After Measure 81 Defeat, Oregon Bans Gillnetting Anyway: Pitting Commercial Fishermen Against Recreational
This past November, Oregonians voted on Measure 81, which would have banned the use of gillnets to harvest...
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New Issue: December 27th, 2012
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… OSU’s Craft Center: Local Fine Arts, Not Just for OSU Students! Remember the...
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Corvallis’ Newest Restaurants: 2012—Mexican, Greek, Donuts… and Vague Reefer References?
In 2012 Corvallis added a few new options for dining out and grabbing a drink. Some highlights of...
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My Art, My Mental Illness: Crawling Out from Underneath My Own Head
There is no shortage of material out there linking art and mental illness, most of it jovial and...
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Picks of the Week!
New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball, December 31st, 10 p.m. DJs C4 Logic and Susi C. at Cloud and...
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2012 in Review: Advocate Staff Picks – Sometimes Things Happen Outside Corvallis…
2012 was an incredible year—in technology, politics, weather, and so much more. In our Year in Review, the...
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OSU’s Craft Center: Local Fine Arts, Not Just for OSU Students!
Want to pick up a new skill in the New Year? Membership at OSU’s Craft Center is open...
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Remember the Alamo [Bowl]! Corvallis’ Best Spots to Watch the Beavers Take on the Longhorns
The OSU Beavers play the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, Dec. 29 in the Alamo Bowl. And perhaps you’re...
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New Year’s Rockin’ Eve: Corvallis-style!
It’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Corvallis style! Ring in 2012 with celebrations, parties, and events with the greatest...
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OSU: Eczema Genetics Mystery Solved? New Potential for Better Therapies
If you suffer from atopic eczema—that chronic, itchy, sometimes blistery, and oft-painful skin rash that afflicts more than...
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Willamette Winters and Indoor Air Pollution: A Tale of Inversion, Radon, and Toxins
As winter envelops Corvallis, residents will close their windows, shut their doors, and turn to their wood-burning stoves,...
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Local Roller Derby’s Difficulties Persist: Derby Dames Need a New Practice Space
Time to break out the winter layers, ladies. Within days of Sick Town’s pulse-quickening Dec. 8 bout, the...
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Picks of the Week!
The End of the World Apocalyptageddon Party of Doomsday! And Zombies!, December 21st, 10 p.m. Come celebrate the...
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Buying Used in Corvallis: Local Shops Have You Covered for Bikes, Clothes, Books, and More
One great quality of Corvallis is the abundance of used merchandise available. From books to bikes to beds,...
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Governor Kitzhaber Rushes Legislature to Secure Nike’s Oregon Expansion
Governor John Kitzhaber called a special session of the legislature Friday to woo Nike into expanding in Oregon....
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Corvallis’ Pucking Narwhals: Underwater Hockey at Osborn Aquatic Center
What are the Corvallis Narwhals? They’re underwater hockey players who drive from Hood River, Eugene, and beyond each...
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The Union: LEED Certified Apartments Break Ground
The Union Apartments—recently re-named from the Harrison Apartments—officially kicked off construction earlier this month at 2750 NW Harrison...
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Walmart Update: The Monster Comes to 9th Street
Walmart is coming to Corvallis, albeit in a “neighborhood market” manifestation. A call to the City confirmed that...
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