Make Masks NOW!

“Everyone’s Protected When Everyone’s Protected” Dr. Dave Cundiff MD MPH, Chief Medical Officer for Primary Care at Willapa Behavioral Health wants us to know that masks have the power of compound interest.  The more people wearing them over the most time make the most positive impact against disease transmission in…

Kite Festival

It’s Kite Week

We hope you enjoy this year’s program and find it useful!  It’s always fun to put the Kite Festival program together. Not only is it full of bright, colorful images, it’s a bit of a jigsaw puzzle to solve as the advertising blocks, and the amount of content for any…

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Ready For a Skate Park, Long Beach?

Most of you know Wendy as our always smiling and helpful receptionist.  Some of you have been lucky enough to know her as an excellent WordPress and Social Media trainer.  Every once in awhile, she surprises all of us and joins the web development team!  Now you know where she…

Kite Festival Program

Washington State International Kite Festival

The World Kite Museum and Washington State International Kite Festival Kiters hold a special place in our hearts. Not only do they fill the sky with an inspirational array of colors, kite fliers are the nicest people!  The World Kite Museum is open year-round with regularly changing exhibits and is…

beachdog.com is a HOT PokèStop!

PokeStop?  What? A  PokeStop is, well, let’s go back to 1989 when Pokèmon was first imagined by Satoshi Tajiri, not coincidentally when the Nintendo Gameboy was also invented. The name Pokèmon comes from the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (PokettoMonsutā). Most kids from the 90s grew up with the brightly colored Pokèmon cartridge for…

Kara AttheBeach dot com

Do you know Kara AttheBeach?

Community Calendar |  Facebook Friend Kara AttheBeach now has her own website, karaatthebeach.com, and runs a community-driven Peninsula Community Calendar.  But who is Kara? Karadog was the founding dog of and inspiration for us here at beachdog.com.  Long since crossing the Rainbow Bridge, Kara is now the namesake for a…

long beach razor clam festival

Razor Clam Festival Rocks A New Look

The Long Beach Razor Clam Festival is back and here to stay!  2016 marks the fourth year the event has been drawing crowds since ending its sixty-four year hiatus (The original event ran from 1940-1948 in Long Beach, WA).  With high domoic acid levels having meant a very limited number…

Brown's Coastal Corner Market & Deli

Brown’s Coastal Corner Market & Deli

The Brown Family has recently taken ownership of Brown’s Coastal Corner Market & Deli, and the changes we’ve seen so far have been top notch.  The market appeared in Long Beach about three years ago, with an interesting mix of gourmet noshes and quick-grab favorites.  Here, you can find a…

No Mo Cold Toes!

A Sock Drive For Peninsulans In Need Grab a Flyer. Homeless people are on their feet all day, and the only pair of socks they own are very likely to be wet here on the Peninsula. In response to this need, Long Beach resident Randa Timmons, who has made more…

Kindle Book Benefits Local No-Kill Shelter

Local author Anne Nixon has a new book out, and it’s about her two cats, adopted from South Pacific County Humane Society. The picture book, perfect for all ages, features Skooter and Bandit, kitty brothers, and their day-to-day adventures.  We turned Anne’s photos and text into a picture book and…