Best Nonprofit leader
1. Jennifer Denson, Burrito Brigade and Waste to Taste, 1775 W. 6th Ave., BurritoBrigade.org. 2. Cary Lieberman, Greenhill Humane Society, 88530 Green Hill Road, Green-hill.org. … Continue reading
Bentley Freeman
Author: Bentley Freeman
Getting the Green Out
Green Party candidate Justin Filip says he has better positions than Rep. Val Hoyle on everything
Justin Filip says he is building people power running as the Green Party candidate in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Filip says “the purpose of a … Continue reading
Croce: I Got A Name
AJ Croce takes to McDonald Theatre on Oct. 19, playing Jim Croce’s — his father’s — music
AJ Croce says in his imagination, he’s on stage with his father, Jim Croce, playing folk music together. “There’s moments where I feel like he’s … Continue reading
‘Drop Them All’
Lane County Circuit Court will host 19 separate jury trials through January 2025 for defendants in the April 15 Interstate 5 Liberate Palestine protests
Seventeen of the 62 protesters arrested during the I-5 Liberate Palestine protest on April 15 will be going to trial for disorderly conduct, in solidarity … Continue reading
Weed is Still a Federal Crime, But…
Rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to III is a possibility, depending on a hearing with the DEA before an administrative judge on Dec. 2
Marijuana could be reclassified as a Schedule III drug, opening the doors for research and tax breaks nationwide. However, that decision is in the hands … Continue reading
Resigned
Cottage Grove City Councilor Jon Stinnett tenders his resignation, citing an incredibly difficult 4 years serving on the council and his future move to Eugene
By Bentley Freeman Cottage Grove City Councilor Jon Stinnett, Ward 2, resigned from the council Monday, Sept. 23, during a regularly scheduled meeting in the … Continue reading
Remembering the Ferry St. Village
Eugene’s First Black Community is celebrated, 75 years later
The Black Cultural Initiative, in partnership with the city of Eugene and Lane County, will be hosting a commemorative celebration of the Ferry Street Village, … Continue reading
‘What Do You Got?’
Rep. Val Hoyle, who is up for re-election, spent August 26 traveling across Lane County and meeting with constituents about federally backed solutions to local problems
It’s 9:30 am on a rare, cool Monday morning in August. On the top floor of an office building in downtown Eugene, Oregon’s 4th Congressional … Continue reading
Gags, Shticks and Bits
Oregon Contemporary Theatre is rehearsing a play where everything goes wrong — preparing for everything that could go wrong
The show must go on, even when everything goes wrong. For Oregon Contemporary Theatre’s upcoming production of The Play That Goes Wrong, directed by John … Continue reading
Renter? I Hardly Know Her
The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a ruling that struck down the city of Eugene’s $10 cap on rental application fees
The city of Eugene’s $10 cap on rental fees could be enforced after the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by Lane County Circuit … Continue reading