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Local News: Costa Rica exchange program visits Astoria

A group of visitors from Costa Rica is in Astoria this week. They are part of an organization with deep roots both locally and in Central America. Coast Community Radio’s Jacob Lewin reports. Script follows, Listen Below [3:17] [rising bus sounds…] When eleven Costa Ricans arrived at the Astoria transit center on Sunday, they were…

Talk of Our Towns, Sept 12, 2019

Happy Pledge Drive!  Donna’s show this week is about the free family event “GET READY NORTH COAST” happening at the Astoria Armory on Saturday, September 14 from 10 am to 2 pm.  Free emergency preparedness gifts, lunch, games, obstacle course, arts and crafts, etc.  Main sponsors are United Way Clatsop County and Northwest Natural and…

Friday, Sept 6th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! with Carol Newman

Artists Jessica Schleif, Jesse Jones & Dawn Stetzel with their collaborative installation at the Astoria Visual Arts Gallery, opening Sept 14 during Art Walk.; Blues man Clint Carter & Jan Bono present the 3rd annual Peninsula Rhythm & Blues Fest Sept 13 & 14 in Nahcotta, WA; Flutist Shelley Loring, percussionist Johnny Barker & pianist…

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Local News: A look at Tuesday’s Astoria City Council Meeting

In a three-and-a-half hour public meeting Tuesday, the Astoria City Council fine tuned their approach to waterfront code changes and sent recommendations back to staff to create a template for more discussion at a later meeting. Joanne Rideout reports: Script follows, Listen Below [2:45]: __________________________________________________________ They settled on a 28 foot height limit, with exceptions…

Local News: Astoria City Council proposes waterfront code changes

In a three-and-a-half hour public meeting Tuesday, the Astoria City Council fine tuned their approach to waterfront code changes and sent recommendations back to staff to create a template for more discussion at a later meeting. Joanne Rideout reports:   Script follows, Listen Below…. __________________________________________________________ They settled on a 28 foot height limit, with exceptions…

ARTS Live & Local 083019

Liberty Players actors Daric Moore & Katrina Godderz in Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal”, at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria; Cannon Beach Arts Association Program Director Cara Mico on the Cannon Beach Music Festival Oct 3 – 13; Cannon Beach History Museum outreach coordinator Liz Johnson with the Cannon Beach Cottage Tour Sept 13 – 15.

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Homeless on the Coast, Part 1 – Haircuts for the Homeless

Join us for this first in a series called “Homeless on the Coast,” where we explore local stories about displaced people in our communities. Earlier this year, I visited the Hygge Salon in Astoria, where they held an event called, “Haircuts for the Homeless.” Anyone can get a haircut for free that day. I learned…