Small towns across America are struggling. Businesses are closing. Storefronts are sitting empty. Families who spent decades ...

Astoria talks often about honoring our character while encouraging responsible economic growth. I believe wastewater infrastructure is one place where those two goals meet. That may not sound exciting ...

Construction workers at the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Mariners Hall have kept at a steady pace, as if following the unofficial creed of U.S. postal workers. Nothing seems to have stopped them ...

Drivers heading to Oregon’s North Coast continue to navigate one of the state’s most unusual and persistent roadway hazards: a stretch of U.S. Highway 26 known simply as “the bump.” Located near ...

Regarding Jay Corella’s article on mayoral candidate Sean Davis in the May 9 edition of The Astorian, I probably have the same thought as most readers: Who, exactly, is this guy? The article does not ...

Cinco de Mayo and Taco Tuesday. It was the perfect collision of tastebud titillation. So I took the gang out to lunch. It […] ...

Community Notes FRIDAY Senior Lunch — Dining hall opens at 11 a.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Meals are for ages 60 and over; there’s a $3 […] ...

There’s a good reason for angst about the survival of coral reefs. Biographic says reefs are collapsing around the world due ...

A little Mother’s Day trivia to ponder before Sunday: • In 1887, Mary Towles Sasseen led her class in what is thought of as the first celebration of a Mother’s Day. She also published a pamphlet, and ...

And the Amelia Earhart mystery continues, even though she vanished on July 2, 1937. (Incidental trivia: She and her mother took a road trip from California to Canada, so she more than likely passed ...

Vote yes to invest in Gearhart. It’s clear to all that Gearhart’s fire station is long overdue for remodeling or replacement. After years of diligent work by citizen committees and the city which ...