Best New restaurant
1. Tiger Mama, 1080 W. 3rd Ave., 458-273-3166, TigerMamaEugene.com. 2. Yardy Caribbean Restaurant & Rum Bar, 837 Lincoln St., 458-240-7564, YardyRumBar.com. 3. Osteria DOP, 1122 … Continue reading
EW Staff
Author: EW Staff
Best Out-of-town restaurant (not in Eugene-Springfield)
1. Dueling Spoons, Fall Creek, 39074 Jasper Lowell Road, 541-398-8929, DuelingSpoons.net. 2. Waterfront Depot, Florence, 1252 Bay St., 541-902-9100, TheWaterfrontDepot.com. 3. Luna Sea, Yachats, 153 … Continue reading
Best Restaurant
1. Izakaya Meiji, 345 Van Buren St., 541-505-8804, IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Cafe Soriah, 384 W. 13th Ave., 541-342-4410, Soriah.com. 3. Nelson’s in the Whit, 400 Blair … Continue reading
Best Local fiction writer or poet
1. Jorah LaFleur, JorahLaFleur.com. 2. Jalen Thompson, English instructor at UO College of Arts and Sciences. CAS.UOregon.edu 3. Skutch Lucika, Metal-Archive.com. Jorah LaFleur is a … Continue reading
Best Local radio personality or podcaster
1. Deb Trist, Downtown Deb, KLCC, 89.7 FM, Dead Air on Facebook, KLCC.org. 2. Val Steele, US101, 101.5 FM, Val Steele on Facebook. 3. DJ … Continue reading
Best Actor/Actress
1. Kali Kardas, burlesque performer Jean Candy, KaliKardas.com. 2. Inga Wilson, OCTheatre.org. 3. Erica Towe, actress and part-time instructor in arts and humanities at Lane … Continue reading
Best Local band
1. The Sugar Beets, Facebook.com/TheSugarBeets. 2. Candy Apple Bleu, CandyAppleBleu.com, Facebook. 3. BabySmooth, Instagram @babysmoothsincebirth. Will the Beet go on forever? About to usher in … Continue reading
Best Local singer/songwriter
1. Halie Loren, HalieLoren.com. 2. Amiia Nectar, Instagram @amiianectar. 3. Elena Leona, ElenaLeona.com.
Best Classical music group
1. Eugene Symphony, EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Eugene Concert Choir, EugeneConcertChoir.org. 3. Blue Skies Big Band, 1920s-1940s swing, BlueSkiesBigBand.com.
Best Local clothing designer
1. Sweet Skins Hemp, 850 W. 2nd Ave., 541-393-6925, SweetSkins.com. 2. Ashley Newport, Instagram @hair.witch. 3. Mitra Gruwell, Discard Recycling, DiscardUpcycling.com.