Culture Fail: The Oxymoron of the EcoMansion
Thanks to advances in technology, new homes can be built more energy efficient than ever. Unfortunately, our cultural...
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Corvallis Sustainability Fair: Reusable Diapers and Green Lawn Care
Sustainability has become a buzzword in recent years, and has come to encapsulate everything from recycling to free-cycling....
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Brave Julius’ Music Video Debut: March 16th Concert at the Whiteside Theatre
This March 16, the Whiteside will premiere Brave Julius’ The Wind Kept music video, filmed at the Whiteside...
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Corvallis’ Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: No Renouncing, Denouncing, or Converting Required
Whether you identify as an atheist, an agnostic, a humanist, or a theist; a monotheist, a naturist, a...
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Picks of the Week!
PaperFest, March 8 – 9, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. This festival of paper arts and crafts Benton...
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Have a Delicious Bug! Edible (and Sustainable) Insects
There’s absolutely no doubt that raising your own animals is the most sustainable and functional way to provide...
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Portland on the Cheap: A Day of Fun in the Big City
I moved to Portland about a year ago but I have kept one foot in Corvallis, coming down...
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Wolves Return to Oregon and California: But Protecting Them May Prove Difficult
Twenty-five wildlife conservation, education and protection organizations in California, Oregon and Washington have formed an alliance committed to...
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Feeling Stuffy? Local Cold Remedies for the 21+ Crowd
Forget the saying, “Starve a fever, feed a cold.” If you’re feeling icky this season (and who isn’t?)...
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New Issue: March 7th, 2013
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… Corvallis Sustainability Fair: Reusable Diapers and Green Lawn Care Quinoa in the Pacific...
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Science Pub: Climate Change and Morality
Next Monday, March 11, Science Pub Corvallis presents “Why It’s Wrong to Wreck the World: Ethics and Climate...
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Growing Your Own Meat: For the New, Sustainable Omnivore
Interested in producing your own food? How about your own meat? The inspirations for raising animals for consumption...
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Dung Beetles Orient via the Milky Way: Celestial Navigation
Long before the advent of Google maps and hand-held GPS devices, humans had to rely on natural landmarks...
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Talk Corvallis Taxes With City Club on March 11
Property taxes and local government budgets will be up for discussion at City Club’s monthly lunch program, Monday...
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Quinoa in the Pacific Northwest: Ancient Grains in Oregon?
According to OSU Today, the Pacific Northwest could have its first local crop of quinoa (keen-wah) growing locally...
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Success at the Whiteside’s Year of Culture Launch Event: Patrons Weigh In
A Year of Culture is upon us in Corvallis! Celebrate culture in our city with da Vinci Days,...
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At the 25th Annual Chocolate Fantasy Event, Corvallisites Showed Up In Style
At last Friday’s 25th Annual Chocolate Fantasy, a celebration of the Arts Center’s 50th anniversary, our community really...
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