Finally, a day without the marine layer. I had been waiting a week. July 25 (only five months to Christmas) I was hiking part of the Oregon Coast Trail, at Whiskey Run near Bandon.

Kelp forests provide critical habitat for marine life, sequester carbon and are deeply connected to Oregon’s coastal communities, especially those relying on tourism.

Calling all patrons of art, culture and community to this year’s Culture, of Course! fundraiser and gala at the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Saturday, Oct. 15.

I’d spent two weeks in Java, far-off land of Komodo dragons and lagong dancers with darting eyes and magically curving fingers. It had been an illuminating, otherworldly experience and my first overseas trip in two years.

Look for fall migrants at upcoming Audubon Society of Lincoln City bird walks at the Villages Open Space in Lincoln City this Friday, Oct. 7, and a driving tour from Boiler Bay to Devils Punchbowl on Saturday, Oct. 8.

Photography, abstract art and stained glass are among the fall lineup of classes from the Artists’ Studio Association in Lincoln City.

As origin stories go, the tale of how soft-rock duo Air Supply got its name is pretty mild. Guitarist and vocalist Graham Russell had a dream of a billboard with flashing lights all around it and the words “Air Supply” in the center.

Art lovers are invited to mix and mingle with local artists at a joint reception from the Pacific Artists’ Co-op Gallery, Artists’ Studio Association Beachstone Gallery and the Chessman Gallery this Friday, Oct. 7, this Friday, Oct. 7.

The beaches of Lincoln City are lovely, long and often quite flat, but also have seasonal winds that can rip the beach towel right out of your hands. Leaning in and making lemons out of lemonade, the city hosts two kite festivals each year.

A birthday party is not the usual kind of event put on by the Lincoln City Parks and Recreation Department. But Frank King is not the usual birthday boy.

Elakha is a Chinook trading language word for the sea otter, once plentiful in Oregon’s coastal waters before the fur trade drove them to local extinction.

Enjoy the beautiful campus of the Neskowin Valley School as the school hosts its 40th Annual Harvest Festival this Saturday, Oct. 1.

Oregon Coast artist Carol Shenk will share her work at a number of events this fall, starting with “Tea & Talk” at the Newport Visual Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 6. Tea and cookies will accompany Shenk’s talk about her art work, new book illustrations and upcoming drawing classes.

If a book begins with “It was a dark and stormy night,” you just know it's going to be good. Well, maybe not. What you can depend on more heavily, though, is the caliber of mystery, science fiction, fantasy and horror authors invited for the annual Dark & Stormy Nights at Lincoln City’s Driftwood Public Library.

The second performance in this year’s Celtic Series, Le Vent du Nord of Québec, lands at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Sunday, Oct. 2.

Welcome in the Halloween season at the Kilchis River Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, open each weekend in October beginning this Saturday, Oct. 1. 

Potatoes are the perfect side dish with just about anything. I will eat them in any form I can get: fried, roasted, mashed, it's all good. But there is something unique about a tater tot. They are crispy on the outside and tender and fluffy on the inside. “To tot or not to tot,” that is never the question, at least not for me.

Denizens of the Deep, the Man in the Gray Suit, the Landlord, the Taxman, Leviathan. These are just some shark monikers that evoke fear and apprehension.

Nothing could be more fundamental to the Oregon Coast and its public beaches than sand. We might love the feel of it between our toes, and we might worry if it seems to be eroding away, but we tend not to think about the substance itself.

Mushroom season means fabulous fungi popping up in forests, farmers markets and seasonal menus. And, there is one type that has also been popping up in the news.