Thriving Under Fear
Community garden brings people empowerment
Marina Herrera mixes compost and soil to replant her tomatoes. The stems look as if they were strands of spaghetti noodles that could fall down … Continue reading
News
The Listening Room
For barber George Dudley, cutting hair is just part of the job — the real art is in the conversation
When George Dudley’s alarm went off on a recent Monday morning, he felt a familiar weight. First up, a hardline conservative business owner. Next? A … Continue reading
Chad Drive Property in WinCo’s Shopping Cart
Chain buys the building it had been leasing
Grocery chain WinCo — a destination for budget-minded shoppers — apparently likes to buy a treat for itself sometimes. In June, the Idaho-based company bought … Continue reading
ICE in Eugene Cannot be Ignored
Eugeneans stand up against ICE, amid challenges and fear
By Seira Kitagawa and Eve Weston Despite the short notice, roughly 50 people gathered at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza at 12:30 pm July … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” — Elie … Continue reading
EW Extra
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
A Kiss is Never Just a Kiss
Sarah Ruhl’s back-stage rom-com ‘Stage Kiss’ charms at VLT
On a dismal Friday the 13th, as America was sliding ever deeper into the chaos of the corrupt Trump regime, the world’s broken climate was … Continue reading
Arts And Culture
Follow The Ravens
Ravens bring memories in the film ‘Hrafnamynd,’ which comes to Art House July 8
Ravens have graced film and literature, most notably in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven.” Typically, they have been depicted as messengers of death or … Continue reading
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
Crescent Stroll
Hike to views and wildflowers on Crescent Mountain
The High Cascades are still plagued with snow and mosquitoes, so why not hike to a peak in the Old Cascades instead? These mile-high ancient … Continue reading
Fireworks, baseball, protest and rodeos to celebrate July 4th
An excuse to make a special plan for Independence Day.
Whether or not you feel the urge to celebrate this upcoming federal holiday, there is no excuse not to take advantage of a day off … Continue reading
Local & Vocal
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
‘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
Letters To The Editor
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
Heatwaves, Homelessness and Flowers in Letter to the Editor
Are We Ready? It’s been four years since the Oregon heat dome killed more than 100 Oregonians, including some of our neighbors in Lane County. … Continue reading
Slant
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
Slant — Is it summer yet?
• Is Donald Trump going to send in the troops to every city that protests ICE raids? Because Eugene-Springfield isn’t going to take it lying … 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
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
Hacksaw in the House
Miriam Hacksaw returns to Eugene with a show June 21 at Sam Bond’s
It’s back to work for fiddler and banjoist Miriam Hacksaw, and that means the Eugene native who now lives in New Orleans is hitting the … 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