Sewing Machine Rescue and Rehab
The lonely old sewing machines and half-finished projects hiding in the closets of Corvallis have a champion: Michelle...
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Los Tres Reales: The Real Deal
Los Tres Reales, named for its three owners, opened its doors at 1110 NW 2nd Street in late...
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Benton County Activists Regroup
Until this week, activists in some Oregon counties were pushing to ban genetically modified crops, sometimes referred to...
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Animal Welfare Approved
Three farms within 30 miles of Corvallis are Animal Welfare Approved (AWA): Fairview Farm and Happy Cow Farms...
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Shutdown: OSU Hemorrhaging, City Okay for Now
OSU research facilities and services have been hit particularly hard by the government shutdown. Researchers have been unable...
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Zel Brook: Art without Limitation
Zel Brook is a local mixed media artist specializing in sculpture, painting, photography, and drawing. She has a...
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Folk Artist Peter Mulvey Rocks The Majestic
If you like your folk music beautiful and infused with indie sensibilities, you either love Peter Mulvey already,...
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Culture Win: the 2013 Fall Festival
By now, most Corvallisites are aware that this year’s Fall Festival was canceled toward the end of day...
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Weird Clubs at OSU
You’re a new student to OSU or perhaps one that has been there for a while and you’re...
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Corvallis’ S*M*A*S*H Unit Fought Hard Against Church of Sk8in: Derby Bout Recap
Local roller derby league Sick Town Derby Dames’ S*M*A*S*H* Unit took on Eugene’s Church of Sk8in’ at the...
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Reduced Snowpack and Earlier Snowmelts Means Less Water for the Willamette Valley
In the West, the vast majority of annual precipitation falls during the winter months. Most of it falls...
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Picks of the Week!
Opera at The Whiteside: Corvallis Repertory Singers: Passion, Virtue, Revenge, April 18, 7 – 9 p.m. Great opera...
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Corvallisites Take a Vacation with Airbnb: A Home Away from Home
Got a sense of adventure and want an inexpensive getaway? Then you might want to consider Airbnb.com or...
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Ignorant Fish People: A Corvallisite’s Experience Buying Pet Fish Locally
Having only been an aquarist (the hip term, I’ve been informed, for fish-keeper) for a few years, I...
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The Corvallis Advocate Gets a New Editor: Johnny Beaver Takes Over
Next week The Corvallis Advocate welcomes a new editor, Johnny Beaver. Beaver is a writer for the Advocate,...
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Right to Die: End of Life Rights for Oregon’s Aged and Terminally Ill
You’d want a hospital to do anything to keep you alive, right? Well, maybe not. The flippant answer...
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Corvallis’ Earth Day Events: Earth Ball, Scavenger Hunts, and the Pup Crawl
Corvallis is planning its annual Earth Day festivities, which include activities for every age group all day and...
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