Moody, Broody and a Hell of a Good Beat
K. Flay’s music is an old fashioned that’s been spiked with a mystery upper: It has an edge you can’t quite put your finger on, … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Springfield Issues Proclamation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Mayor’s last-minute change from a resolution surprises community members
Mayor’s last-minute change from a resolution surprises community members By Henry Houston After nearly six months of discussion, Springfield will join dozens of cities nationwide, … Continue reading
Updating Traditions
A well of American music at a Tsunami concert
There are songs, and then there are “art songs.” I hate the latter term, mostly applied to vocal works written by 19th-century classical composers, because … Continue reading
Lane County Area Spray Schedule
Fox Hollow Road
• Giustina Land & Timber Co, 541-345-2301, plans to hire Northwest Reforestation Services LLC, 541-520-6215, to ground spray 54.2 acres on three units south of Fox Hollow … Continue reading
Pollution Update
VISCO warned for water and solid waste violations
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent VISCO, Inc., a warning letter on March 10 for Clean Water Act violations at its Awbrey Lane … Continue reading
Slant
Longtime writer Tom Giesen’s Celebration of Life, arts grants and government transitions
• Close on the heels of the news that conservative Councilor George Poling was stepping down from the Eugene City Council, longtime conservative Lane County … Continue reading
David Monk
A contractor working with Citizens for Public Accountability
“My parents were the children of sharecroppers in the panhandle of Texas,” says David Monk, who was born in Texas but was reared from age … Continue reading
The De Facto Day Shelter
‘It doesn’t matter where you go at night’
It’s ten minutes before the doors open and more than 30 people have gathered in the entry garden of Eugene’s downtown public library. They are … Continue reading
A Larger World
A change of art at the White Lotus Gallery: Japanese hanging scrolls
The White Lotus Gallery has put up a new show, replacing an exhibit of contemporary art with Japanese paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. … Continue reading
Nightingale Health Sanctuary Seeks a Site
Rest stop for the unhoused needs a home and an answer from the city
Nightingale Health Sanctuary (NHS), a city-sanctioned rest stop, needs help from its supporters. As many of you know, the Eugene Mission generously gave NHS a … Continue reading