Longing for Lebanon
Willie’s International dishes up home style Lebanese cooking
He came to the U.S. with $300 in his pocket and a partial scholarship to the University of Oregon. Now, after 48 years in Eugene … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Food Ambassador
Chef Ibrahim Hamide recalls nearly 50 years in Eugene
Eugene, Oregon, and Chef Ibrahim “Ib” Hamide, founder of Café Soriah on 13th Avenue, have been through a lot together: the tumultuous ’60s, the booming … Continue reading
Pho Real
A city tour through bowls of soup
It survived colonial occupation, war, immigration and migration. Refugees helped spread it around the world. Today, Vietnamese beef noodle soup — called pho — is … Continue reading
Can We get a Piece of the Curtain?
After 35 years at the Hult, the blackberry curtain will fall
The Hult Center’s much-loved blackberry curtain says goodbye on April 8 in its last formal bow. After hanging in the Silva Concert Hall for 35 … Continue reading
Saving Public Education
An Evening of Dialogue with Diane Ravitch and Yong Zhao
By Roscoe Caron, Larry Lewin and Rachel Rich It is certainly true that Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s new U.S. Secretary of Education, poses a distinct … Continue reading
Former ELF Eco-Saboteur Speaks at the UO
Daniel McGowan will discuss his time in prison and political activism
In June 2007 Daniel McGowan was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in two environmentally motivated arsons. The feds labeled him … Continue reading
Slant
From fake news to the ArtWalk
• Fake news! An error at the printer meant our Satire Issue didn’t get marked with the April 1 date at the bottom of the … Continue reading
Meet Congressman Walden
Why does Greg Walden hate us Oregonians?
First, a Salem legislative update: It ain’t lookin’ good. Look, I know from experience that our citizen-legislators barely earn minimum wage. But they’re currently overpaid, … Continue reading
Manning Advocates for State Hospital
Junction City hospital provides mental health treatment to underserved population
From Highway 99, the Oregon State Hospital’s Junction City campus looks like a grounded Boeing C-17. Located on the border of the city limits, the … Continue reading
Character Sketches
Songs from an imaginary font of lost love and loneliness
Julien Ehrlich says that when he started writing as a duo with guitarist Max Kakacek, the musicians “wanted the songs to sound like they were … Continue reading