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BRING Eyes Northwest Eugene
The Glenwood-based nonprofit wants to open a second outlet
BRING Recycling, Lane County’s main construction materials re-use organization, wants to open an outlet in northwest Eugene and is searching for a spot to lease. … Continue reading
Sasquatch Sightings Await
Join experts and skeptics for two days of paranormal fun, legendary tales and theories at Greenwaters Park in Oakridge
Join believers, skeptics and researchers at the second annual two-day Sasquatch Summer Fest on July 11 and 12 at Greenwaters Park in Oakridge. Meet world-renowned … Continue reading
Possible Amazon Distribution Center up for Public Comment
Eugene facility’s air pollution spotlighted
The mysterious and massive package-delivery center planned near the Eugene Airport will generate so much traffic that it needs an air pollution permit. The Lane … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
‘If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.’ — Maya Angelou Upcoming Rallies, Marches, Trainings and Protests • … Continue reading
EW Extra
EW Embezzlement Update
Former Eugene Weekly business manager Elisha Young entered a not guilty plea during an arraignment at the Lane County Jail
Former Eugene Weekly business manager Elisha Young, indicted by a Lane County grand jury April 3 on five felony counts of theft, appeared in a … Continue reading
Contentment and Love Over Fear and Loathing
OBF stages a stunning and provocative consideration of Matthew Shepard
There’s a moment inside Craig Hella Johnson’s brilliant and gripping oratorio Considering Matthew Shepard that damn near brought me to tears — because I would, … Continue reading
Rep. Val Hoyle speaks up for democracy
Rep. Val Hoyle, in a late June interview with Eugene Weekly, stresses her eagerness to fight for the democracy that is under the Constitution and … Continue reading
The Load Gets Lighter
A North Eugene High School accordion player will soon have a new instrument — she hopes — for summer touring
She has been to more places around the world than the average high school student, and the awards for her accordion playing are piling up. … Continue reading
Arts And Culture
All’s Fair in Love and War
Get off the apps. Try L.A. comedians Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero’s Dating Game at OCF, instead.
L.A. comedian Moshe Kasher just cleaned his composting toilet. He says that makes him a “true off-grid Oregonian.” The podcaster, actor and author is prepping … Continue reading
Some Things Have Changed
Eugene author Lee Boutell talks about his 1970s personal journey July 12 at OCF
Fifty-plus years, and it may seem that nothing much has changed in the US of A. Substitute Richard Nixon for Donald Trump, throw in an … Continue reading
Dances That Communicate
From Oregon Country Fair ritual to a new performer, make sure to check out diverse dances — and join in
Live music and dance at the Oregon Country Fair cannot be separated. This year, some new performers and programs are joining with longtime performers — from … Continue reading
The Pharcyde’s Bizarre Ride Continues
Recently reunited ’90s hip-hop group to perform at Oregon Country Fair
Known for their unique alternative hip-hop sound, The Pharcyde are golden children of classic West Coast rap. The four-piece ensemble, featuring Slimkid3 Tre, Imani, Fatlip … Continue reading
Local & Vocal
Public Good Over Corporate Profits
The city of Oakridge continues to fight the proposed mine on TV Butte
By Joe Berney, with Bryan Cutchen and Guenevere Patty DiGioia A few months ago, after Lane County Commissioners voted 3 to 2 in favor of … Continue reading
Saving the North Fork
A tale of fishermen, rivers, dams and music
In 1981, Bob Bumstead, an active member of the McKenzie Flyfishers, read in The Eugene Register-Guard that the Springfield Utility Board and the Emerald People’s … Continue reading
On Protests
Taking to the streets is taking Trump’s bait
By DoYle Srader The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull only got made because Raiders of the Lost Ark grossed almost $400 million, and you keep … Continue reading
‘Interesting Times’
A call to support small local businesses
I am standing behind the counter of a small business, Tsunami Books, a bookstore for the progressive mind, on the busiest street this side of … Continue reading
Letters To The Editor
Thank Yous and Mad About Protest Opinion in Letters
From Black Thistle Street Aid On June 26 at Whirled Pies, Black Thistle Street Aid celebrated our five-year anniversary with a beautiful evening of fundraising, … Continue reading
On Protests and Trash in Letters
A Thank You to EW I wanted to thank you for printing your feature on gun ownership by Eve Weston (EW, 6/19) and add a … Continue reading
Coping in These Dark Times in Letters to the Editor
Define Satire I’m sure I’m not the only reader who is pleased to see “This Modern World” return as a regular feature of the Weekly, … Continue reading
Kittens to Questions in Letters to the Editor
Help the Kittens There’s a little thrift store tucked away on River Road that’s been saving cats and dogs since the late 1990s. It’s called … Continue reading
Slant
Slant — Summery!
• Oregon Country Fair is this week — not to be confused with the Lane County Fair, which is July 23 to 27 and features everybody’s … Continue reading
Slant — Sizzling
• Rick Wright, who took his family business, Market of Choice, from the ordinary Pricechopper grocery to the hybrid store it is, died June 29, … Continue reading
Slant — Turbulent times
• Chris Gadsby, the powerhouse behind the much-missed Whiteaker Block Party and a general Whit original, was the victim of arson in the early hours … Continue reading
Slant — She’s back!
• In Eugene Weekly embezzlement news, Eugene police and the Lane County district attorney have let us know that Elisha Young, EW’s former business manager … 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
The Sound of Music
Accomplished Oregon Bach Festival ensemble singer Zerrin Agabigum Martin steps forward to share her hearing loss journey
Oregon Bach Festival audiences have likely heard Zerrin Agabigum Martin sing. Since 2010, the University of Michigan and Westminster Choir College-trained mezzo-soprano voice has joined … Continue reading
Baby Talk
Portland indie rockers Baby Grendel perform in Eugene at John Henry’s on their first West Coast tour
Jonathan Suarez is hatching a plan and losing his brain. At least, that’s what he sings on “Hatching,” the first song on Suarez’s indie rock … Continue reading
Matthew’s Passion
Oregon Bach Festival brings Considering Matthew Shepard, a major work in the queer classical music canon, to the Hult Center in Eugene
Whenever Craig Hella Johnson asks, Grammy-nominated tenor Brian Giebler says, “Yes.” Giebler reprises the role of Matthew Shepard June 28 at the Hult Center, part … Continue reading
Lovett or Shove It
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band will be performing at the Cuthbert Amphitheater June 27. Eugene Weekly asked him if he had a boat.
Eugene Weekly can say anything about Lyle Lovett here, because, as a former journalist, he says he never reads what people write about him. But, … 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