From bees to bats, the news is rarely good about the beings that ensure we have a variety of fruits and vegetables in our gardens and grocery stores.

The bald eagle, a symbol of the US, was once critically endangered. Thanks to conservation efforts and the banning of DDT, numbers are now soaring and it's a rare morning walk on the coast that you don’t catch a glimpse of one of these stunning birds.

The time has finally arrived. The Siletz Bay Music Festival, which has grown from an intimate chamber music series to a centerpiece of cultural life on the Central Oregon Coast, will once again present great chamber and orchestral music, jazz and added surprises from Friday, Sept. 2, through Sunday, Sept. 11.

Artists will tell you their work is a labor of love, and the results of that labor will be on display this weekend at the aptly named “Labors of Love” fall show of the Yachats Arts Guild.

Lavender. To look at a field of it is a stunning sight. To smell it is to feel calm and peaceful.

The Newport Performing Arts Center is celebrating the upcoming Oregon Coast Jazz Party with an exhibit of photographs by Chris Graamans.

This year’s model of the annual Cloverdale Cruise-In will be a strictly casual affair. No registration fees and no need to fill out forms. There will be no prizes to be won, no competition, no shiny tin trophies to clutter your living room.

Whether you're into local history, are ready to take a deep dive into the story behind an iconic song, or want to go on a stunning exploration into the nature of fire, there is something for you during Documentary Days, at Lincoln City’s Bijou Theatre.

From protesting preschoolers to dorm-decorating teens, back-to-school preparations are in full swing. And no learners are more eager than those who attend the Oregon Coast Learning Institute, which ends its two-year recess on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

For 28 years, Labor Day Weekend in Toledo has been synonymous with the town’s multi-faceted arts community. The event returns this Saturday, Sept. 3, through Monday, Sept. 5, with more than 25 artists at eight locations.

A collection of stories about the Echo Mountain Complex Fire and its aftermath will be told through story, image and objects in the Upstairs Gallery at the Newport Visual Arts Center from Saturday, Sept. 3, through the end of October.

The September show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts Gallery will feature painter Jef Gunn’s “The Coast,” a selection of oil landscapes painted from observation, en plein air.

The Newport Performing Arts Center welcomes back the riveting Halie Loren this Saturday, Sept. 3, for a concert benefiting the upcoming 2022 Oregon Coast Jazz Party.

The broad and colorful spectrum of American car culture will be on display this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27 and 28

Big changes are afoot for one of the Oregon Coast’s longest-serving grocery stores.

Heceta Lighthouse. What a pronunciation controversy! Is it HECK-a-ta or Ha-SEE-ta?

If you’re one of the thousands in Lincoln County who’ve earned some college credits throughout the years but haven’t completed a degree, Oregon Coast Community College wants to meet you.

Fans of the Newport School of Artistic Movement have been on the tips of their toes waiting for the announcement that registration for fall classes is open.

Take advantage of early registration for Newport’s second annual Coast Busters Walk for Breast Cancer

Freshly wrapped with iconic art and ready to roll, the Oregon Coast Art Bus will make a stop at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum this Friday, Aug. 26.