Astoria, Oregon enjoys both an important role in the early history of the west coast and a modern, hip atmosphere.

A Tale of Two Astorias. Both are situated on great rivers and are named after John Jacob Astor, America’s first millionaire who never set foot in either place. That makes him a poorer man than he ever ...

The source of Oregon is not Portland. It is Astoria, a port town full of dive bars where the women drink as much as the men. It remains true to the run-down, ramshackle, chipped-toothed dream that ...

If you’re longing to escape to the Oregon coast, head as far north as you can until you meet the Columbia River and settle into Astoria. The oldest city in Oregon is famous for fun, from craft beer ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — When it comes to an outdoor walkabout, Astoria, Oregon — the oldest townsite west of the Rockies and now more than two centuries young — offers a dizzying array of “must see” ...

Before the pandemic, Astoria was welcoming thousands of tourists on cruises who would spend the day in town when their ship docked. The number of cruise ships stopping in Astoria was at an all-time ...

IN THE OLDEST Euro-settlement on the north Pacific Coast, you don’t get far past the appetizer stage at dinner before The Question, heavy and potent as a guttural sea-lion belch, floats out into the ...

The listing agent for the Victorian home featured in the "The Goonies" film in Astoria, Oregon, said this week the likely new owner is a fan of the classic coming-of-age movie about friendships and ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Children of the 1980s grew up wishing they, too, could be one of the “Goonies,” the treasure-hunting teens in the 1985 movie hit executive produced by Steven Spielberg. In sleepy ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — "It's a small museum because this is a historic jail that was built in 1914 and it was our real jail until 1976." McAndrew Burns is giving us a tour of the most famous jailhouse in ...