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6A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018 Photos by R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Race winner Chris Wright checks his time as he cross- es the finish line: 16:26. Turkey Trot: Seaside is ‘iconic to everybody’ Continued from Page 1A Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Annie Van Dyke looks out over the Munktiki inventory in the basement of the building. Tiki mugs: Family hopes to open next year Continued from Page 1A “What tiki is is definitely not an interpretation of what tiki actually is in Polynesia,” Miles Nielsen said. “It’s an American- ized, ‘50s, bastardized thing. It’s very Americana, really.” Four years ago, the younger Nielsen and Van Dyke did a Kickstarter campaign for Münkstein, a line of humorous and dark beer steins that has since blossomed into its own side business. The stein designs range from a Krampus — the Germanic half-goat, half-de- mon who punishes misbehaved children — to 3-D images. They will soon come out with a 420 stoner-themed stein com- plete with a fully functional pipe on the lid. The tiki mugs, steins and other merchandise will all be available in the thoroughly nautical, tropical storefront of Munktiki, including hanging glass floats, 7-foot-tall tikis and a broken-off ship mast or bam- boo raft. A collection of historical tiki mugs will be on display. One vending machine will dis- pense tiki mugs, while another The Munktiki company also produces beer steins. vintage coin-operated prize machine will pop out tiki trin- kets in plastic eggs. The back of the store will eventually accommodate Dead Man’s Isle, a tiki bar the family hopes to build out sometime in the next several years. The fam- ily’s previous buildouts, includ- ing their former home in Port- land, have become a standard of tiki bar excellence featured by The Oregonian and other news outlets. “A legit, Americana tiki bar is very much about having lots and lots of kind of beach- combed stuff, lots and lots of eye candy just hanging around,” Miles Nielsen said. On the east side of the build- ing, the family is building out an art gallery for Dunagan, who works in watercolors, acrylics and ink. “Lighting is key,” said Dun- agan, who is planning vertical slats along the wall, backlit in different colors by LED lights. Dunagan and the elder Niel- sen are building out a loft to live right above the gallery, giving them a bird’s-eye view of their storefront and Duane Street, with a spiral staircase to the building’s roof. The Sovey Motor Co. build- ing had fallen on hard times after the departure of Char- ter Communications to the Port of Astoria’s central water- front, sitting empty and slowly deteriorating. The family sees the adaptive reuse as offer- ing unique products while fill- ing one of the last holes in the storefronts on Duane Street, a burgeoning commercial district increasingly home to Astoria’s homegrown alcohol industry. “It’s a fun corner,” Van Dyke said. “This is where it’s happen- ing in Astoria.” The family hopes to open in the spring or summer. The leading female run- ner, Ginny Meadway of northern California, crossed the line at 19:30. Seaside Chamber of Commerce Director Brian Owen explained the appeal of Seaside. “This is such a wonder- ful place, it’s iconic to every- body,” Owen said. “The message is community. Peo- ple love to be part of their neighborhood, they love to be part of the city. “ Elliott Allen of West Seattle, Washington, 13, celebrated his Thanks- Leading youth finisher El- liott Allen, of West Seattle, Washington. giving as the fastest teen runner. Oh — and it was his birthday, too. Grocer: Developer hits a roadblock Continued from Page 1A that exceedingly difficult for me. I do believe the commis- sion could go through with this project without the turn lane.” The developer could fund the turn lane, but that cost would likely prove exces- sive, Dover said. “Poten- tially it could cost us more to do that than to build our property.” The commission could approve the building plan as is, without adding a turn lane, but that may mean test- ing Department of Transpor- tation policies and the city’s transportation master plan. Chairman Chris Hoth and commissioners David Posalski and Bill Carpen- ter asked Planning Director Kevin Cupples to offer rec- ommendations for the Dec. 4 meeting. The project is “good,” Hoth said. “I’d like to see it happen, I’d like to have somebody give me infor- mation that would make me feel better about deal- ing with the traffic issue. If we can deal with that issue, I can make a decision, yay or nay.” The Astoria City Council wishes everyone a JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON! Enjoy the lights and holiday festivities while shopping Downtown Astoria! www.astoriadowntown.com I still have some chapters left to write, things I want to do yet. Feel free to take a vacation. I might do that, too. Grateful to be here, Ann FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 rd - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 ND Customers can park downtown longer than the posted time limit, except in metered spaces. 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