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Amy Klarup was Eugene Weekly's special sections editor and education reporter.
Eugene’s first all gluten-free restaurant opened this week, and EW dropped by to check it out. Sundial Café is tucked into the corner of 24th and Hilyard just south of the UO campus, next to Sundance Natural Foods — look for the storefront with the red door. Continue reading
When Mat Kline first started working at Lane Community College last August, he set to work formulating a new foodie event that could bring together Lane County’s chefs, food producers, students and lovers of all things culinary. After months of hard work, that idea is coming to fruition with Food Scene Eugene, a two-day food fest that includes the Iron Chef Eugene competition at the LCC main campus May 13 and 14. Continue reading
Oregonians have many loves — the outdoors, beer, having someone pump their gas for them — but high on that list of favorites are wine and running. In 2013, the minds at Pink Buffalo Racing devised an event that combined the two in glorious perfection: the Grapes of Half Marathon. Continue reading
For anyone following the Bernie Sanders campaign, the contents of Bernie’s speech in Springfield should ring familiar. Yes, there was much animated hand-waving and phrases uttered in his characteristic Brooklyn accent, but the words were also 100-percent Bernie. Here are five highlights that struck us as the most undeniably “Bernie-esque.” “It’s hard to imagine anyone voting for the Republican agenda.” Continue reading
Have something to say about education? In the next few months, Eugeneans have a multitude of opportunities to voice their thoughts in a series of public forums, some specifically for Eugene School District 4J and some on a statewide level. Continue reading
The Bernie Sanders campaign very suddenly announced today that Bernie is rallying in Springfield tomorrow, April 28, at Island Park, at the West B Street entrance. Doors open at 10 am and the event starts at noon. Continue reading
Oregon educators say that K-12 school funding is in crisis mode. From dwindling high school graduation rates to booming elementary school class sizes, Oregon kids have endured years of underfunding. Though many in education agree that schools need more money, there’s less consensus about how to acquire those funds. Continue reading
There are many reasons to read Eugene author Melissa Hart’s new young adult fiction book, Avenging the Owl, but the multiple references to Eugene life and Oregon culture are chief among them for local readers. Tsunami Books will host a book launch for Hart on April 17, with readings from the winners of her middle-school nature essay contest. Continue reading
Eugene School District 4J is circulating an online survey aimed at parents, staff and community members. 4J seeks input on "what is working well, what could be improved and priorities for the future of 4J schools." The district says that 1,750 people have already taken the survey. Information collected from the anonymous survey will be used to construct a strategic vision for 4J, "a roadmap for the next few years," according to the district. The survey is available in English and Spanish. Continue reading
Attention, dinosaur fans: Paleontologist Jack Horner says it might be possible to make a living dinosaur, and he’s coming to Eugene April 6 to explain how it’s done as part of a University of Oregon seminar series on “de-extinction.” Continue reading