New Issue: December 13th, 2012 December 13, 2012In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… Drain Blockage Leads to Major Flooding Issues for Corvallis OSU: Trial and Error...1 min read
Picks of the Week! December 13, 20122 Towns Ciderhouse Presents: FLOATER with 30 Pound Test, December 14th, 8 – 11:30 p.m. Grammy-nominated Floater returns to grace...1 min read
Culture Fail: Apocalypse XCVIIX… December 13, 2012Despite the fact that we have harnessed the atom, forged beautiful works of art, and wrought wonders from...2 mins read
Chinuk Wawa: A Local Oregon Tribe’s Efforts to Save a Dying Language December 13, 2012Spend enough time in the Pacific Northwest and you’ll come across unusual place-names: Cultus Creek, Moolack Lake, Tyee...4 mins read
Artist Profile: Helvi Smith December 13, 2012In my paintings, the red is green. The purple is green and the white is also green. How can that be? Practically all the paint I use is leftover...1 min read
5 Bicycle-Based Business Ideas for Corvallis: Green Ideas for a Bike-Friendly City December 13, 2012As we approach the year’s end, many of us full of ideas—yet even more of us fed up...7 mins read
Mountain Biking in Corvallis’ Rainy Winter: Easier—and More Fun—Than You Think! December 13, 2012Interested in mountain biking but wary of Corvallis’ wet, dreary winters? Considering the really good weather doesn’t kick...2 mins read
Corvallis’ Little-known BMX Park Sees Major Improvements December 13, 2012Chad DeMers is a man on a mission. An avid mountain biker, he wants to make biking accessible...1 min read
Earthquakes in Corvallis? The Willamette Valley is Due for a Big One December 13, 2012In 2011, Corvallis ranked as one of the safest cities in the US, so far as the effects...5 mins read
Sick Town’s Sk8 Crazy Nights Proves a Raucous Season Closer December 13, 2012On Saturday, December 8th, Corvallis’ roller derby league, the Sick Town Derby Dames, closed out their season with...1 min read
OSU: Trial and Error Goes Digital – Testing Without Breaking Stuff December 13, 2012Here’s the scenario: You have a great idea for a new flying contraption. Everything looks good on paper....1 min read
Drain Blockage Leads to Major Flooding Issues for Corvallis December 13, 2012On Monday, November 19th, as rain beat down, the east entrance of Huckleberry Drive in north Corvallis slowly...1 min read
OSU’s Saferide: Stranded by Its Own Policies December 6, 2012The Oregon State University community is enveloped in the same bubble prevalent on college campuses throughout the country:...4 mins read
Corvallis Curiosity: Hungry, Hungry Beaver December 6, 2012This big hunk of beaver-chewed tree may have thought it would find refuge at Schaefer’s Recreation Equipment Co....1 min read
Zero Waste Living: Slash Your Trash in Corvallis December 6, 2012America has instituted such a high-functioning waste-disposal system that the ugly consequences of disposable consumption are largely hidden...3 mins read
Artful Ink Forever: Corvallis Tattoo Parlor Round-up December 6, 2012One of the earliest forms of self-expression, the tattoo has been an ongoing theme for human beings the...3 mins read
Hybrid and Electric Cars: The Good, the Bad, and the Surprisingly Wasteful December 6, 2012As evidenced by their numbers, the Toyota Prius is by far the most popular, with over one million...6 mins read
New Issue: December 6th, 2012 December 6, 2012In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… Corvallis’ Whiteside Theatre and Two Towns Ciderhouse Welcome Back Floater and 30 Pound...1 min read