In One Ear: This and that

• Just in case there aren’t enough tourists on the North Coast already, the Stephanie Inn in Cannon Beach has been chosen by Travel & Leisure as one of the “15 Best Beach Resorts in the U.S.” And, it’s the only one from the Pacific Northwest. The rest are in Hawaii (4), Florida (3), California (2), South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, New York and Lake Tahoe, Nevada. • And, batten down the hatches, Astoria was picked as No. 6 in The Travel‘s “7 Most Idyllic Small Towns On The West...