Best Budtender
1. Kris Stapleton Going Green Eugene, 439 W. 1st Ave., 541-735-3521. Find on Leafly.com. 2. Katy Cote Higher Ground, 1158 High St. Ste. 103, 541-393-6892. … Continue reading
Camilla Mortensen
Camilla Mortensen is the longtime local editor of Eugene Weekly, the area’s alternative newspaper. The paper, which has been in print since 1982 (originally as What’s Happening) continues to print more than 27,000 copies a week in addition to its popular email newsletters and website. Camilla has a masters degree in folklore and mythology from UCLA and a doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Oregon. She has been a reporter and editor at EW since 2007 and teaches journalism at the UO in the mornings before heading to the Weekly’s office. She also teaches newswriting at Lane Community College and advises The Torch student newspaper.
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Best Program for the homeless
1. CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) 341 E. 12th Ave., 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org/Cahoots. 2. White Bird Clinic 341 E. 12th Ave., 541- 342-8255. … Continue reading
DA Orders Release of Body Cam Footage
Lane County District Attorney’s Office has ordered the city of Eugene and the Eugene police to release body worn camera footage of the arrest of a man who died in law enforcement custody
The Eugene Police Department must produce the body-worn camera video of the arrest of Landon Payne that was requested by Eugene Weekly, according to an … Continue reading
A Dog’s Life
Finding a way to live with canine epilepsy during the pandemic
It was bound to happen sooner or later, given the nature of Aksel’s disease and the nature of COVID-19-induced remote meetings. But still, my heart … Continue reading
Elizabeth ‘Lisa’ Ann Fowler: April 21, 1967- April 3, 2021
Remembered for her big heart and for always being there for others
“She was one of the best people I have met in my lifetime,” says Elizabeth “Lisa” Fowler’s friend Janice Scott. “I just cannot believe she … Continue reading
County Risk Levels Explained
What does moving to 'extreme risk' mean?
Gov. Kate Brown announced April 27 that 15 counties, including Lane, are moving to extreme risk on April 30 due to the rapid spread of … Continue reading
Smell-O-Vision to Save UO Sports
Without its fans and their money, the megalithic UO sports machine is a bust in COVID-19
When the tragic realities of the COVID-19 pandemic became clear, the powers that be at the University of Oregon’s Phil and Penny Knight Campus for … Continue reading
O’Rourke Unopposed
Longtime 4J school board member Anne Marie Levis pulls out of the race
Laural O’Rourke grew up in Eugene and went to 4J schools, and her five children either attend or have graduated from 4J. Now she’s running … Continue reading
Dating Quickies
Crowdsourcing EW's Love and Sex Issue
I stopped dating, and that happened long before the pandemic. The only thing I miss about it are the funny stories about bad dates I used … Continue reading
Rock Local
vug&chisel collects, sets and sells Oregon gemstones
It was a couple months into this pandemic, and I was feeling low and slowly walking through my horse’s pasture, kicking clods of dirt as … Continue reading