Eugene Weekly’s Summer Guide
From fireworks and parades in the hot sun to family storytimes in the cool of the library, summer in Oregon is that unique mixture of … Continue reading
News
Student High-Rise at 13th and Alder a Go
Developer sets September construction start
Major Chicago-based real estate developer Clayco figures the key to success in Eugene’s increasingly competitive student housing market is building high-rises as close as possible … Continue reading
De-Flocking the Cameras
With digital license plate readers about to launch, DeFlock seeks to tell citizens where the cameras are
Eugene and Springfield police intend to launch license plate readers that use AI to make digital fingerprints of vehicles. Activists and civil liberties advocates have … Continue reading
Last Call this Season at Piccadilly
Eugene’s longest-running flea market wraps up its season June 8 and returns this fall
Piccadilly Flea Market remains a go-to destination for vintage treasures, handcrafted goods, local music and community connection — all housed in the Lane County Fairgrounds’ … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it … Continue reading
EW Extra
Save Our Chateau
Preservation advocates are trying to save the Oregon Caves Chateau
The Oregon Caves Chateau was recently designated as one of the 11 most endangered historic places of 2025 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. … Continue reading
‘Nevermore’ Makes Oregon Debut
Cottage Theatre brings Oregon’s first production of gothic musical inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, opening June 6
Dark, dreamy and steeped in the shadows of Poe’s imagination, Nevermore: The Imaginary Life & Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe opens June 6 at … Continue reading
‘1% for Wildlife’
Funding wildlife conservation through tourism dollars
By Sristi Kamal As crisp, brighter spring days made their way to Oregon, so did the charismatic wildlife that call Oregon home. The return of … Continue reading
Witch Eyes and Robots in Disguise
Music groups Witch Eyes and Sombre Lux pop into the Eugene Art House for a night of synth and stimulating visuals
Music groups Sombre Lux and Witch Eyes perform back-to-back shows combining visuals and electronic synth at the Eugene Art House Friday, June 6. Sombre Lux … Continue reading
Arts And Culture
Marvelling at Murals
Take a spin around town with an art expert at your side this July
Have you walked, pedaled or driven around Eugene just to see the art pieces emblazoned on the walls? The city of Eugene invites you to … Continue reading
Closing on Closer
Eugene author Miriam Gershow takes a different path to publication for her second novel
Miriam Gershow’s second novel Closer is coming out the first week of June, 15 years after her first novel The Local News was published. To … Continue reading
Honoring Sharon Schuman
Chamber Music Amici remembers one of its founders with concerts June 8 and 9
This was not the way the season was supposed to end for Chamber Music Amici. The ensemble’s June 8 and 9 concerts were originally planned … Continue reading
Summer Wildflowers
Find early blooms on a hike to Tire Mountain
If you’re eager to get a head start on summer in the Cascades, stroll through the wildflower meadows of Tire Mountain, an often overlooked peak … Continue reading
Local & Vocal
St. Isidore
What’s in a name? More than you know.
St. Isidore of Seville is hardly a household name, but it is a name that will be widely associated with the separation of church and … Continue reading
Child Success
To strengthen families and communities, start at the start
By Judy Newman Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive. After working in early childhood for decades, I know how important it is for families … Continue reading
Eugene and Oregon Have A Pharmacy Crisis
HB 3212 Can Help Fix It
By Anne Harthman and Rep. Nancy Nathanson Across Oregon, community pharmacies are closing at an alarming rate, threatening the health and wellbeing of thousands of … Continue reading
Turn Out the Lights
Eugene has more light pollution than even Portland
By Misty Bowman We are destroying half the environment in our city every 24 hours — and most of us don’t know it. You may … Continue reading
Letters To The Editor
Local Eats, Local Voices, Local Matter in Letters
In Case You’re in Bend Groceries in Bend: Locavore! Tumalo Produce Market. (Farmers markets, Wednesday downtown upper Drake Park, Saturdays NW Crossing). Market of Choice. … Continue reading
From Saturday Market to Shop Local in Letters
Eugene Has Codes Like Michele Miller and Joe Blakely (EW Letters, 5/22), I have endured the loud and aggressive evangelical haranguers and harassers at the … Continue reading
Saturday Market Fracas and More in Letters to the Editor
Can We Shop in Peace? I am a long-time Saturday Market-Farmers Market shopper. Today (May 17) I was there and was appalled. On every corner … Continue reading
From Thrifting to the May election in letters
Thrifting Internationally When I traveled to Ireland last year, I investigated thrift stores near my hotels. Got a T-shirt with Key West homes on it … Continue reading
Slant
Slant — Sweet!
