Inside the basement, spaceship-themed Galactix arcade in Astoria, visitors will find several games that come with a bit of ...

A Tale of Two Astorias. Both are situated on great rivers and are named after John Jacob Astor, America’s first millionaire who never set foot in either place. That makes him a poorer man than he ever ...

If you’re longing to escape to the Oregon coast, head as far north as you can until you meet the Columbia River and settle into Astoria. The oldest city in Oregon is famous for fun, from craft beer ...

The source of Oregon is not Portland. It is Astoria, a port town full of dive bars where the women drink as much as the men. It remains true to the run-down, ramshackle, chipped-toothed dream that ...

From seafood and wine festivals to art displays and coastal traditions, the Oregon Coast is offering a number of events leading up to spring 2026.

The overnight closure of the Astoria Bridge has been rescheduled to Thursday, Feb. 26, due to weather, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. The closure will allow crews to remove the ...

If you happen to stumble across a vintage hand-painted sign on the side of a building some night, and it suddenly comes to life with colorful, animated light, you’re probably witnessing the work of ...

Before the pandemic, Astoria was welcoming thousands of tourists on cruises who would spend the day in town when their ship docked. The number of cruise ships stopping in Astoria was at an all-time ...

IN THE OLDEST Euro-settlement on the north Pacific Coast, you don’t get far past the appetizer stage at dinner before The Question, heavy and potent as a guttural sea-lion belch, floats out into the ...

Give a hand to hall of famers The 2026 Astoria High School class could best be described as a throwback. With six athletes, two successful teams from the early 2000s and a couple of longtime ...