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BEST TECH / COMPUTER REPAIR
MossyTech
Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Mike’s Computer Repair,
Long Beach, Washington
Honorable Mention: Ben’s Computer
Store, Inc., Warrenton
By PATRICK WEBB
“I am a people person
— and that sets me apart,”
says Alan Mossman, a
computer specialist who
wants to change the cli-
cheéd image of IT.
Mossman got his start
in information technology
working for five years at
Columbia Memorial Hos-
pital. He founded Mossy-
Tech with his brother, Paul
Mossman, in 2012, and
now operates it solo with
a staff of five. (Mossy is a
longtime family nickname
that goes back genera-
tions.)
Alan Mossman enjoyed
aiding the IT staff at Ocean
Beach School District in
Ilwaco, Washington, during
his school days before
attending business man-
agement classes at Clatsop
Community College. “I
have always been tech
savvy,” he says.
He is not worried that
his industry continues to
change more quickly than
any other. “It’s a lot of fun.
It’s completely fluid,” he
says. “That’s exciting — it’s
not stagnant. You are always
learning something new.”
His office is in a build-
ing opposite the Astoria
Post Office, which is also
home to a sister company,
MossyTel. The latter was
started in 2011 and offers
new-age business phone
systems.
The computer operation,
MossyTech, exists to keep
other businesses’ computer
systems running efficiently
and securely.
As well as IT consult-
ing, it provides:
• IT managed services,
Open 7am
Daily!
PHOTO BY DWIGHT CASWELL
PHOTO BY PATRICK WEBB
Alan Mossman’s work station at MossyTech in downtown Asto-
ria looks like a space mission control center.
with monthly support con-
tracts that provide proac-
tive maintenance to keep
systems working efficiently
and reduce costly down-
time and frustration;
• Network solutions, of-
fering ways to improve the
functioning of servers and
enhance wireless internet
connections.
Backing up information
stored on computers is
essential, Mossman said, a
core philosophy he empha-
sizes with all his clients.
Without backups, “It leaves
them quite vulnerable. We
make sure there are antivi-
rus protections and secure
systems.”
Clients include busi-
nesses around the North
Coast, plus Seattle and
Portland.
MossyTech is located at 230
Eighth St. in Astoria. For more
information, call 503-325-
9090 or visit mossytech.com
COASTER THEATRE PLAYHOUSE
41 TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
1972
SERVING BREAKFAST,
LUNCH & SUPPER
European Style Coffeehouse by day,
intimate bistro offering neo-regional
cuisine by night.
Regional selection of beers, wines and
vintage cocktails available.
We cater your event!
Weekly Specials: 5-8 PM
Sushi & Martinis Mondays
Taco & Margarita
Thursdays (3 Buck Tacos)
2017
243 11th Street, Astoria, OR 97103
503-325-1787
www.AstoriaCoffeeHouse.com
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108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR
Inferno owner Rich Ewing holds the Forbidden Apple cocktail.
BEST BAR
Inferno Lounge
Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Fort George Brewery, Astoria
Honorable Mention: Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro
/ Buoy Beer Co., Astoria (tie)
By DWIGHT CASWELL
A few steps from the Pier
11 Riverfront Trolley stop
you can step into a room
with red walls, chandeliers,
a spectacular view of the
Columbia and a hip 1950s
cocktail lounge vibe. It’s the
Inferno Lounge, named not
for Dante but for the pirate
ship in “The Goonies.” Sit
inside or out and watch the
ships and the occasional
whale, and listen to Dean
Martin and Frank Sinatra
— but the cocktails are the
reason readers voted Inferno
the Best Bar.
Owner Rich Ewing has
been a fixture on the local
bar scene for years. An
award-winning mixologist,
he’s worked in a number of
high-end bars and finally
has his own place where he
can invent and mix specialty
cocktails to his heart’s de-
light. You’ll find a lot of un-
usual and delicious cocktails
at Inferno, many based on the
classics, and the bartenders
have been trained by Ewing
in his old-school techniques.
You won’t find mixes in use
here; all the ingredients are
the best. “A clean, pure taste
makes the cocktail fresher,”
Ewing says.
Large glass jars of
infused spirits surround the
bar — an Inferno hallmark.
Try cherry vanilla whiskey
in a Manhattan or pineapple
tequila in your margarita.
There’s charred oak vodka,
wild berry brandy and even
peanut vodka. Let your
imagination run wild.
Inferno provides a
bibulous experience and
good food as well. Favorites
include lettuce boats (with
meatballs and Thai sweet
chili sauce), pork street
tacos, a cheap and healthy
green salad, and the “ex-
ploding wiener.” Ewing is
constantly adding to Inferno.
More space, a great sound
and light system (he’s a DJ
too), and most recently pizza
ovens. Inferno now serves
true New York-style pizza
by the pie or slice, in the bar
or out a pickup window in
the Pier 11 Mall.