Toledo has celebrations to kick off the Christmas holiday well and truly covered.

Arts and crafts of all kinds will be up for grabs this weekend, accompanied by a slate of live music, as the inaugural Lincoln City Winter Art Festival gets underway.

The December show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts will feature paintings by Dennis Worrel and Melissa Young along with a special exhibit of teapots made by local artists.

The green-cross cannabis flag is visible to Highway 101 traffic towards the north end of Depoe Bay. Just beside it, on the front wall’s wood and stone façade, is Pete’s Farm Dispensary’s distinctively folksy red barn logo.

This week’s column is an impassioned plea for Brussels sprouts.

The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is pushing the limits for how long a community art show can go on by inviting all Lincoln County residents to participate in the 32nd “PushPin Show.”

Waldport is soon to have a new park, named for an Oregon pioneer who helped to shape the area. Louis Southworth, who donated property for Waldport’s first schoolhouse, has now been immortalized by sculptor Peter Helzer.

Smaller in scale but larger in significance than the summer gathering in Siletz, the annual Restoration Pow-Wow, held at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, celebrates the Siletz Tribe’s return to federally recognized status.

Come one, come all, to Lincoln City’s official holiday kickoff event: the annual Lincoln City Arts Festival and Tree Lighting Party on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

It's not every day that you get to go shopping for merchandise that is millions of years old, but at Prehistoric in Lincoln City you are able to do just that.

The Lincoln County Historical Society is helping to brighten the holiday season with one-day and season-long events at its historically significant and visually stunning properties.

Does the idea of skipping the cooking and clean-up of a rich, multi-course Thanksgiving meal sound appealing?

Are you looking for the perfect, handmade, artisan gift to give to a loved one? Pop in to the pop-up market at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Sunday, Nov. 20.

Join Newport-based singer and songwriter Rand Bishop this weekend for a world-debut show described as a “journey through the dynamics of human life.”

Help a Tillamook-area non-profit take a slice out of food insecurity while scoring tasty handmade pies at the Food Roots Annual Pie Night on Saturday, Nov. 19.

‘Tis the time of the year for shopping at bazaars, craft sales and holiday markets,where artisans proudly showcase their wares for gift-giving.

Your guide to the bazaars of the Central Oregon Coast.

As stated in a 1934 Yaquina Bay News article about the need for a local yacht club, “There is a Newport Yacht Club in California and there is a Newport town in Washington, whereas there is but one Yaquina Bay in the world.”

The 1986 hit “Top Gun” has managed to cruise into cult classic status and even spawn a recent sequel.

For those looking for a great way to softly but effectively move their body, improve flexibility, build community and better their mental wellbeing, there is a wonderful (and free!) opportunity in weekly tai chi classes.