One of my favorite places to visit in Newport is the Sylvia Beach Hotel and the Table of Contents restarant in Nye Beach, Newport, Oregon. The hotel is a turn of the century themed hotel with rooms named and decorated after famous authors such as Agatha Christie, Edgar Allen Poe and Mark Twain.
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06/29/2012
If you are a fan of the Oregon Ducks, you should have been with me in the Wal-Mart parking lot this afternoon to see this car. In Newport, we see plenty of bright orange Beaver flags flapping from the windows of cars headed in to Newport from Oregon State University OSU in Corvallis. Yellow duc
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06/29/2012
The steady stream of visitors to Newport continues today as the Japanese Tsunami Dock awaits removal from where it has landed in Agate Beach. This photo shows the tourist draw that the dock has provided to our community. Luckily, the dock stranded itself near the Agate Beach Wayside State Park,
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06/29/2012
Here is a fresh photo of the Japanese Dock which is located near my office in Newport, Oregon near Agate Beach. While at a Chamber of Commerce meeting this morning, I heard about a new telephone number that people should call if they find any floating items that are suspected to be from Japan. P
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06/29/2012
There are times when I experience something new that I have to tell everyone I know how much fun I had! Today was no exception. We have a new playground located next to the Newport Performing Arts Center which has a massive slide coming out of a pirate ship. The slide tube is large enough for ki
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06/27/2012
The best thing about living in Newport, Oregon is the fresh seafood available every day of the week! Newport, Oregon is famous for Dungeness crab, which is plentiful and can be caught using a crab pot right off one of the many piers....However, the really special catch for me is the more difficu
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06/04/2012
Today I bring you a photo of the Siletz Bay, located at the Historic Taft District. Taft is at the south end of Lincoln City. To the left of this spot is Mo's Restaurant, famous for great clam chowder and other delectable seafood entrees. If you want to get an ice cream, go across the street to
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06/01/2012