Picks of the Week!
Terra Madre Day, December 1st, 3 – 7 p.m. Ten Rivers Food Web, Slow Food Corvallis, and the...
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Corvallis Sweet Tooth Survey: Advocate Staff Dessert Favorites!
First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op, 1007 SE 3rd St. and 2855 NW Grant Ave. This buttermilk chocolate cake...
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Artist Profile: Brittney West
I first encountered the painted work of Brittney West online a month or so ago, through a fellow...
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Tanning: Beauty is Only Skin Deep, But Skin Cancer Can Go Deeper
The rains have descended. Even worse, the low, grey, eight-month cloud has imposed itself between skin and sun....
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A Corvallis Advocate Haiku
Thanksgiving is here! Pass me that cranberry sauce …and my stretchy pants. by Genevieve Weber...
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Picks of the Week!
Stairway Denied: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, November 24th, 10 p.m. Local favorite Led Zeppelin cover band, Stairway...
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Corvallis Slow Food and Ten Rivers Food Web Present: Terra Madre Day
Join Slow Food’s annual celebration of Terra Madre Day. This year Slow Food Corvallis and Ten Rivers Food Web are...
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The Friendliest Corner
This low-key graffiti is pleasantly amiable. Visit it on SW Adams Avenue, at the corner of 2nd Street,...
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My Slow Season…
There is no amount of films, games, Vitamin D capsules, or bottles of wine that can quench my...
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Calling All Corvallis Art Spaces
Despite having such a rich local art community, Corvallis seems to possess a distinct lack of rentable, public...
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Investing in Corvallis: Corvallis Independent Business Alliance Shows You How
The Corvallis Independent Business Alliance (CIBA) provided a welcoming and energetic atmosphere during their “Small Change, Big Change:...
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Greenbelt Land Trust: Protecting the Health of Our Valley, One Acre at a Time
The misty, green livability of Corvallis—praised by journals and magazines around the nation as one of the greenest,...
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Corvallis Tackles 3D Printing: Will DIY Fabrication Kill the Manufacturing Industry?
In the 70s and 80s something new entered college laboratories and American garages—tinkers, makers, hackers, venture capitalists, and...
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Conscientious Gift-Giving: Local, Meaningful Gift Ideas… That Won’t Get Re-gifted Next Year
Many Corvallisites strive to use their money for good (yay!) and not evil (hiss, boo), but the stress...
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Do Something By Doing Nothing? It’s Buy Nothing Day!
Looking to push back against the rampant consumerism of the holiday season? There’s a worldwide movement that has...
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Gifts for a Better World: This Holiday Season, Support Local and Fair Trade
Be a part of the effort to support Fair Trade, and stop by the annual Gifts for a...
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Corvallis Gears Up for the Bag Ban: Make Your Own Bags with the Bring Your Bag Coalition
On Midway Atoll, halfway between North America and Japan, 40 percent of albatross chicks die from eating plastic,...
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Past, Future, Tradition, Invention: The Old World Deli Center is a Corvallis Institution
You can’t walk through the heart of downtown without encountering the odd and delightful landmark of Corvallis history...
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