Coast Weekend

11/18/2025

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Where you buy your holiday gift matters. When you buy from a North Coast or Peninsula business, your dollars are returned to the area in the form of jobs, sponsorships and reinvestment.

The importance of keeping holiday dollars in our local economy   Brought to you by Dennis Company Ace Long Beach   From the working docks of Astoria to the wind-swept boardwalks of Long Beach, local businesses do more than sell goods — they anchor community life. When you shop here, you’re not...

04/23/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Coast Weekend Readers' Choice Awards!

Read more about this year's favorites, like Pho Mekha, Tre-Fin Day Boat Seafood, Ilwaco Cider Co. and the Astoria Arts and Movement Center at www.discoverourcoast.com.

06/24/2024

When visiting small, historic towns along the coast, antique and vintage shops are a must. So much history can be packed into a well-curated collection of treasures, relics and curios.

06/05/2024

On the North Coast, creative bakers and chefs are conjuring up all sorts of morsels to tempt and satisfy sweet cravings.

05/30/2024

Pier 39 shouldn’t even exist. Almost every other building like it — and many once lined Astoria's waterfront — have collapsed, caught fire or otherwise crumbled.

05/17/2024

In a region that has established a solid reputation for craft beer, local distilleries are working to elevate craft spirits to a greater height.

05/08/2024

One of Astoria’s greatest allures is its abundance of historic architecture. This is a city where one could spend hours hiking through hillsides peppered with homes ranging in styles from

04/30/2024

Brian Bovenizer, one of the owners of the Rope Room, a recording studio in Astoria, described the space as comfortable and open, with a fireplace as its centerpiece.

04/16/2024

Jeff Smith answers many calls from owners of historic boats interested in adding to the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s collection. But as the museum’s curator, he knows only a few

04/12/2024

“How long you been doing this?”

04/10/2024

On a summer day when fog clings to the higher peaks above the Oregon Coast Range, Saddle Mountain ghosts out of the clouds.

04/05/2024

Each day on the Columbia River, curious residents and visitors see ships from around the world passing by.