The Best Of Eugene 2020-2021
We’re going to be honest: 2020 has been exhausting. This year has seen a global pandemic, ongoing protests against police brutality and wildfires that ravaged … Continue reading
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City Council Moves Forward with New Farmers Market
At Nov. 23 meeting, Eugene City Council unanimously voted to remove $4.5 million spending cap
As the holiday season approaches, the Eugene City Council was feeling generous at its Nov. 23 meeting. The councilors unanimously voted to remove spending restrictions … Continue reading
Mapping With Purpose
Indigenous cartography helping reignite culture and tradition
Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Albuquerque, Eugene, Eureka, Corvallis, sprawling urban centers, rural suburb communities, indigenous reservations, you name it. Natchee Blu … Continue reading
The Road Less Traveled
Time for climate leadership on Oregon’s roads
By Aimee Okotie-Oyekan There are approximately four million miles of road in the United States alone. To put that in perspective, that’s about 16.7 times … Continue reading
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• Eugene Weekly is locally owned by Anita and Art Johnson of Eugene and Georga Taylor, now retired to northern California from Coos Bay. The … Continue reading
If You Smell What the Val Is Cooking
BOLI Commissioner Val Hoyle invites movers and shakers to talk policies and share recipes on a YouTube show
Every nook and cranny of the U.S. is plagued with divisiveness, a systemic problem that continues to hemorrhage after the 2020 election. But maybe Bureau … Continue reading
Stop Death on the Streets Holds Demonstration at City Manager’s House
The caravan protest comes after recent sweeps of unhoused people's camps during COVID-19
The caravan of cars circles around City Manager Sarah Medary’s house for a second time at around 7:30 pm, their horns blaring as the demonstrators … Continue reading
Choose Your Own America
What’s the future hold for the United States? Donald Trump, Joseph Biden or who the hell knows yet? At Eugene Weekly we realized it was … Continue reading
The Trumpster Fire Challenging DeFazio
Democrats say DeFazio’s Republican opponent is following in Trump’s footsteps — he’s racist and inexperienced
Alek Skarlatos is young, right wing and starred in a major Hollywood film. Now, he is running as the Republican candidate against Rep. Peter DeFazio … Continue reading
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Granting An Early Gift
The Archaeology Channel receives Cares Act grant and schedules video platform
A special holiday gift came early — and in the nick of time — to the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI). On Oct. 29, the Eugene … Continue reading
Oregon’s Prince is Ready to Claim Her Throne
Sedona Prince, a former top prospect, hopes to prove herself this year for the Ducks.
In 2018, Sedona Prince was the No. 8 recruit in the nation. Two years later, I met Prince in an English class that we were … Continue reading
Protecting the Vulnerable
The pandemic sweeping through nursing homes statewide reveals a need for change
Nursing homes across the country were hit hard and early by the COVID-19 pandemic, and now as cases spike to their highest levels yet, it’s … Continue reading
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• Good news for Oregon environmentalists in this election. Doug Moore of the Oregon League of Conservation Voters is breathing a sigh of relief that … Continue reading
Local Coalition Calls on City to Stop Franchise Agreement with NW Natural
They urge the city to move away from fracked gas and to stop fossil fuel construction
Fracked gas has been a significant contributor to Eugene’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new alliance of local leaders involved in housing, climate recovery … Continue reading
Portland Journalist to Sue Homeland Security After Pepper Spraying
The lawsuit alleges DHS officers pepper sprayed him while he was reporting at a protest
Portland freelance journalist Mike Bivins is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for $1 million after they pepper sprayed him as he covered a … Continue reading