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ROSE (roz) n. One of the most beautiful of all flowers, a symbol of fragrance and loveliness. Often given as a sign of appreciation.

Erica Baze and Travis Allen had formulated a plan to open up a bar and restaurant, but were waiting for the ideal location. When prime space on the Corvallis waterfront opened up due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and a resulting closure, the life partners turned business partners jumped at the opportunity. “Whenever you’re opening a business there are going to be unknowns. There’s always going to be a risk,” Allen said. Some Americans will see extra money in their bank a...

What happened to Carr Square? The neighborhood flourished for a century before modernist city planners replaced it with what they saw as the future. Carr Square Park, Compton and Drys Pictorial St. Louis, 1876 Neighborhoods in St. Louis were annihilated in the years after World War II in the name of “progress.” I’ve looked at Mill Creek in the past, and recently I investigated the vanished Kosciusko neighborhood on the near South Side. But a neighborhood that almost no one rememb...

Corvallis’ Most Impactful for 2020 December 19, 2020 Annually, our staff culls its collective memory of the year that’s been, and offers a shout out for Corvallisites that have had an outsized impact on our community and beyond. This year’s top 10 includes some names you’ll know, and a few that you won’t.    We also include a list of five shouts on a statewide basis.   No. 1 Charlie  Fautin    Born and raised in Wyoming, Charlie Fautin became a registered nurse then spe...