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No coasting on these trails

The Coast Hills Classic, a bike race with a course that includes ocean views, sweeping meadows, gnarly single track and killer climbs on trails south of Newport will return for another round on Sunday, June 13.

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Politicians drop the trash talk

Following the tumultuous 2020 election cycle, the leaders of Tillamook’s Republican and Democratic central committees put their heads together to share their concerns about how divisiveness impacts our society, our communities and our ability to work together.

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Motion (picture) at the ocean

Activate Arts, a group that connects kids with Oregon arts activists and guides children with hands-on projects, is bringing a video performance camp to Lincoln City this summer.

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Make sweet memories at Captain Dan’s

Captain Dan’s Pirate Pastry Shop is a rather curious place, where buttery cookies come in a skull and crossbones, and where fondant is draped by a man wearing a leather tri-corner hat.

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Absence makes the art grow fonder

In such a fiercely creative hub for artists, it would almost be a crime not to showcase the many talented artists on the Central Oregon Coast.

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Cannabis at the Coast

I’m a cannabis-specialty nurse in Oregon, which in itself is an immense challenge.

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Dave’s Detours: Gerdemann Garden

April showers bring May flowers (or for some, spring allergies). It is time to cover my two flowering beauty detours. First, the rhododendrons at Yachats.

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Crafting the perfect weekend

With the re-emergence of farmers markets along the coast, a familiar wave of normalcy and bliss isn’t far behind.

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Sitka Center offers fresh focus

The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, located just north of Lincoln City, thrives on welcoming and sharing a diverse selection of voices from a wide spectrum of artistic expression.

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Make a collection call

New additions to the permanent collection at Toledo’s Yaquina River Museum of Art are available to view throughout May.

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Cannabis at the Coast

At Holistic Caring, we help patients and professionals bridge the gap between conventional and cannabis healthcare.

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Howl you spend your weekend?

Many crows make a murder. But when ravens gang up? It’s an unkindness. This might originate from the outdated belief that they have a tendency to kick their chicks out of the nest early, but regardless, it’s not the most flattering of collective nouns. Wolves, another member of the bad rap club, didn’t get the memo.

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An artistic Edge-ucation

This summer, the Art on the Edge Studio Tour will once again give art lovers the opportunity for an intimate view of Central Coast artists' work, processes and studios.

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An altared state

Death can come after a long illness or completely out of the blue, but for loved ones left behind there is no such thing as perfectly prepared.

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Blessing of the Fleet

Newport’s Blessing of the Fleet returns this Saturday, May 15, continuing the community tradition of standing firmly behind its fishing fleet.

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Culture club

It’s a new chapter for the arts on the Central Coast. With the advent of vaccine rollouts and more flexible guidelines for small gatherings, organizations are ramping up ways to engage creatively with the public and are even putting some in-person gatherings on the calendar.

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Cannabis at the Coast

At Holistic Caring, we help patients and professionals bridge the gap between conventional and cannabis healthcare.

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Get a lock on fun

Picture yourself trapped in a room made to look and feel like a deserted island, an old-timey jail or a pirate ship. Then, imagine that, instead of using brawn, bribery or a blunderbuss to survive, you need to rely only on your brain.

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