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From the counter
A short note from the shop: the cup, the photo, and a link back.
Beach Day Coffee · Oct 30, 2026 · 1 min
The book
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The last mile on the Prom
Hood to Coast finishes in Seaside on August 28 and 29. For the town it is not a race. It is a two-day change of weather.
Cove Tales · Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min
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Two hundred forty-five nets
The Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament returns August 5–9. For five days the beach is a city, and Broadway works like one.
Cove Tales · Jul 8, 2026 · 2 min
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One hundred seventy-two flavors
The Seaside Candyman is in Heritage Square, not on the Prom, and that is part of the point. Taffy, a wheel, and a man who will rap about candy.
Cove Tales · Jun 25, 2026 · 2 min
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Seaside’s oldest continually run business
Phillips Candies has been on Broadway since 1897. The name stayed. The taffy stayed. The family in the kitchen changed.
Cove Tales · Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min
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Wednesdays in the lot
The Seaside Farmers Market runs June 17 to September 9, 2026. Food court at noon, market at one, music until the booths come down. Last year, 13,000 people.
Cove Tales · Jun 10, 2026 · 2 min
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A living room that looks at the Pacific
Seaside VR is a free-roam arena on Highway 101, across from City Hall. It is also the publisher’s own business, which this site will not pretend otherwise.
Cove Tales · May 20, 2026 · 2 min
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She made herself a local
Dawn Fujiwara-Pavlik moved from Murrieta in 2017, hung flower baskets, learned to crab, and then opened a shop for other people’s hands.
Cove Tales · May 14, 2026 · 3 min
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The closest cup to the Prom
Beach Day Coffee opened in 2015 at 7 Broadway, under the WorldMark, across from the Promenade Inn. The beans come from Astoria. The pastry comes from the shop.
Cove Tales · May 6, 2026 · 2 min