Dalia on Broadway
Sampler plate with chicken Casablanca, stuffed grape leaves and mafghusa. Photo by Todd Cooper. Continue reading
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Portable for the Palate
Some food carts create a specific type of cuisine: Mexican, pizza, Southern food, vegetarian. GastroNomad owner Ben Maude reinvents his menu on the regular not by picking a genre, but by running his food truck as some sort of delicious pop quiz. Continue reading
Cupcake Surprise
"We take the notion of a cupcake and elevate it to the next level,” says Larry Oswald, owner, founder, baker (and mopper, he adds) at Larry’s Cupcake Café — a new addition to downtown Eugene’s food-scene renaissance. Continue reading
Occupy TV 2.01
The first episode of Occupy TV's Season Two features interviews with Occupy Medical about the free downtown clinic and a talk with environmentalist and musician Darryl Cherney about the film he produced Who Bombed Judi Bari? as well as on the street interviews and more. Continue reading
Lane County Area Spray Schedule 3-14-2013
• Rosboro LLC, 746-8411, plans to hire Western Helicopter, 503-538-9469, to aerially spray Velpar DF and/or Transline on 97 acres in the Coast Range near the headwaters of Swartz Creek and South Fork Ferguson Creek. See ODF notice 2013-781-00226. Continue reading
The Fight for the Modern Family
Filmmaker Peter Wang’s In the Family came to him in a mental flash. “I had a glimpse of this family, the family at the center of the movie — two dads playing soccer with their kids,” Wang tells EW. It seems simple; a fleeting spark that captures the imagination, but Wang’s feature-length directorial debut tackles some complex issues — death, same-sex partnership in the South, guardianship, a custody battle — and it does so with unconventional filmmaking. Continue reading
War Dead 3-7-2013
In Afghanistan • 2,169 U.S. troops killed* (2,168) • 18,299 U.S. troops wounded in action (18,285) • 1,316 U.S. contractors killed (1,316) • 12,793 civilians killed (12,793) • $618.1 billion cost of war ($615.7 billion) • $182.5 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($181.8 million) In Iraq Continue reading
War Dead 2-28-2013
In Afghanistan • 2,168 U.S. troops killed* (2,168) • 18,285 U.S. troops wounded in action (18,255) • 1,316 U.S. contractors killed (1,316) • 12,793 civilians killed (12,793) • $615.7 billion cost of war ($613.5 billion) • $181.8 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($181.2 million) In Iraq Continue reading
The Redwood Summer’s Attempted-Murder Mystery
On May 24, 1990, in Oakland, Calif., a car bomb exploded beneath the seats of Earth First! activists Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari. Cherney escaped with minor injuries while Bari, who had to be cut out of the car, was disabled by the blast. Before Bari was out of the hospital, the duo found themselves as the main suspects in the attack. Continue reading
Lane County Area Spray Schedule 2-28-2013
• Roseburg Resources Company 935-2507, plans to ground spray glyphosate, imazapyr, triclopyr amine and/or triclopyr ester on noxious weeds on its forest lands in Townships 18S 06W, 18S 08W and 19S 06W, a countywide notification. See ODF notice 2013-781-00163. • Weyerhaeuser Company Springfield Operations 988-7502 plans to backpack spray any of several chemicals listed on 97 acres near Parsons and/or McGowan and several other creeks and/or tributaries. See ODF Continue reading