ODOT’s High-Speed Passenger Trains: Coming to the Willamette Valley?
The Oregon Department of Transportation is currently working on a plan to bring high-speed passenger trains to one...
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Portland
May Day Festival Fundraiser Concert: Six Local Bands on February 2nd
Corvallis’ May Day festival began twenty-one years ago, when a small group of friends gathered to dance around...
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Trash Disposal in Corvallis 40 Years Out: Not Your Problem? Actually, It Is
Forty years may be a long ways away, but it’ll arrive soon enough. And when it does, Coffin...
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Culture Fail: Coming Soon to Portland: The Monsanto Arena?
By next season the Rose Garden, host to Portland’s beloved Trail Blazers, is likely to have a new...
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Making a ‘Scene’: Corvallis’ Full Spectrum Productions Brings Out Our Local Gay Community
Katy January was making her breakfast when I came through the door. Sizzling turkey bacon was pulled from...
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Jacob Young’s Sci Fi Reboot: Performance-Based Fiction Brings Robots, Myth Animals to Life
With his debut novel There is a Place in the Throat that has No Voice, 8:0:8, Portland author...
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Corvallis’ Whiteside Theatre and Two Towns Ciderhouse Welcome Back Floater and 30 Pound Test
Two weeks from now, coming to the Whiteside Theatre, is a show not to be missed! Floater, Portland’s...
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Corvallis Ranked 5th Best College Town in the Nation
OSU climbed the ranks to 5th Best College Town (under 250,000 residents) in the nation in this year’s annual report by the American Institute for Economic Research. Read More
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Devi Ever : FX – Console Revolution
The Devi Ever : FX Console concept is revolutionary— it paves the way for an explosion in innovative effects design by being cheaper for both builders and consumers. Read More
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Columbia Biogas – Energy from Food Waste
Electricity produced from food waste will provide Oregon’s Pacific Power customers with a new source of renewable energy. Read More
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Preview: Scott Kritzer – Portland’s World-renowned Classical Guitarist Comes to Corvallis
Scott Kritzer, Portland’s world-renowned classical guitarist, will be playing at Corvallis’ own Majestic theater on Saturday, September 15th at 7:30 p.m. Read More
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Culture Fail—Will the Trailblazers ever get it right? Guest Writer Cristina Himka
First the Portland Trailblazers passed on Michael Jordan in 1984 and then they passed on Kevin Durant in 2007. Our beloved basketball team could have had two Olympic basketball players scoring more points than most players and instead we got stuck with Sam Bowie and Greg Oden. Read More
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Of Skirts and Men
Sexist hypocrisy towards men donning kilts on regular basis, how fashion is subjective, history of kilts, kilt types, where to find them, and how they differ Read More
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The Art of Burlesque: When Less is So Much More
Often referred to as “the art of the tease”, modern burlesque is a reinvention of a style of entertainment featured in Europe and America from the late 1800s to the 1940s. While historically shows were a varied mixture of comedy, acrobatics, boxing, theater, and later the infamous striptease, “neo-burlesque” focuses more on the comedy/striptease end of things. Read More
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