Walk It!
Take a hike, walk it off and more in the Travel issue!
Gas prices are high, diesel prices are high, it’s probably costing more money to get high thanks to inflation. No one here at Eugene Weekly … Continue reading
News
Utility-pole Creosoting Giant Eyes Eugene
Koppers leases 35 acres in west Eugene, but says it won’t do wood treating there
A wood-treating conglomerate enmeshed in pollution disputes around the county has leased 35 acres in west Eugene, but says it will use the land only … Continue reading
Rolling into Rhody Fest
Hundreds of members of the Free Souls Motorcycle Club arrive each year at the Rhododendron Festival, bringing a tradition of community, remembrance and motorcycles
The annual Rhododendron Festival, held on the Oregon coast in Old Town Florence the third weekend in May, kicks off the summer for locals and … Continue reading
The People Have Spoken
The May 2026 primary elections wrap up with some local nonpartisan races heading to the November ballot
This year’s May primary election saw record-breaking campaign donations, not-so-nonpartisan nonpartisan races and the usual low voter turnout. Local offices, like city council and county … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“Your freedom of speech is freedom or death, we got to fight the powers that be!” ― Chuck D, rapper, Public Enemy • Check EugeneTogetherStrong.org … Continue reading
EW Extra
Who Wants to Watch Porn in a Dark Room Full of Strangers?
The HUMP! adult film festival is a new way to view porn, both in physical location, and its value as film
The first rule of the HUMP! film festival — as told by both the host, professional drag queen Riley Burrows, and Danny Dildo, a 1920s … Continue reading
Keeping Elections Safe
Lane County Clerk Tommy Gong shows Eugene Weekly how ballots are counted
By Eve Weston and Seira Kitagawa The newest Lane County clerk says he’s committed to ensuring Lane County has safe and fair elections. To bolster … Continue reading
The Accountant Who Could
With community focus and budget expertise, Eugene City Council candidate Tai Pruce-Zimmerman running for Ward Six
Tai Pruce-Zimmerman, Ward 6 Eugene City Council candidate, says that two years ago Greg Evans, his opponent and longtime friend, gave him a call. He … Continue reading
The Archaeology Channel Film Fest is Back and Older Than Ever
The oldest running film festival in Eugene for films about the oldest things in human history is happening this weekend, free for all who can fit in the venue.
For the past 300,000 years, give or take, humans have been kicking around on Earth. For the past 23 years, Eugene has had an annual … Continue reading
Arts And Culture
Prom Queens Can Eat Their Hearts Out
Queer Prom, May 23 at The Hybrid Gallery, will crown alternative, nongendered titles to self-appointed prom court
While prom queen and king are honorable first-place popularity contest prizes, the scope of what these titles actually cover is quite limited. That’s why The … Continue reading
AAPI Appreciation
The fifth annual Asian Night Market returns to the Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza May 22 for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. … Continue reading
The Brainiac
Eugene comedians raise funds for brain tumor research at Art House
A few years ago, Eugene comedian Rudy Tyburczy was diagnosed with a low-level malignant brain tumor, which has since been removed. May is Brain Tumor … Continue reading
Sorrow and Joy
Eugene shoegaze band wornoutjoy plays John Henry’s
Portland and Eugene-based shoegaze band wornoutjoy performs May 28 at John Henry’s, warming up for studio sessions in Portland and their first East Coast tour … Continue reading
Local & Vocal
A Really Long Walk
A book, the Camino and musings
By Jim Arnold I just finished reading Everything Changes Everything: Love, Loss and a Really Long Walk. At first, I thought this to be sort of … Continue reading
Know the Score
Eugene homebuyers deserve to know the long-term cost of homeownership
Imagine walking into a car dealership and being told you are not allowed to know a vehicle’s miles-per-gallon rating before buying it. You would have … Continue reading
Cleaning House
Racism, Eugene and the police body cam video
By Sara Lopez Like some I was recently shocked as I listened to the recording of the Eugene Police Department (EPD) officer using racist tropes … Continue reading
May Day in Eugene: Then and Now
A look at the past resonates today under Trump
By Martin Bennett, Marion Malcolm and Dennis Reynolds May 1 or May Day is the annual global commemoration of workers’ rights and the struggle against … Continue reading
Letters To The Editor
Scores and More in Letters!
