The Internet has picked up a false rumor that has gone viral in recent weeks. The substance of the rumor is that a “national sales tax” is about to be inacted that will levy a “sales tax or transfer tax” on real estate ranging from 1% to 3.8%.. This is totally misleading as is illustrated in [...]
Continue Reading →On Saturday March 17 the Newport Fisherman’s Wives will sponsor the annual Blessing of the Fishing Fleet in Newport. It begins at 9:00 AM at Yaquina Bay State Park and features a memorial in the memory of the 116 fisherman lost at sea since 1900 out of Newport. Of [...]
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On Friday 2/3/2012 our community lost a wonderful man who was an amazing Veterinarian, a good friend and a true pillar of our coastal community. Steve Brown gained world wide fame as he undertook the duties of doctoring Keiko, the Free Willy Orca, back to health at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
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Nye Beach Historic District, Newport is one of the best places to start a visit to the Central Oregon Coast. For over 100 years this has been a favorite destination for visitors from the Portland area and the Willamete Valley. In early days families would Summer here with [...]
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Tis the season to crab on the Coast. The recently announced delay of the opening of the commercial or offshore Dungeness crab season will not effect recreational crabbing in Oregon’s bays and estuaries. Bay crabbing is fun, inexpensive and easily accessible. A fishing license is required and the gear is simple. If needed, you [...]
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People often ask “what is there to do on a rainy November Saturday on the Coast?” Here is one option: spend it in the comfort of our beautiful Performing Arts Center! Even those who are not opera buffs are becoming enchanted with the Met’s Live in HD presentations.
On Saturday November 19, The Metropolitan Opera [...]
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The Beaver Creek Natural Area, which was dedicated in the Spring of 2010, has already become one of the brightest gems in the crown of attractions on the Central Oregon Coast. More than 300 acres of marsh, uplands and meadows in this coastal waster shed provides an [...]
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