• Welcome to yet another edition of “the little paper that could.” First, did you celebrate Eugene Weekly Day? We did! Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson … Continue reading
Slant — Second Thoughts
• A big thank you to all the folks who called and wrote to the Oregon governor’s office after Tina Kotek initially denied the extradition … Continue reading
Slant — Celebrating!
By EW editorial staff • We weren’t the only ones excited to see Eugene Weekly pop up on Robert Irwin’s Instagram. The photographer and son … Continue reading
Slant — Hey! Subscribe!
A previous version of this opinion column referred to Darin Harbick’s attorney. It was Tyler Harbick’s attorney. We regret the error. • Eugene Weekly announced … Continue reading
Chow
Brewing a Bookstore
Hodgepodge Books & Taps, a combination bookstore and tap room, opens just in time for Independent Bookstore Day in Eugene
Hodgepodge Books & Taps — a combination tap room and bookstore answering one of life’s most pressing questions: “Why aren’t there more places to sip … Continue reading
Mr. Everything to Me
Green beans, soup, longbao: Dumplings aren’t the only dish worthy of top billing at Mr. Dumpling
For three years, Mr. Dumpling co-owner Andy Li’s wife, Ashley Li, studied the art of dumplings in Wenzhou, located on the east coast of China. … Continue reading
What About Second Breakfast?
One pie to rule them all
Looking for a Hobbit-themed dining experience for the most precious of patrons? Second Breakfast Pies is a local brunch place that offers just that for … Continue reading
Kneading a Community
UO alum transformed an entrepreneurship project into one of Eugene’s only gluten-free bread bakeries, bringing artisanal bread back to those who thought they’d never enjoy it again
Fig & Bean Bakery owner Finn Mifsud fires up two ovens, baking throughout her mornings to prepare orders for wholesale. The bakery is only open … Continue reading
Music
From Russia With Love
A Russian pianist, composer and UO doctoral student performs from his premiere album May 30
It’s been three-plus years of brutal warfare since Russia invaded Ukraine with more than 100,000 troops killed combined, according to the Biden administration in 2024, … Continue reading
An Intimacy Like No Other
The Oregon Piano Institute completes its first season May 28 at Beall Hall
There is no orchestra for support, nothing to divert attention from the performer and the music. It’s just the pianist and the Steinway on stage … Continue reading
Music with Pride for Oregonians
Salem-based Gabriel Cox Band rocks the Hybrid May 23
Fresh off the release of their newest album, The Rockdown, it is time for the Gabriel Cox Band to hit the road again with a … Continue reading
Haunted Like Human
The Nashville folk duo shares stories and music in Eugene May 23
Haunted Like Human performs at Viking Brewing Company Friday, May 23. The two-person folk band with Dale Chapman, lead singer and lyricist, and Cody Clark, … Continue reading
Gallery
Memorial Service
A look into a Ukrainian war funeral in Lviv, Ukraine.
Lviv, Ukraine, a city of 710,000 people, sees as few as three funerals per week, or as many as two a day, a resident says. … Continue reading
Matthew Logan Vasquez
Live at the Hult Center [5.7.25]
Matthew Logan Vasquez and friends came to the Hult Center April 7 as part of the 10×10 series — so tickets were only $10 as … Continue reading
Hands Off! Oakridge
About 100 people gathered in Oakridge, Oregon, at the Hitching Post off Highway 58 as part of the nationwide Hands Off! protests against the Trump … Continue reading
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Prioritizing your mental well-being is just as important as taking care of your physical health – and it might be easier than you think. Making … Continue reading
Gregory Erling Flato
Gregory Erling Flato was born on June 27, 1947, in Astoria, Oregon, the oldest child of Erling and Esther Flato (née Kallunki) and passed away … Continue reading