Majestic Director Pearlstein Resigns
Majestic Theatre Executive Director Corey Pearlstein will be leaving his post according to one source on the theater’s...
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Craigslist Corvallis: Best of Missed Connections
All people share common bonds, and perhaps the most common of them all are matters of the heart...
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Culture Fail: Sex, Chromosomes, and Outdated Gender Roles
It’s Valentine’s Day, and across the country men have been buying roses, penning poems, and taking loved ones...
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The Non-Bar Guide to Being Single in Corvallis: Papa’s Pizza and a Fear of Tango
Last fall my friend asked me to join her young family and friends for their Friday night gathering...
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Corvallis’ Iconic Peacock Bar and Grill: An Anthropological Study
I first fell in love with The Peacock years ago, when overhearing a group of smokers—three men who...
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Majestic Tries to Intimidate The Advocate: Theater Harasses Advertisers
Drama visited Corvallis Advocate advertisers this week as the paper sent notices that The Majestic Theatre may contact...
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Shipping Midwest Coal Through Oregon: Albany Fights Back
If coal and shipping companies get their way, Oregon’s Coos Bay, along with four other Pacific Northwest ports,...
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Green Giant Project: Local Puppets, Larger Than Life
Question: What do you give the city that has everything? If the first thing that pops into your...
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Sign Here and Here and Here: Exploring the Legality of Polyamory
HBO’s Big Love, TLC’s Sister Wives, and Showtime’s Polyamory—non-monogamous relationships seem to make for gripping television viewing. Certainly...
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Advocate Plays Matchmaker: Dan and Kate’s Blind Date
For Valentine’s Day, The Advocate’s writers decided to ignore our own lackluster love lives and play matchmaker to...
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Got Writer’s/Painter’s/Mathematician’s Block? Local Creative Types Offer Advice for Keeping Up Productivity
Having trouble sticking to your New Year’s resolution to write/paint/jam more? These local creative types (ranging from hobbyists...
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Herbs for that Valentine Mood
Herbs: a totally rad way to get in the mood for Valentine’s Day. Crystal Sublette, a master herbalist...
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Corvallis Curiosity: Hoax on 30th?
Did you happen to see these “Public Notice: Tree Removal” signs on several large trees, and blue ribbons...
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Culture Fail: Women are Not Girls: Escaping the Youth-Is-Power Trap
I’ve been puzzling over my instinct to refer to fellow moms, women over the age of 18, and...
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Alt Valentine Gifts: Thinking Outside the Box (of Chocolates)
Valentine’s Day is next week, meaning you have seven days to conjure up a nice little expression of...
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A Dearth of Earth Overhead: Corvallis, OSU, and the Lack of Green Roofs
Oregon State University is celebrating the news that it ranks seventh on the Top 20 College & University...
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Corvallis in Literature… Movies and TV, Too: Cuddle Up With a Book or Movie Based Right Here
Winter’s chill, gray countenance offers the perfect excuse for snuggling up in a comfy chair and whiling away...
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Willamette Valley Guard Llamas: Nothing to Spit At
At least 5,500 coyotes were killed in Oregon by trappers and hunters in the 2010-2011 season—but that figure...
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