FEATURES Archive
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Finding Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsAn Astoria non-profit helps provide quality recreation year-round The Astoria Parks, Recreation and Community Foundation In a time of tightened belts and shaky budgets, one can be forgiven for being... -
Women’s Health Care Empowered
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsFamily Planning Nurse Practitioner Belinda Kruger • being there… through the changes In the early 1800’s, the average female living in the United States bore 7 children over the course... -
Dragalution – a drag revolution
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsBreaking down barriers . . . daring, deeelicious and just a little dirty. DRAGALUTION January 26 • February 2 10pm (doors open 9:30) Tickets at door only $8, $5 in... -
DOWNTOWN: Energy and Passion Drive Astoria’s ADHDA
Posted on December 26, 2012 | No CommentsIf you ask Astoria Downtown Historic District Association President Dulcye Taylor, something big is definitely afoot in downtown. “There’s a vibe lurking around Astoria,” Taylor said. “If you talk to... -
Nehalem Bay Area Three Gift Fairs
Posted on December 1, 2012 | No CommentsGreat lunches will be available. The Nehalem Methodist Church is hosting its 42nd annual Chowder and Pie Lunch. The White Clover Grange will offer locally raised sausage and sauerkraut, vegan chili, plus baked goods. The Alternative Gift Market’s several soup and bread options will benefit the North County Food Bank. -
ON RAIN matt love
Posted on December 1, 2012 | No CommentsInspired by the courage of Oregon writer Matt Love to commit to a year’s worth of columns on rain, it was thus upon us. When it fi rst hit, (the rain) there was a collective response from North Coasters . . . shock. We had begun to get used to this “other worldly climate” ruled by the sun, somehow imagining it to be the new standard. -
Why you should vote NO on measure 81 – The GillNet Ban
Posted on October 20, 2012 | No CommentsBallot Measure 81 is deeply flawed and will cause harm to fishing communities on the lower Columbia River, through economic loss and denial of traditional lifestyles and foodways. Hipfish Monthly strongly endorses a no vote on measure 81. -
Measure 81 in Brief
Posted on October 20, 2012 | No CommentsSection 2 ORS 508.775- (1) Amends the portion of the law requiring a vessel permit in order for an individual to operate a vessel in the Columbia River gillnet salmon fishery to: “Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, it... -
Voter Beware – The 2012 HIPFiSHmonthly Election Guide
Posted on October 16, 2012 | No CommentsLNG. Walmart. J.P. Moss and Astoria Parks & Recreation. Casinos. Charter schools. Taxes. The kicker. The economy. The new high school sports stadium. Sprawl. Jobs. And sex, drugs and rock... -
Out of the Closet With Female Rapper JenRo
Posted on September 12, 2012 | No CommentsJenRo is an out, proud female rapper. If that sounds like that might be unusual and downright tough in the rough and tumble world of the rap music business, it... -
In The Garden With The Marble Faun
Posted on September 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe Astoria Queer Film Weekend will be the West Coast premiere of The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens. There are very few documentary films as worshiped (especially by gay men)... -
QFOLK/HIPFiSH PROUDLY PRESENTS Q-FILM WEEKEND – Astoria Oct. 5-6 @ KALA
Posted on September 12, 2012 | No CommentsASTORIA Q-FILM WEEKEND SCHEDULE Q-FILM HIGHLIGHTS PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS AT BROWN PAPER TICKETS In the Garden With The Marble Faun Out of the Closet With Female Rapper JenRo Q-Film Dance... -
FARMSTOCK II Sept 1-2, Fred’s Farm Extravaganza – Local Food, Music and Fun
Posted on August 13, 2012 | No CommentsTHE SECOND annual Farmstock Festival is coming soon to a farm near you. On September 1 and 2, Fred’s Homegrown and KMUN Coast Community Radio are teaming up again for... -
Shanghaied Roller Dolls
Posted on August 7, 2012 | No CommentsWE BE JAMMIN’ (AND BLOCKIN’) in Astoria Their first public derby bout, The Prohibitchin’ Party vs The Tease Party… set for August 18 “Hurricane”, belts out the resonant voice of... -
Spirit in the Waves – Women Who Surf The North Coast
Posted on August 7, 2012 | No CommentsTHE WATER is ice-crystal-blue and the waves are breaking hard against the rocky shore. It’s raining sideways, I am shivering under my wool hat and fleece jacket; the sky is... -
GARDEN TOURS GALORE on the Coast this July
Posted on July 13, 2012 | No CommentsOn the south slope of Astoria, gardener Martin Buel has been procuring the last details of his botanical masterpiece in preparation for the locally famed Lower Columbia Preservation Society’s 12th... -
It’s a Mean, Green, Flying Machine… Highlife Adventures ZipLine Tours
Posted on July 13, 2012 | No CommentsZIP IT GOOD! I look over at my guide Samantha who clips me to the cable and indicates that I am ready to go. I walk down the graveled incline... -
The PAC – Its Wonderful Past and Uncertain Future
Posted on July 7, 2012 | 1 CommentMention “historic theater” in Astoria these days, and perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is the Liberty Theater, which opened in 1925, and is in the midst of... -
How Basic Rights Oregon and rural campaigns across the state are building a majority for marriage equality
Posted on July 7, 2012 | No Comments“This is an amazing time in history for the Pacific Northwest and the cause of equality,” say Jeana Frazzini, the Executive Director of the statewide LGBT organization, Basic Rights Oregon.... -
Shadowboxing: Printmakers Roxanne Turner and Marcy Baker found and foraged treasures
Posted on June 7, 2012 | No CommentsImpermanent. Imperfect. Unburnished. These might not be terms typically associated with the creation of fine art, but for Pacific Northwest-based artists Roxanne Turner and Marcy Baker, the world’s vast store...
