Friday, August 2nd at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! with Carol Newman

AVA/AWG Writer in Residence Andrew Zingg gives a reading at the Astoria Artists Collective 8/2; Local historian Jeff Daly + Emily Gray & Ray Merritt on the Underground Regatta Dance Party in The Pit 8/10; Conductor Cory Pederson & 1st violinist Angela Calvin Pederson with the Columbia River Symphony Regatta Pops Concert at Astoria H.S….

Local News: Astoria Planning Commission – a closer look at waterfront building height

Story script:  Listen below [5:43] The short answer was that the planning commission decided to recommend a 35-foot height limit, which is not what many members of the public said they wanted. The city received hundreds of signatures on petitions, and offered many concerned comments at city council and planning commission meetings. Public sentiment was…