Since August is Marine Reserve Awareness Month — and others are covering it — I will detour to other sites of wildlife importance (no, not bars!)

As a community organizer with a love for ensuring children have the tools they need to express themselves through art and music, Crystal Meneses was thrilled at the birth of her daughter Alberta. But she soon found the music scene geared toward little kids left her underwhelmed.

Instead of just letting their feathers get ruffled by negative trends in species numbers and healthy habitats in the world’s oceans, the Audubon Society of Lincoln City is designating this August as Marine Reserve Awareness Month.

With the goal of raising visibility and understanding of Oregon’s Marine Reserves, they’ve planned and partnered with other organizations for an art exhibition, live presentations, hikes, children's activities and more.

Of the many treasures the Oregon Coast has to offer, the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve is one of the most magical. And from now through August, free tide pool tours are available for anyone interested in exploring the ocean during the lowest tides of the year.

Since Duke Kahanamoku was first seen riding a wave on a board that probably weighed as much as a small modern car, surfing has grown to be a popular activity that has even spawned its own lingo and fashion style.

I turned 60 a few months ago, and on that chilly, foggy day, I woke up earlier than usual, hours before my first-period Zoom class. I felt jittery and was haunted by images from a nightmare I couldn’t quite remember, something about being chased by a murmuring army of colon polyps.

The Siletz Bay Music Festival is known for both a high caliber of performers and a large variety of musical styles. And this year’s schedule of performances, beginning on Saturday, Sept. 4, and ending Sept. 12, will include two productions created to honor to Native Americans.

Roller derby has come a long way since Raquel Welch knocked women off the track with a well-timed hit from a well-shaped hip in the 1972 movie, “Kansas City Bomber.”

For four special days, the lawn of the Lincoln City Cultural Center will become an outdoor art gallery and the epicenter of a coastal conservation project, when a nearly half-mile long pano-mural brightens the grounds from Wednesday, July 21, through Saturday, July 24.

When Garibaldi City Council voted to move forward with the annual Garibaldi Days event, they decided to float it as a “Lite” version. But things don’t always go as planned.

If you’ve missed your fix of the fun, interactive exhibits and cool, science-based displays at Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport you’ll be pleased to hear that, after a nearly 17-month closure, the visitor center plans to reopen on Sunday, Aug. 1.

When Genie and Frank Ullrich decided to pass the torch of the Cafe on Hawk Creek on to new owners, they took care that it went to the right people.

Neighbors For Kids will hold its 12th Annual Kids Zone Classic Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 17, at Chinook Winds Golf Course in Lincoln City.

There’s no threat of seasickness during the ninth annual Summer Whale Watch Weekend, being held on land in Depoe Bay on Saturday, July 31, and Sunday, Aug. 1.

Those who have had the good fortune to enter the artistic realm of the Crow's Nest Gallery and Studio in Toledo, have found a place of unusually rich imagination and ability.

Your ship has come in. Go down with the ship. Ship of fools. There are a boat-load of expressions stemming from what amounted to a relatively short period in the history of the human propensity to not stay still for very long.

As Newport’s visual and performing arts centers prepare to get back to a full roster of activities, what better way to infuse the halls with energy then fill them with kids.

Here I am at “Kil-Har-Hurst” which means “place of the Shaman.” It is Thursday, June 24, and I am in northern Tillamook County scouting out several detours (including a new one in Rockaway Beach).

Wind, snow, tornadoes and tsunamis — author and journalist Lori Tobias has experienced them all on the Oregon Coast.

There are many talented artists clustered in a small strip of scenic coastline here on the Central Oregon Coast, and their works can be seen in many area galleries and shops. But let's face it, driving around on the coast in the summer isn’t for the faint of heart.