ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – Vandals broke into the Astoria Column and damaged the historical landmark just days before a $1 million restoration project was expected to be finished. The Daily Astorian reports ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Astoria City Council approved a new lighting policy for the Astoria Column at a meeting last Monday night. Where before the landmark could be lit with lights twice a year to ...

Another Astoria Column tidbit in honor of the musical “Musical Stairs” event (directed by Jeff Daly) on Sept. 28 at the Column: Former Astorian Bill Grimberg wants to know which name is right — Astor ...

Balsa wood gliders wait to be purchased at the Astoria Column gift shop. One day, a kid bought a balsa wood glider at the Astoria Column gift shop and scrawled his name on it. He climbed the 164 steps ...

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Astoria City Council has rejected a request from a local hospital to bathe the Astoria Column in pink lighting during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The Daily ...

The freshly refurbished Astoria Column will reopen to the public at 8 a.m. today, two days earlier than had been announced earlier this week. The 125-foot-tall landmark has been closed since May for ...

ASTORIA, Ore. Police have arrested a paraglider who they believe illegally base-jumped off the Astoria Column last Friday. Astoria banned base-jumping or rappelling off the column back in 1998 after a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A landmark along the Oregon coast has been illuminating the region’s rich history for decades and now, the light it shines just got brighter. Ralph Budd, who commissioned the ...

The Daily Astorian reports the project involves architectural repairs and restoring the murals. The $1 million project is funded by private donors. The restoration project will begin in May and end in ...

If it’s good views you’re after, it’s hard to beat the vista visible from atop the Astoria Column. Offering a view of the Pacific Ocean, the mouth of the Columbia River and several Cascade Mountain ...

USA Today asked a group of industry experts to nominate their favorite small towns in the United States based on places that exhibit the best in travel, food, drink and lifestyle before presenting ...