It’s promising to be a banner summer with long, warm, sunny days here on the Central Coast. Magnificent sunsets and wide, sandy beaches beckon tourists from the Valley and points north, south and east. Locals enjoy these same coastal delights.

UPDATE: The Port of Toledo has announced that the Teak Lady Sail scheduled for this weekend June 11-13 has been cancelled due to inclement weather.
The event will be rescheduled for a later date this summer.
For more information contact the Port of Toledo at 541-336-5207 or info@portoftoledo.org

“Rabbit, rabbit.”
OK, I don’t get it. How is saying “Rabbit, rabbit” or a rabbit’s foot good luck? And how is a rabbit’s foot good luck for the dead rabbit?

Let’s face it, graduation ceremonies can drag longer than the robes that some graduates get stuck with because they ordered too late. 

Soar into Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery and check out the latest chapter in its monthly art shows with June featured artists Poppy Dully and Emilio Lobato, who inject magic into everyday objects.

Founded by a father-and-son team who are tribal members of the Choctaw Nation, the Ocean Blue Project focuses on addressing the huge problem of the tiny pieces of plastic, or microplastics, that are filling our oceans and beaches.

Imagine that you grew up on a South Pacific island, surrounded by sunshine, palm trees and family. Then, imagine you met a young man, grew smitten and followed him to the US. Now, narrow your focus further to imagine moving to Waldport, in the 1970s, with brown skin and no English.

A collection of nature-inspired, abstracted, color photographs and pottery are the raw materials used to create “From the Ground Up,” the latest show in Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery, opening this Friday, June 11.

When the Newport Public Library announced the summer reading program for this year, it had a vision for events all summer long on the theme “Reading Colors Your World.”

A new wave of financial support is hitting the coast, aiming to help communities recover from COVID-related losses by re-attracting visitors. And the proposed projects will also improve life for residents.

With almost 30 sites between Seal Rock and Tidewater, the Waldport Great Garage Sale has you covered, with shopping options all day on Saturday, June 5.

There will be no waiting lists required for the necessary gear when the Lincoln City Pickleball Club holds its season kick-off event on Saturday, June 5, featuring a guided group warm-up, beginners clinic and round-robin play.

As money continues going out to support victims of the Echo Mountain Fire complex, the volunteers and staff at the Lincoln City Cultural Center are working to keep the donations flowing in.

Large, brightly colored canvases and Buddhist cosmological themes will grace the walls of the Newport Visual Arts Center, when two new exhibits hit the Nye Beach based venue beginning this Saturday, June 5.

You’re guaranteed a passing grade when you sit in on the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology’s next Youth Arts Program lesson on Thursday, June 10.

It is Wednesday, May 26. I am standing on the beach at Pacific City at Beach Access 37, near the Pelican Pub. I am looking north and there is RULE 1 visibly presented to me.

Endocannabinoid System. Many of you have probably heard this term by now. We will call it ECS for short. So, what is the ECS?

A penguin, what with the lack of hands and all, might seem like an odd choice for the logo of an archery center.

The Schooner Restaurant & Lounge, located at the boat launch on Netarts Bay, boasts a menu that sources from local producers as much as possible.

Nothing announces “spring” to the community quite like the treasured Lincoln City Farmers & Crafters Market. The market is a one-stop shop for all of your fresh produce needs and sets the standard for innovative and creative treasures for you to take home or give to your loved ones.