Best of Eugene!
30 years of the Best of readers poll!
For the past 30 years, Eugene Weekly has asked Lane County for their favorite things about this area, and every year we publish the list … Continue reading
News
Hearing Test for McKenzie-Willamette
County seeks public comment on turning hospital into a non-profit
Residents eager to know more about the plan to turn for-profit McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield into a non-profit should mark 10:30 am Nov. 3 … Continue reading
Endorsements
At a glance
Federal U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat, Working Families v. David Brock Smith, Republican; Gary Lyndon Dye, Libertarian; Chris Henry, Progressive, Pacific Green Congress House District … Continue reading
Garbage and Politics
County officials refute claims of liability and concealment made in an Oct. 21 news story
Lane County’s top executive took the extraordinary step of publicly accusing a local news outlet of inaccurate reporting that could influence a key county commission … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” — H.P. Lovecraft … Continue reading
EW Extra
Funding for the Future
Eight years after the Portland Clean Energy Fund passed, Eugene voting on its own version
Café Mam, the locally owned Eugene coffee roaster donates 10 cents of every pound of coffee purchased to the farms in Chiapas, Mexico, where the … Continue reading
Oct. 17 No Kings!
Photo gallery by Dan Morrison and Sam Z. Morrison
Here We Go Again
Lane County District 5 Commissioner Race
Heather Buch and Jake Pelroy are barreling toward a Nov. 3 runoff for one of Lane County’s most politically competitive districts, which could determine the … Continue reading
The Battle for TV Butte
Decade-long TV Butte dispute gets another public hearing Oct. 20
The battle for TV Butte, just outside Oakridge city limits, began in December 2015 when Old Hazeldell Quarry LLC (formerly Stonebroke LLC), a subsidiary of … Continue reading
Arts And Culture
Best Out-of-town restaurant (not in Eugene-Springfield)
1. Creswell Bakery, 182 S. 2nd, Creswell, 541-895-5885, CreswellBakery.com. 2. Dueling Spoons, 39074 Jasper Lowell Rd., Fall Creek, 541-398-8929, DuelingSpoons.net. 3. The Waterfront Depot, 1252 … Continue reading
Best Bar
1. The Monkey’s Paw, 420 Main St., Spfd., 541-505-7975, Facebook.com/themonkeyspawtikibar. 2. Jackalope Lounge, 453 Willamette, 541-485-1519, JackalopeLounge.com. 3. beergarden., 777 W. 6th Ave, 541-505-9432, beergardenme.com.
Best Environmental advocates
1. McKenzie River Trust, 725 W. 1st Ave., 541-345-2799, McKenzieRiver.org. 2. Cascadia Wildlands, 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., 541-434-1463, CascWild.org. 3. FUSEE, (Firefighters United for Safety, … Continue reading
Best Program for the homeless
1. Burrito Brigade, 1775 W. 6th Ave., 541-632-3239, BurritoBrigade.org. 2. St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County and Egan Warming Center, 2890 Chad Dr., … Continue reading
Local & Vocal
Let’s Make it Your Damn Paper
We’re working toward community ownership of Eugene Weekly. Help us make it happen.
When I learned last week that the Cottage Grove Sentinel was closing, it felt like a gut punch. I even cried a little. I was … Continue reading
Local and Vocal
Nov. 3 Elections!
