Nye Beach Banner auction kicks off a week of bidding to support countywide art bus

November 2, 2023

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY It was a banner summer on the central Oregon Coast. With warm, balmy weather, locals and visitors alike were entranced by the area’s beauty and endless recreational opportunities. It was also a stellar season for aficionados of the arts. Post-pandemic community theater resumed with auditions and rehearsals for shows in Newport and Lincoln City.

Oregon governor, two senators weigh in on first strike by 3,500 Portland teachers

November 1, 2023

By BEN BOTKIN and ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle With Portland Public Schools teachers striking for the first time in history, Oregon’s top elected officials urged the union and district leaders to bargain in good faith. The strike started on Wednesday, with about 3,500 teachers joining the work stoppage in the state’s largest school district, serving more than 40,000 students. Educators

Perpetua’s land-sea symposium is Nov. 18 in person and on line

November 1, 2023

YACHATS — More than a decade after its founding, an annual event spotlighting the central coast’s relationship with the Pacific Ocean seems as popular as ever. The 100 free tickets to the 11th annual “Land-Sea Symposium” in the Yachats Commons were claimed almost as soon as they were released, said Katy Nalvin, communicators director for the Cape Perpetua Collaborative, which

Newport Symphony Orchestra presents “Three Bs” during two concerts this weekend

November 1, 2023

NEWPORT — Join the Newport Symphony Orchestra for a performance of pieces by “The Three B’s:” Beethoven, Barber and Bloch on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4-5, at the Newport Performing Arts Center. This November Concert Series presentation features Grammy Award-winning soloist, Johnny Gandelsman performing the heavenly Beethoven “Violin Concerto op. 61,” Samuel Barber’s “Symphony No. 1” and Ernest Bloch’s

Nye Beach banner project founder severely injured in fall

October 31, 2023

NEWPORT — The founder of the popular Nye Beach Banner Project was air-lifted to a Corvallis hospital Oct. 21 after falling while taking down the banners in preparation for the annual project’s fundraising auction. Veronica Lundell, a Nye Beach business owner, artist, and community advocate, was about 15 feet off the ground when the ladder collapsed beneath her, sending her

Author of new book of essays on women and aging will talk (via Zoom) Saturday in special Newport Library event

October 31, 2023

By OREGON ARTSWATCH Andrea Carlisle’s mother, Alice, was 93 when she came to Oregon and Carlisle became her primary caregiver. Soon, Carlisle’s time with Alice and her friends inspired her to start the blog she called “Go Ask Alice … When She’s 94.” In a short time, Carlisle’s tales attracted a sizeable following. “A lot of people could relate,” Carlisle

Portland mayor anounces Monday that city will begin enforcing camping ban in two weeks

October 30, 2023

A young woman secures a tarp on her tent along Southwest13th Avenue in Portland in 2022. Many campers stay in this area because of the close proximity Outside In where they are able to access support services. By ALEX ZIELINSKI/Oregon Public Broadcasting Portland will begin enforcing its ban on homeless camping on public property on Nov. 13, according to

University of Oregon launches new center to study Cascade subduction zone off the West Coast

October 30, 2023

By MIRANDA CYR/The Eugene Register-Guard EUGENE — The University of Oregon’s newly launched earthquake research center will bring together 16 institutions in the effort of researching earthquakes, their risks and impacts, and, in particular, “The Big One.” The Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center – to be known by the acronym CRESCENT — will be the first center of its

Oregon agency ready to hear comments on flying drones in or near state parks and coastal beaches

October 29, 2023

By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has released its first proposal on where people can and cannot fly drones at Oregon’s state parks and coastal beaches. The state agency has been grappling with the growth of drones at popular recreation sites for years because of their impact on other recreation users, wildlife and the ecology of parks and the

Struggling Oregon coast salmon fishermen finally getting some federal disaster relief, but it may be too late

October 29, 2023

By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle The federal government will dole out disaster relief to commercial Chinook salmon fishermen who have weathered a string of poor seasons on the Oregon Coast. But some fishermen say the help won’t be enough to rescue the fast-shrinking industry. Earlier this month, two years after a request by Oregon’s governor, the U.S. Department of