For the city of Depoe Bay, the Memorial Day weekend Fleet of Flowers event has become an annual civic undertaking, a colorful means for the maritime community to honor those lost at sea and to remember a tragic incident in which two brave fishermen died while on a selfless search and rescue mission.

In years past, I wrote about the rhododendrons at Gerdemann Botanic Preserve in Yachats. It wasn’t until last fall that I found a better rhodo detour.

The beginning of May is an exciting time for seafood enthusiasts, as it’s the start of halibut season.

As the Spring term winds to a close, Oregon Coast Community College still has new Community Education courses on the horizon.
June will bring two classes sure to keep your eyes on the skies: birding and kiting.

If you think it sounds crazy that three people could write plays together for many years without wanting to kill each other, allow us to introduce the writing team of Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, known professionally as Jones Hope Wooten.

Longtime Lincoln City residents and local business owners Marci Baker and John Rislov are inviting everyone to experience the unique and community-oriented vibe of Zest Creperie and local artisan boutique.

In the Disney universe, it seems that when the main characters from countless blockbusters weren’t busy being brave or bad, they were makin’ babies.

The event’s dimensions are impressive. For three days, 70 artists will exhibit work in some 25 mediums at 24 locations spread over a distance exceeding 50 miles, from Toledo through Newport and Lincoln City and up through Neskowin and Cloverdale.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Oregon Coast Community College in Newport and Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City are offering hands-on activities and an informational talk on the history of the Asian writing system.

There just aren’t that many things cuter than a small child in a wetsuit. All of the cuteness that can fit into neoprene will gather soon at Otter Rock and Roll, a youth surf contest where surfers 18 and under come from all over Oregon and beyond to surf with friends and family.

The flowers were in full bloom on a lovely spring Sunday afternoon when folks from all walks of life gathered to celebrate the one thing they have in common — a genuine love for Café C’est La Vie, owned by long-time coastal residents, Penelope and Tony Perez.

Are you one of the thousands of folks in Lincoln County who’ve earned some college credits over the years but haven’t completed a degree? Oregon Coast Community College wants to meet you.

You might actually hope it is going to rain so you can grab a cozy spot by the fireplace in the Newport Public Library Reading Room to enjoy "Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments and Wondrous Stories” with Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter this Friday, May 20.

Renowned pianist Michael Allen Harrison will return to Lincoln City’s B’nai B’rith Camp with his All-Star Band to perform at the newly built amphitheater on Sunday, May 22. 

Tickets are selling fast for “Rizo In The Flesh,” a triumphant return to the stage from

It is 1864.
Amanda De Cuys, a blind Coos woman, is force-marched 80 miles up the Oregon Coast to the Alsea Sub-agency of the Coast Indian Reservation at Yachats.

Manzanita area residents are donning their best bubble wrap boas, compact disk dresses and bottlecap bustiers. You guessed it, the Trash Bash Art Festival is back.

Put down that jug of moonshine and head to Nestucca High School to see their musical adaptation of “Li’l Abner.”

The mouse in my hand acted as if frozen in fear while the cursor acted on its own, scrambling about the page like a real mouse racing through a maze.

Giacomo Puccini died before finishing the final two scenes of “Turandot,” an opera set in an exoticized version of 18th Century China.