In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play) at the Majestic: Love, Sex, and Marriage in the 19th Century
This April, be transported to the 1880s, a time of Victorian repression and the dawn of the gilded...
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New Issue: March 21st, 2013
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… Get Out of the Left Lane: New Bill Will Penalize Driving Slow in...
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Corvallis’ Memorial Parks: For Love of Life and Land… Kermit E. Roth, Chip Ross, and More
Stroll or ride along the many trails Corvallis has to offer, sit and read your book in a...
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The Fate of Our Local Old Growth Forests: Of Voles, Logging, and Rural Oregon Communities
Walking past River Jewelry on 2nd Street, you may notice something rather unusual for a jewelry store. Attached...
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Bike Activated Traffic Lights: Lean for Green
The Corvallis Public Works Department sometimes gets calls from frustrated cyclists who can’t get a traffic signal to...
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Get Out of the Left Lane: New Bill Will Penalize Driving Slow in the Fast Lane
A bill moving through the Oregon Senate would make the left lane off-limits for everything but passing vehicles....
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Campus Creature Census: Creatively Assessing OSU’s ‘Other-Than-Human’ Species
The Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word has announced the first annual Campus Creature...
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Eradication by Mastication: Ten Edible Invasive Species in Oregon
Invasive species are essentially a form of biological pollution—they degrade habitats, displace desirable species, and cost Oregonians millions...
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Portland Aquarium: No Good for Fish or Humans
What does an aquarium have to do to get a majority of people on Yelp give it a...
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Artist Profile: Chính Lê: Messages in Silk
Chính Lê touches the simply framed silk paintings hanging in his studio and invites me to do the...
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Corvallis Writer’s Movie Features Local Talent: Mike Thomas’ Wake for Rebecca
Local writer Mike Thomas may have moved to Corvallis in his adult life, but he is working hard...
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Voices for Heroes: Local Musician Featured on Sandy Hook Compilation CD
Randy McCoy, local musician and co-owner of the Little Gym of Corvallis, is featured on a new CD,...
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Picks of the Week!
Beginning Beekeeping. March 23, 12:30 – 4 p.m. This course at Shonnard’s Nursery introduces the fundamentals of beekeeping,...
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Bringing Barley Back to the Valley: OSU Rejuvenates Oregon’s Barley Crop, Brewers Get Amped
Oregon State University has been successfully working on reestablishing barley in Oregon, according to Oregon’s Agricultural Process magazine....
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Culture Fail: Were Conservatives Right About Canada?
Every four years you hear the same refrain from liberals: “If (Republican presidential candidate) is elected, I’m moving...
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Hankering for Whimsy? Drop a Yarn Bomb
Statue scarves and tree cozies mysteriously appear around town. And just as mysteriously, they disappear. These transient yarn...
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Movie Review: Warm Bodies
Change in the zombie genre is not always a good thing. I can say this definitively, having just...
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