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Get drone in to this talk

For whale fans, Spring Break on the Oregon Coast heralds more than a break from classes — it also means that large groups of Gray whales will be passing by on the northern leg of their annual migrations.

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Bird is the word in Lincoln City

As the late winter rains drive worms to the surface of the earth, birds become more abundant on lawns and yards, bringing with them the feeling that spring is on the way.

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Real depth of flavor

When Fathoms restaurant in Lincoln City claims to offer one of the best views on the entire coast — it is definitely a view worth checking out.

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Find out what’s shakin’

You can’t fault people in Pacific Northwest coastal communities for fearing earthquakes, including “The Really Big One.”

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Learn some fuzzy logic

Follow the path of a butterfly or moth with your eyes. It is never in a straight line, not unlike the course of our minds.

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You’ll bee glad you went

The members of the Artists’ Studio Association pour themselves into their work, none so much as March featured artist, Mike Palmer.

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Simply de-vine

The jungle has come to the Oregon Coast thanks to the latest play by Coastal Act Productions, “Tarzan.” Based on the Disney film, the play swings on stage at the Newport Performing Arts Center every Friday and Saturday through March 12.

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Tune in for a pod-cast

The Oregon Coast attracts many visitors, largely due to the beauty of our flora and fauna. It also attracts people who seek to protect and preserve these things.

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Grab a 40 in Newport

It seems like just yesterday that the Newport Visual Arts Center needed to have its shoe laces tied and carried around a Teddy bear.

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Tidings from Toledo

As spring arrives in Toledo, the iconic cherry trees and flower boxes lining the charming downtown streets bloom with color, perfectly complementing the town's artistic flair.

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From Gesture to Jester

During the pandemic, artist Molly Wullstein Van Austen took a 175-foot roll of paper and, using graphite, Conte crayon and colored pencils, illustrated her thoughts, memories and imaginings onto it.

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Good gourd!

Jane Wilson’s exquisite coiled gourd vessels have been admired, gifted and treasured by visitors since her first exhibit in Lincoln City last spring.

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Well done. Teen out of teen.

Lincoln City Parks & Recreation invites Lincoln City teens in grades 7 through 12 and members of the public to celebrate the grand opening of the Lincoln City Teen Center on Friday, March 4.

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Taking trash

Pull up your boots, don your rain gear and help the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council and Lower Nehalem Community Trust take out the trash — out of the estuary that is.

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Wood you like to see some art?

The Hoffman Gallery in Manzanita asks, wood you rather stay home, or enjoy the March show, featuring the works of Alana Garrigues, Susan Walsh and Rick Crawford.

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Small fry? As if.

The fin folks in the 2022 Taft High School senior class are proudly hosting one of Lincoln City’s most popular events, the Senior Class Fish Fry, on Tuesday, March 8.

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Cruise the strip

You won’t want to lash yourself to the mast and risk missing the alluring song as “Sirens of the Deep” takes to the stage in Newport this Saturday, Feb. 26.

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Wash & learn

Strewn along the wrack line of Oregon’s beaches, kelp and shell fragments mix with plastic shards and bottle caps.

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