Tag: Astoria

PHOTO BY DWIGHT CASWELL
ASTORIA, Culture/History, Food/Travel

Astoria’s Restaurant Renissance

From Bosnian comfort food to innovative Northwest cuisine, you’ll find a multitude of options in the city’s burgeoning restaurant scene. STORY AND PHOTOS BY DWIGHT CASWELL FOR THE FULL PRINT EDITORIAL VERSION OF THE STORY CLICK HERE THERE ARE SCORES of restaurants in Astoria, from the traditional steak-and-seafood Silver Salmon […]

ROBERT POTTS
Art, ASTORIA, Culture/History, Music

48 Hours in ASTORIA

STORY BY MARIE SHERLOCK FOR THE FULL PRINT EDITORIAL VERSION OF THE STORY CLICK HERE Sometimes called “Little San Francisco” because of its steep hills dotted with Victorian mansions, Astoria offers fascinating history interspersed with great restaurants, breweries, and art galleries. POP QUIZ: WHAT’S the oldest American settlement west of […]

Courtesy U.S. Navy/ Wikimedia
Culture/History, Outdoor

The Sub Chase of 1943: Setting the Record Straight

The Oregon Coast Project searches for sunken subs off Oregon’s shore. Story by Cheryl D. Wanner On May 19, 1943, a soundman aboard Navy patrol vessel PC-815 picked up the unmistakable ping of an enemy sub inside the shipping lanes north of Cape Meares on the Oregon Coast. When a […]