 

Every winter, trees come down on power lines and across roads and waterways, wreaking havoc and jamming up people’s lives. And last September, coastal wildfires added a large number of “hazard trees” that must be removed before property owners can begin to move forward with rebuilding.

Whether it’s diamonds, dinner or just a coupon for a free hug, getting something special on Valentine's Day can really help improve the spirits.

There have been changes in the legislature, but the issue of single-use plastic pollution is still holding steady and is, unfortunately, very visible on Oregon beaches.

While Antique & Collectibles Week has been a significant part of our Oregon coastal culture for many years, the pandemic has made us more conscious than ever before of the value of maintaining in the present our often-tenuous connections to the past.

Appreciation of nature is the theme welding together the metal works of Chayo Wilson and paintings by Frankie White and Paul Polson, the three featured artists in the February show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery.

Not far from Lincoln City, North Creek’s proximity to the ocean, rainfall totals that would send Noah to the woodshed, cobble-strewn creek bed and woody debris gifted by the forest have combined to provide ideal habitat for generations of salmon.

Join the Newport Symphony Orchestra for “Valentine’s Enchantment and Beautiful Inner Harmony,” a special intimate get together streaming on Zoom at 7 pm this Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14.

A lot has changed in the world of music since the days when Elvis shocked the world with his swiveling pelvis and the mere sight of a Beatle caused fainting spells. While we once had collectible album covers designed by real artists, music now travels through the air and is stored in the cloud. Concerts that were once highlights of the social calendar can be seen online from anywhere at any time.

If you’ve ever wanted to show up to a dignified community event in your pajamas, now's your chance, since the Oregon Coast Community College Foundation’s third annual Pearls of Wisdom has gone virtual.

Handweaver Linda Borntrager will pop open a trunk full of vests, shawls and jackets for her show at the Lincoln City Cultural Center Fiber Arts Studio Gallery, running from Thursday, Feb. 4 through Sunday, March 28.

Toledo, the small town with the big arts community, will continue to demonstrate its artistic side during the first First Weekend of the new year on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 5 and 6.

There’s no doubt about it, COVID-19 has put a huge hole in the Central Coast live music scene.  Most venues have fallen silent, but the Drift Inn in Yachats powers on with an entire year’s lineup.

Traditionally, Ken Hobson casts a wide net throughout the state when choosing authors for Driftwood Public Library’s annual Oregon Legacy Literary Series. This year, he’s sticking to the coast for the four fiction and nonfiction authors who will appear each Sunday throughout February.