Hot Swing Hotties
Whiteaker Hot Club bridges 1920s jazz to the 2020s
Of all the different styles of jazz, the most inviting are hot swing and gypsy jazz, says Dan Mahoney, guitarist with Eugene-based early jazz dance … Continue reading
Year: 2020
A Sad End To The Evening
I, along with so many other Eugene-Springfield citizens, attended the Impeachment Eve Rally at the Federal Courthouse. It felt good to be paying tribute to … Continue reading
It’s About Time – January 2020
Everything is quiet inside our home as the new year begins. We enjoy watching birds coming to the feeders outside the window, the reward for … Continue reading
Tiny Pricks
Artists across the U.S. are stitching some of the dumbest — and offensive — things Trump has ever said
This month President Donald Trump broke records — his own records — for tweeting. He tweeted and re-tweeted more than a hundred times in one … Continue reading
Is It Treason?
It’s amazing to witness Democratic federal law makers nearly bending over backwards to praise and vote for Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) hours after impeaching … Continue reading
New Year’s Wish
I have a special wish for 2020, for my first grandchild due in January, and for all children. Of the many problems the world faces, … Continue reading
Loving Reagan
The article about Les AuCoin was like a script from the Twilight Zone. Jimmy Carter recently said if he had one more helicopter he would … Continue reading
Eat Dirt and Live
Jeremy Cummings has found an eager market for his healthy innovations in Eugene’s mycelium
Everyone who has taken a bite of a fondant-covered cake knows that aesthetics aren’t everything when it comes to food. Sure, it’s fun to eat … Continue reading
Runnin’ Down a Dream
Heading for the 2020 Olympic trials, Eric Finan talks training, his journey to marathon running and the importance of group runs
Eric Finan is dealing with a broken toe when Eugene Weekly sits down to talk with him. The injury is the result of a mountain … Continue reading
A Family Tradition
Country music gives local unhoused man a second chance
I was walking south on Willamette Street a few weeks before Christmas when a man’s singing voice caught my attention near Kesey Plaza. The line “It’s … Continue reading