Ballots are out and voting has begun — vote early and walk your ballot to the nearest dropbox! Before you do that, read a viewpoint from … Continue reading
A Nurse on ECEF
Reduce pollution, increase resilience and protect public health
By Benjamin Prescott As a local nurse, I have seen firsthand how impacts to our air and our climate here in Eugene pose a direct … Continue reading
Oregon Is Paying for Washington D.C.’s Corruption
In November, we decide whether anyone stops it
By Zachary Klonoski If you’re like me, you’ve been doing the math at the grocery store cash register. Coffee is up nearly 20 percent from … Continue reading
Letters To The Editor
Elections, Big Houses and More in Letters
Ed King and TV Butte Should you believe Sanipac is dumping Lane County garbage in Jackson County to hold your rates down, timber heiress Kathleen … Continue reading
Jones-McCann, UO and More in Letters
An Honorary Pulitzer If Pulitzer Prizes for investigative reporting are awarded to local weekly reporters, Christian Wihtol deserves top honors for his second in-depth exposure … Continue reading
Clean Energy (again), Endorsements and More in Letters
Rethinking Home Scores Listening to the City Council’s public meeting on home energy scores was strangely upsetting and, on reflection, I realized that it sounded … Continue reading
Pickleball, Clean Energy and More in Letters
Court of Appeal I’ve been playing tennis at the YMCA Tennis and Pickleball center (TPC) for nine years. My wife is an avid pickleball player … Continue reading
Slant
Slant — Sounding off
• It’s Best of Eugene and time to party! Celebrate 30 years of the Best of Eugene readers poll and all the amazing winners at … Continue reading
Slant — Seasonal!
• This week in sportsball — what’s up with Duck football? Wait, what’s up with high school football? The Marist High School football coach was dismissed … Continue reading
Slant — Show up!
• The Oregon voter registration deadline is Oct. 13 and ballots go out right after (and then right after that it’s the Weekly’s endorsements issue). … Continue reading
Slant — Shining on
• The fourth annual Eugene BRiGHT Parade was a resounding success! Eugene Weekly would make that declaration even if we hadn’t won the prize for … Continue reading
Chow
Seasonal Creep
Pumpkin spice? Food review, bitches
Seasonal creep is the irritating guilty pleasure we hate to love. In nature, it’s what happens when the usual timing of the seasons gets shoved … Continue reading
Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Butter Icing
Recipes from the kitchen of The Salty Chef
Cookie Dough 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup pumpkin purée — not pumpkin pie filling, … Continue reading
From India to Your Kitchen
For nearly 25 years, Vishnu India Imports has been a place of community, new dishes
Vijay Sachdeva and her family moved to Oregon in 1992 from India. They left New Delhi, one of the most populated cities in the world, … Continue reading
Uptown Girl
What to buy at your local Filipino market
On Sept. 6, I honored the 10-year anniversary of my grandmother, Delia Mangali’s death from leukemia. I sat in my Eugene apartment, staring down at … Continue reading
Music
Halloween at Caffé Pacori
Caffé Pacori offers a night of frighteningly captivating performances at their Killer Pacori show.
Celebrate Halloween with a night of live music, drag, comedy and arcade games at Caffé Pacori’s Killer Pacori. Hosted by Eugene influencer and comedian Ashe … Continue reading
Two of a Kind
Canadian and American folk musicians cross musical borders in Coburg
Newberry & Verch are Old-timey folk musicians April Verch and Joe Newberry, who play traditional-style original music from the Missouri Ozarks and Canada’s Ottawa Valley. … Continue reading
Eugene is Friends With Farmworkers!
Protest music is back for an Oregon Farmworkers benefit concert
Eugene Friends of Farmworkers and 20 other local groups have organized A Night in Solidarity with Farm Worker Rights Oct. 29, a benefit concert at … Continue reading
Beyond the Garden Wall
The Blasting Company, the band behind Over the Garden Wall’s iconic soundtrack, is just getting started
Do you feel the autumn wind and immediately picture the sultry tones of a singing frog? Do you hear the leaves crunch underfoot and begin … Continue reading
Gallery
Climbing Beyond Limits
Members of the Oregon Parkinson’s Warriors Foundation find new ways to navigate the physical challenges of the disease
The broad crown of an Oregon white oak stretched into the foggy morning as four people clipped into tree-climbing saddles. Helmets secured, ropes threaded through … Continue reading
All Services Under One Roof
Community Supported Shelters opens a new centralized location in Eugene
Community Supported Shelters, which first opened its doors in Lane County in 2013, is opening a brand-new center consolidating services under one roof at 4:30 … Continue reading
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Live at the Cuthbert August 20
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Date Night
Ideas for love, dates and everything in between
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Simple Tips to Boost Your Mental Health
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