Candy Yiu Hailey Hoffman/The Astorian
Since visiting Astoria for the first time in 2018, Candy Yiu and her family have found a home.
Yiu is the new owner of Near the Pier boutique hotel. She also runs the local delivery service, Slurpalicious, with her husband Akshay Dua.
Yiu and Dua took their two sons to Astoria in December 2018 for a short trip.
âI fell in love with all the houses and downtown, the architectural details, all the cute shops and the Christmas lights. And the kids were crazy about the train tracks and the ships and running on the Riverwalk,â Yiu said. âEven in the rain it was so healthy and fun. My husband and I agreed that it was just amazing, âIf we love it this much in winter, whatâs it going to be like in summer?ââ
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Takeout from Malka, which opened in a converted Craftsman filled with art nouveau tchotchkes on Southeast Division Street one month before the pandemic turned out world upside down.Michael Russell | The Oregonian
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There’s a small blue house where Southeast 46th Avenue runs into Division Street. Inside, brown paper bags filled with takeout orders wait on a table in a room dressed for a prohibition-era seance, with copper cups, art nouveau antiques and stunning blue wallpaper. If you walk by tomorrow, you might find the door propped open with a vintage sewing machine. One of those bags might be waiting for you.