A Troubling Score Zach Klonoski’s May 14 guest viewpoint, “Know the Score,” argues that Eugene homebuyers deserve to know the long-term cost of homeownership and … Continue reading
May Primary Election Letters! The Final Round
A Vote for Results, not Party Lines I’m exhausted with politics as our leaders continue to prioritize party agendas over real outcomes for rural communities … Continue reading
Politics! Elections! Letters!
Rejoining AOCC So many things seem so wrong these days. The vote by county commissioners David Loveall, Ryan Ceniga and Pat Farr to rejoin the … Continue reading
May Primary Election Letters! May 12 Edition!
Judicial Elections Judicial elections matter. Usually, they are uncontested where a sitting judge is running as the incumbent, and often, we don’t vote because most … Continue reading
Slant
Slant — Sedition!
• We had a blast at KLCC’s recent listener appreciation party (we were the ones in the EW hoodies with KLCC tote bags) and now … Continue reading
Slant — Stay swizzled!
• May 12 was the last day to mail your ballot and know it’s going to get counted (thanks, Donald Trump and Postal Service cuts). … Continue reading
Slant — Lightly salted
• In honor of our Chow Fish-ssue, here’s some food news! Popular Mandy’s Family Restaurant has opened 24-hour Duck-themed Mandy’s Diner on East Broadway near … Continue reading
Slant — Well seasoned
• The latest issue of local grassroots media The Dissonant Times is out with a story on lessons from arrests at the Federal Building, an … Continue reading
Chow
Family of Fishers
The family business of Brandywine Fisheries provides high-quality seafood around Oregon
A rainbow of scales sits out on an ice-covered table. The rich pink of freshly caught salmon is hard to replicate, and a true fish … Continue reading
Tuna’s Mercury is in Retrograde
The chicken of the sea is still swimming along at Eugene eateries
Call me Ishmael. Or don’t. But like the narrator from Moby Dick, I fell for a white beast. For the past several weeks, I have … Continue reading
Come for the Vibe
Stay for the ahi, beer, whiskey and more at McShane’s
Walk through the McShane’s big wooden doors and enter a mashup of a dive bar and Pacific Northwest version of Cheers. I’m not sure that … Continue reading
Hook, Line and Owner
Eugene’s only remaining restaurant to have been on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives is sustained on loyal customers and vegetable oil
It was the summer of 1997, during the salmon-fishing season in the Prince William Sound, Alaska. Ryan Rogers was out on the water when word … Continue reading
Music
The Music is Alive
Portland musician Joshua Josué updates Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens at WOW Hall
Joshua Josué, a Portland-based Chicano rock and R&B singer-songwriter, will celebrate the vinyl release of his latest album, Broadcast to the Surf Ballroom May 15, … Continue reading
Sad Boys and Sad Girls go Dancing
Love emo dance parties in Eugene
Grab the eyeliner and dye those swooped bangs black, because emo music never went away. Eugene has emo nights at John Henry’s and WOW Hall, … Continue reading
Toad in the Hole
Toad the Wet Sprocket’s Glen Phillips plays Lane Arts Council Benefit in Eugene
Glen Phillips, lead singer of ’90s alt-leaning folk-pop bandToad the Wet Sprocket, performs a solo benefit concert for Lane Arts council May 13 at Unity … Continue reading
No Sleep `til Brooklyn
Portland fourth-wave alt country band makes Lane County debut in Cottage Grove
Fourth-wave alt-country is hot right now in the broader music industry, with indie-leaning artists like MJ Lenderman and more traditional country singers like Margo Price … Continue reading
Gallery
‘Cowards Barricade’
A small crowd of protesters were met with a heavy police presence while contractors installed a fence outside the downtown Eugene Federal Building
A small protest outside the downtown Eugene Federal Building was met with heavy federal and local police presence on April 29 as a new heavy-duty … Continue reading
The Earth Day Issue
Kids' art, climbing mountains, saving wolves and more
We asked kids in Lane County to answer the following three prompts with art: • Draw yourself doing something you love in the outdoors. • … Continue reading
Jeff Tweedy
Live at Jaqua Concert Hall March 30
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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