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Dog ban protest!
• About 40 marchers showed up on Friday, June 2, to protest the downtown Eugene dog ban. It’s interesting that the city decided to wait … Continue reading
Year: 2017
That's How We Pray
Bettreena (Betty) Jaeger performing live at the EW offices
Eugene Weekly presents Bettreena (Betty) Jaeger performing ‘That’s How We Pray’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions Bettreena (Betty) Jaeger – ‘That’s How We Pray’ … Continue reading
Snow White – Full Session
Snow White performing live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Snow White performing live for #lincolnstreetsessions in its entirety. Snow White – Recorded: 03-23-2017 Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are … Continue reading
Oregon Politicians and Conservationists Blast Trump
President announces decision to pull out of climate change agreement
President Donald Trump today announced his intention to pull out of the Paris Accords. According to the United Nations, the Paris Agreement “for the first … Continue reading
Criminalizing Homelessness
Data show the unhoused are disproportionately ticketed in Eugene
More than one of every four people ticketed or arrested by Eugene police for minor crimes last year were homeless or lacked a permanent address, … Continue reading
It’s About Time
We're approaching the longest day of the year
The frenetic flowering rush of spring is tapering off as nature settles into the languorous days surrounding the summer solstice. The sun rises early, before … Continue reading
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Liev Schreiber shines as the real-life fighter who inspired Rocky in the quiet, moving Chuck
Alongside baseball, the sport of boxing has provided a seemingly inexhaustible supply of stories for movies to tell. Brutal, lonely and intimately attuned to the … Continue reading
‘I’m an Enemy of the People? Okay, Prove It’
John Hockenberry, who started at KLCC, discusses his journalism career
In 2012, journalist John Hockenberry took the TED stage and talked about living life with intent. In his talk, “We Are All Designers,” he recalled … Continue reading
Getting the Numbers
Eugene police wanted $139,132.50 to let EW examine the files
For our story on arrests and citations of homeless people for minor crimes, we used a database from the Eugene Municipal Court. The Municipal Court … Continue reading
Cheffin’ Up Instrumentals
Heavily auto-tuned, Houston’s Travis Scott may seem just another robot-voiced rapper stretching his limited vocal range into a kind of soul music for the singularity: … Continue reading