Last call for the Port of Call bar in downtown Astoria
The Port of Call Bistro & Bar has been ordered out of its location at the corner of Ninth and Commercial streets in Astoria by the end of the month.Circuit Court Judge Dawn McIntosh signed off on...
View ArticleNew management at Red Building Loft
Briana Smith has taken over management of events center The Loft at the Red Building.Smith, from Boring, first became interested in event management after coordinating a fashion show fundraiser in high...
View ArticleNew buildings planned for Sixth and Marine in Astoria
Medical and financial services buildings are in the works for the vacant lot at the corner of Sixth Street and Marine Drive.Local developer Chester Trabucco plans to submit a conditional use permit to...
View ArticleAstoria Co-op meets fundraising goal, but still selling shares
The Astoria Co-op Grocery has reached its $1.5 million fundraising goal to help build a new store at the corner of 23rd Street and Marine Drive, where it hopes to move by the end of next year.The...
View ArticleThai cuisine returns to Astoria with downtown food cart
For the first time in several years, Astoria has a Thai food option.Sopa and Robert Burns recently opened Mai Tong Thai Food, a new cart in the nascent pod of Astoria Station at the corner of 13th and...
View ArticleClatsop County Property Transactions
Sale Date Sale Price Year Built Acres Address Buyer Seller9/01/17 $815,000 1993 0.17 159 W Nebesna St, Cannon Beach Martin Giguiere John Drumheller9/01/17 $272,500 1976 0.18 90319 Hawkins Rd,Warrenton...
View ArticlePacific County Property Transactions
Date Sale Price Address Buyer Seller9/01/17 $120,000 29202 I Lane, Ocean Park Maureen McCaslin Robert and Karen Boardman9/12/17 $47,000 26109 R Street, Ocean Park Howard and Kathy Rayborn Roy...
View ArticleClatsop County Building Permits
September 2017Date Type Address Value Description Contractor9/06/17 Dwelling 80610 Highway 101, Arch Cape $1,100,000 Single family dwelling Jessie Daniel Construction Inc9/06/17 Dwelling 80506 Carnahan...
View ArticleAstoria Building Permits
ResidentialDate Name Address Value Description Contractor9/28/17 Staci and Carma Jenkins 165 Hull Avenue $40,986 Family room addition Beach Construction LLC9/28/17 Kathryn Staecker 4000 Irving Avenue...
View ArticleSeaside Business Licenses
September 2017Business Name Business Address Business ServiceNorth Coast Handyman and Wood Working LLC PO Box 1433, Astoria ContractorCreekscape Design 4305 SW 185th, Beaverton Landscape...
View ArticleCity of Long Beach Business Licenses
Date Applicant Applicant Type Address Description Status9/12/17 Lodestone Quarry Whlse and Retail 355 Bay Center Dyke Road, Bay Center Quarry Open9/14/17 Whealdon Property Management LLC Rentals 1700...
View ArticlePacific County Food Inspections
Date Business Name Description of Violation Points Assessed9/11/17 Cottage Bakery Hand washing sink inadequate or inaccessible 10 Red Cold holding (more than 5 degrees) 10 Red9/11/17 Long Beach Subway...
View ArticleWell Preserved: New life for the Van Dusen Building
ASTORIA — Glen Herman and his team found what they thought was the perfect building at Miles Crossing, just south of Astoria. Then, they realized if they were going to involve large groups of people,...
View ArticleBusiness Bookworm: ‘Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old?’
“I do it myself!”Those are words you’ve been saying practically since you were able to speak. You can get your own drink, button your shirt, pull on your britches, walk yourself downtown, drive...
View ArticleCEDR’s 2018 membership campaign underway — please join us
CEDR (Clatsop Economic Development Resources) is the only organization in Clatsop County whose sole focus is to create, grow and retain businesses. We have launched our 2018 membership campaign, and...
View ArticleFinest in the field: Pacific County businesses praised for community impact...
RAYMOND — A family-owned hardware store was praised for being “ever reliable” though generations while a growing coffee and floral business was regarded as “just what the community needed,” as...
View ArticleBranching out: Vicki McAfee’s Herbal-based business continues to grow
How did you get started?“I’m a clinical herbalist and nutritionist. I was seeing clients out of my home. I started looking for an office space and I ended up finding a storefront, and I thought ‘Well,...
View ArticleCranberry challenge: Starvation Alley overcomes obstacles of growing...
How did you first get interested in farming?“My interest in farming stems from my interest in food systems. I had a really great college professor who taught me to appreciate food and cooking. That...
View ArticleRiding out the recession: Saara Matthews became a business owner during a...
How did you first get involved?“The two sisters (Darlene Warra Bjornsgard and Dorothy Warra Smith) who had owned the store had originally hoped my sister and I would buy it when they were ready to...
View ArticleBusiness Briefs for November 2017
SEASIDE — Seaside Lodging LLC started a $500,000 renovation of the Inn at Seaside this week in mid-October. The Inn at Seaside was the first property acquired by Seaside Lodging in 2009.The renovation...
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