AUGUST 3, 2017 // 3
SCRATCHPAD
A mixed reaction to
Willamette Week piece
By ERICK BENGEL
COAST WEEKEND
B
y now, many of you have read
the recent Willamette Week
story “Astoria is the Best Place
in Oregon For A Weekend Bender” by
Matthew Korfhage.
It’s a fairly standard roundup of
ways to get wasted in our community
and geek out on Goonies lore, delivered
coast
in a cheeky (or, as Korfhage calls it,
“irreverent”) tone that, from a resident’s
standpoint — or, really, anyone’s stand-
point — could be read as reductive and
condescending.
A sample: “Astoria makes no sense
sober, in no small part because no one
else is sober. As somebody is sure to tell
you at some point during your stay, it’s a
drinking town with a fi shing problem —
designed by drunks for drunks.”
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
weekend
arts & entertainment
ON THE COVER
The 2017 Astoria
Regatta Court at
the Long Beach
Loyalty Days Parade
on May 7, 2017.
PHOTO
BY SCOTT
DOCHERTY
See story on Page 10
4
10
14
THE ARTS
Koutsouras paints ‘Big Red’
Uppertown net shed becomes subject of exhibition
FEATURE
Astoria Regatta
Festival commemorates 123rd season
DINING
Mouth of the Columbia
Los Tacos Locos: quick, easy, meaty and cheesy
FURTHER ENJOYMENT
MUSIC CALENDAR .....................5
SEE + DO ........................... 12, 13
CROSSWORD ........................... 17
CW MARKETPLACE ......... 18, 19
GRAB BAG ................................ 22
Find it all online!
CoastWeekend.com
features full calendar listings,
keyword search and easy
sharing on social media.
In other words, the article is exactly
what you’d expect from an alt weekly.
I’ve tried reading it from two angles:
as a fellow writer, and as a local (albeit a
relatively new one).
On one hand, the piece meets the
minimum requirements of its genre. List
of sites to get sloshed? Check. Token
nods toward Astoria’s historical import?
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
ERICK BENGEL
CALENDAR COORDINATOR
REBECCA HERREN
CONTRIBUTORS
DWIGHT CASWELL
RYAN HUME
BARBARA LLOYD McMICHAEL
KAELIA NEAL
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Continued on Page 19
Features Editor Erick Bengel