Henry Hoovestal is a local artist, welder and metal worker, who has spent large periods of time working as a navigator on large ocean vessels.

It is one of the bountiful legacies of our coastal community. Crab, salmon, tuna, shrimp and calamari — freshly harvested from the great Pacific Ocean.

Play along or simply enjoy the music, as the Newport/Oregon Coast Community Drum Circle presents the 12th Annual Summer Celebration Outdoor Concert Series, beginning this Saturday, July 30.

Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County is building the foundations for its first annual Home & Garden Show, made possible through a partnership with Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City.

The popular Inhouse Jazz concert series returns this Sunday, July 31, featuring a unique duo: guitarist Christopher Woitach and trombonist John Moak.

An important symbol in Buddhism, the lotus flower represents purity and the possibility for all beings to rise from the mud of desire to blossom in the waters above.

Shops and owners have come and gone at the Lincoln City Outlets, but one thing has remained the same for almost 20 years — Momiji Express, serving up gourmet Japanese and Chinese cuisine.

As the closing event for Manzanita’s month-long Poetry Walk, Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani will read from his work in the Wonder Garden at the Hoffman Center for the Arts this Sunday, July 31.

Community members and visitors are getting ready to “Seas the Day” at the upcoming Garibaldi Days festivities.

In the past decade, farmers and crafters markets have popped up on the Oregon Coast faster than new mushrooms in a field frequented by elk.

Commercial fishing vessels are gearing up for a mouthwatering battle during the Newport Wild Seafood Cook-Off this Saturday, July 23.

It’s a world away from the ancient passage known as the Silk Road, but on the stretch of Highway 101 passing through Cloverdale, carpet dealer Mehmet Sahin is maintaining a tradition that can be traced back to that legendary Central Asian trade route.

Come travel down the Siletz River with six-year-old Orrice Brown, her family of five, travel trunks, cookware, washboards, livestock, a pet canary and a terrier named Clyde.

The building and its long-term displays are worth visiting all on their own, but that doesn’t stop the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center from hosting special exhibitions for community enjoyment.

For people that face challenges resulting from limb loss, limb differences or skeletal anomalies, the simple act of riding a wave can have a ripple effect that reaches many other parts of their lives.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.

It is a sunny Saturday at Cape Lookout on July 1. I am about to hike a 5-plus-mile section of the Oregon Coast I have never walked on before.

The Newport Trail Stewards, or NEWTS, was started by outdoor enthusiast Tomas Follet with the goal to create properly constructed trails in open spaces in and around Newport for use by bikers, hikers and runners.

Beach, Bacon and Brewfest will return to Lincoln City for its fifth year this Saturday, July 16, with charity cooking teams serving up bacon bites for all to enjoy and competing for ultimate bragging rights.

The boats are hauled on trailers to the shore at the corner of Cape Kiwanda Beach, in the shadow of the shoreline’s towering 240-foot sand dune.