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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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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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The jam on Broadway started in a strawberry field
Oregon Hill Farms has cooked in St. Helens since 1987. The jars are in Seaside shops. The pails are wholesale. Five Oregon couples bought the kitchen in 2024.
Cove Tales · May 28, 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
Owner profileSeaside
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
Owner profileSeaside
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
Owner profileSeaside
The base
Douglass and Tanya Lintow bought Sea Star Gelato on a birthday trip. The secret, he will tell you, is not a flavor. It is the base.
Cove Tales · Apr 21, 2026 · 3 min
Owner profileCannon Beach
Home of Haystack Bread
Cannon Beach Bakery started in Seaside, burned in 1935, and moved down the coast. Gib Hammond baked for Dave’s Killer Bread and Bob’s Red Mill. Now the ovens are his.
Cove Tales · Apr 8, 2026 · 2 min
Owner profileSeaside
The gathering place on the Prom
Ocean Bakery Cafe sits inside the Best Western Ocean View Resort. The pastry case faces the beach. The coffee is Portland roasted. The room is for people who slept here and people who didn’t.
Cove Tales · Apr 2, 2026 · 2 min