In Fits and Starts, Oregon Emerged From Lockdown Last Weekend. Here’s What the Reopening Looked Like.

A Newport Seafood Institution Is Bringing a Piece of the Oregon Coast to Valley-Dwellers

It’s no secret that valley folk are desperate to visit Oregon’s beaches, after all. For now, a vicarious taste will have to do, and Local Ocean is happy to bring some salt and brine to its landlocked neighbors in the form of the Dock Box, which launched in Newport nearly two months ago and recently expanded to Portland.

Watch Janet Weiss Jam with Kermit the Frog in Her First Public Performance Since Leaving Sleater-Kinney

Last weekend, Weiss return to the public eye, and the circumstances were arguably as unexpected as the news that she quit Sleater-Kinney. On Sunday, Weiss made an appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, where the legendary drummer anchored Kermit the Frog’s backing band for a performance of “The Rainbow Connection.” About a minute into the utopian ditty, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James also came on stage to duet with the felt frog.

A New Brewery Is Opening Soon in Newport, and It’s Already Receiving a Ton of Hype

Not only is it just a short walk up from the historic bayfront district, making it a prime location for tourists and locals alike, the man who will be overseeing production took home a gold in the hazy IPA category at the Great American Beer Festival in 2018.

Eclipse Mania Fizzles on the Coast, Leaving Some Businesses Disappointed

With prices too high for regular beachcombers, when reports of rain and fog came at the end of last week many beach-side cities didn’t get the bump they’d hoped for.

We Visited Wakonda, A Place That Ken Kesey Invented for a Book, Which Exists Anyway

There is no town of Wakonda. There is no Wakonda Auga River. These places existed only in the mind of Ken Kesey, who is dead, and in the pages of his logging novel Sometimes a Great Notion, which is long. You can get lost in the pages, but you won’t find directions.

36 Hours of Beer, Beaches and Barking Sea Lions in Newport and Yachats

We went three hours to Newport, one of our favorite cities on the Oregon coast. Here’s a tease of what you’ll find in the full Going Coastal guide.

The Best Hotels, Inns, Yurts and Trailers on Oregon's North Coast

Though the Pacific lies a mere 80 miles from Portland, and thus is very doable in one day, you’re going to have a much better time if you stay overnight. Luckily, the Oregon Coast is starting to get some very nice hotels, many also reasonably priced. Here are our favorite spots between Long Beach, Washington and Newport.