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Kelly Mauer and Danielle Shipp bought Cannon Beach Chocolate Cafe in 2020. The Krupas taught them the room. The town kept it open. They have since moved down the block.
Cove Tales · Apr 1, 2026 · 3 min
Mike Josephson is the fourth generation at Josephson’s Smokehouse on Astoria’s waterfront. The cold-smoked Chinook is still Anton’s. The building is still a cannery.
Cove Tales · Mar 20, 2026 · 3 min
Kerri Lambert runs the Times Theatre on Broadway and the Downtown Development Association from the same conviction: the town needs a room that is for everyone.
Cove Tales · Mar 12, 2026 · 3 min
Michelle and Tim Wunderlich roast in Seaside and pour on Holladay. The Coffee House is still the room with the plants, the yearbooks, and the regulars who do not need a menu.
Cove Tales · Mar 4, 2026 · 2 min
Doug Wiese grew up on a Gearhart grill. His son Carnegie came home from New Zealand to take the chowder. Dooger’s is still on Columbia Street.
Cove Tales · Feb 18, 2026 · 3 min
Karen Emmerling opened Beach Books in 2005. Twenty years on, the Gilbert District still has a literary living room.
Cove Tales · Jan 24, 2026 · 3 min
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