Tides of Change gets a $130,000 boost for Tillamook County survivors
Tillamook County's domestic and sexual violence nonprofit received a $130,000 gift. What Tides of Change does and how to reach…
By Megan Harlow ·
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Notable People
People and history that shaped Oregon's North Coast, drawn from public sources.
An Astoria couple built the food cart bar they kept finding everywhere but home
Danielle and David Wallace opened the Train Station Bar & Food Cart Court on Industry Street, with two food carts, a corner stage, games for kids and no TVs.
By Joel Koskinen · · 3 min read
The Van Dusens of Astoria and their claim to Oregon’s oldest business
From an 1849 mercantile to the smallest Pepsi bottler in the world, six generations of the Van Dusen family have…
By Joel Koskinen ·
SAFE Structure Designs Awarded U.S. Coast Guard Contract for MH-60 Parts and Cowling Racks at Air Station Astoria
Custom parts racks and cowling racks continue SAFE's commitment to standardized hangar support equipment.ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --…
By Joel Koskinen ·
North Coast Land Conservancy at 40: The Seaside Land Trust Behind 36 Habitat Reserves
Founded in 1986 to do conservation by deal-making instead of lawsuits, North Coast Land Conservancy says it has helped conserve…
By Megan Harlow ·
The Herondale: How Two Friends Turned the Astoria Crest Motel Into a Wellness Hotel on the Columbia
Mike Tobia and Maggie Davis searched the country for their first hotel and found it on Leif Erikson Drive. Their…
By Joel Koskinen ·
When the Klan Came to Oregon: Recruiting, Politics and the 1922 School Law
In 1921 paid Klan recruiters arrived in Oregon, Astoria included. Within two years the group claimed tens of thousands of…
By Megan Harlow ·
The Winter at Fort Clatsop: Lewis and Clark, the Clatsop People and the Rainiest Season of the Expedition
The Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1805-06 at a small log fort near present-day Astoria, depending on trade…
By Megan Harlow ·
Nobuo Fujita: The Pilot Who Bombed Oregon’s Forests and Came Back as a Friend
In September 1942 a Japanese floatplane dropped incendiary bombs near Brookings. Two decades later, its pilot returned to Oregon with…
By Megan Harlow ·
Comcomly, the Chinook leader at the mouth of the Columbia
Comcomly was a leading Chinook figure on the lower Columbia when Lewis and Clark arrived and when traders built Fort…
By Megan Harlow ·