On July 4, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., the Red, White and Blue riverfront festival will take place at Riverfront Commemorative Park. According to visitcorvallis.com, the festival is a free, family-friendly...

Summer can be a sense of belonging, where communities of people all emerge from their homes in order to soak in the sun. Music is heard from down the street. The air smells of cheeseburgers and watermelon....