By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Mark Kuestner is running for Manzanita City Council. He was kind enough to sit down with me to discuss his platform, his background, and his hopes for…
Author: Cara Mico, Assistant Editor
I'm a former biologist, current designer, author, and AI and technology enthusiast. Having worked for independent, small newspapers in Oregon since 2012 including the Portland Mercury, the Cannon Beach Gazette, the Seaside Signal, the Hip Fish, and more. I hold a BS degree in watershed restoration science and policy, and a MS in Administration and Management. Please email me with questions, I promise I don't bite!
Manzanita Moving Forward with City Hall Plan; Town Hall Meetings, Survey
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor The City of Manzanita city hall was evacuated over three years ago because of mold issues that remain today. The evacuated space was not meant to be…
Linda Kozlowski runs for reelection to Manzanita City Council; Growth Management as Key Priority
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Linda Kozlowski has been on the City Council of Manzanita since 2006 and she’s running for re-election this year for another four year term. I met with…
Building personal, community, and regional resilience with emergency preparedness
By Cara Mico The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), and the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay (EVCNB) are non-profit organizations dedicated to building personal, community, and…
Nehalem Bay Transportation System Plan Draft is almost complete, get your feedback in now
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Oregon’s transportation network is fair to middling with a national ranking 25th for cost effectiveness and condition. We’re a bit higher than average for poor bridge condition…
AI is coming for us
By Cara Mico First, what is AI? It’s expansive, it’s in almost everything, and it’s already more intelligent than most living humans. AI is diverse, it’s a set of programming parameters in…
An Offering to Our Healing Ocean: A Huehca Omeyocan Celebration
By Cara Mico Huehca Omeyocan is a music and dance group dedicated to promoting cultural practices of the Pre-Hispanic (Aztec) Mesoamerican peoples. As part of a ceremony to honor our oceans and…
CLIMATE CHANGE SERIES: How to talk about coastal flooding
By Cara Mico Coastal flooding is a natural part of the landscape. Nearly 40% of the US population lived on the coast as of 2014, a trend that is increasing. On the…
CLIMATE CHANGE: The ever changing ocean
By Cara Mico In the second of the climate series I’d like to take a look at ocean conditions. The Pacific Northwest Aquatic Marine Educators conference recently took place in Netarts, Oregon…
A New View: Space
By Cara Mico Space. We’re all in it. But what exactly is going on up there (around there? Down there?) Quite a bit actually! Humans have filled near space with countless satellites,…
