• Did you have a guardian angel in the recent ice storm? Did a local business step up and help you out? Maybe just helped you find something you needed or shoveled snow and ice? Give them a shout out in a letter to the editor and let them know they are appreciated! Send a 200 word note to Letters@EugeneWeekly.com and give the folks who brightened your day a moment in the sun. We are seeing lots of well-deserved love for Big City Gamin’ who hosted a warming center on their deck and collected food and supplies. Thanks also go to the big-hearted volunteers of the Egan Warming Centers who helped the unhoused when sometimes their own homes were cold and without power.
• Speaking of thank yous — thank you! Thank you, community, for all your support that has made this paper feel your love for local independent journalism and our sassy spirit! Harlequin Beads and Jewelry will donate 20 percent of all sales for two days, Jan. 19 and 20. Old Nick’s Pub, who raised over $2,000 for our efforts, is hosting an online auction for the painting Field of Free (30×40 oil on canvas) by Abbas Darabi. The auction runs through midnight Jan. 21. The minimum bid is $250. Please bid in increments of $5 and you can bid in the comments on Old Nick’s Facebook page here. If you need to relax after the ice storm, Pearl Day Spa (541-683-3377) is doing a fundraiser through Jan. 19 and donating 5 percent of sales. And the creative folks at Caffé Pacori (recently awarded Eugene Weekly’s “Best Bathroom”) have designed fundraising T-shirts! You can pre-order Brit Howard’s super design here. $24 and all the proceeds go to the Weekly’s efforts to rehire staff and get back in the red boxes!
• A splendid show of works by Maude Kerns herself is up at the Maude Kerns Art Center at 1910 E. 15th Ave until Feb. 9. The impending slippery weather did not keep a good crowd away for the opening reception on Jan 12. If you go, be sure to pick up brochures to learn about this fine artist, born in Portland, eventually a professor at the University of Oregon..
• City Club of Eugene for Jan. 19 will host University of Oregon President Karl Scholz who “will give a university update, recapping his first six months as president and sharing early insights from meeting with campus and community members.” City Club says Scholz “will discuss the university’s future, from his goals to support student success, career preparation, and sense of belonging, to UO’s move to the Big Ten and the role of a top-tier research university in the state and local economy.” City Club meets at noon at Maple Room at Inn at the Fifth. We’re hoping folks ask some tough questions on everything from that Big Ten move to UO’s role in this community.
A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
That’s because of you!
Not just because of financial support (though that matters enormously), but because of the emails, notes, conversations, encouragement and ideas you shared along the way. You reminded us why this paper exists and who it’s for.
Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
We’ve also continued to deepen the coverage that sets Eugene Weekly apart, including our in-depth reporting on local real estate development through Bricks & Mortar — digging into what’s being built, who’s behind it and how those decisions shape our community.
And, of course, we’ve continued to bring you the stories and features many of you depend on: investigations and local government reporting, arts and culture coverage, sudoku and crossword puzzles, Savage Love, and our extensive community events calendar. We feature award-winning stories by University of Oregon student reporters getting real world journalism experience. All free. In print and online.
None of this happens by accident. It happens because readers step up and say: this matters.
As we head into a new year, please consider supporting Eugene Weekly if you’re able. Every dollar helps keep us digging, questioning, celebrating — and yes, occasionally annoying exactly the right people. We consider that a public service.
Thank you for standing with us!
Publisher
Eugene Weekly
P.S. If you’d like to talk about supporting EW, I’d love to hear from you!
jody@eugeneweekly.com
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