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• Author R. Sheldon Lewis will read from book The Torah of Reconciliation at 6:30 pm Monday, Nov. 4, at Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave. Free, donations welcome. Sponsored by Jewish Events Willamette-valley (JEW) and Temple Beth Israel. See JewishEventsWillamette-valley.org. Continue reading
Residential property sales are up significantly in Lane County, comparing last September with this September, according to a Regional Multiple Listing Service report passed along to us by Prudential broker Sally Nunn. The median residential sales price is up 15 percent, the number of new listings is up 15 percent and the number of closed sales is up 16.8 percent. Neighborhoods leading in average price change are Mohawk Valley, Springfield, McKenzie Valley, River Road, Coburg/I-5 and southwest Eugene. Continue reading
In Afghanistan • 2,276 U.S. troops killed (2,276 last week) • 19,334 U.S. troops wounded in action (19,334) • 1,389 U.S. contractors killed (1,389) • 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA) • $665.8 billion cost of war ($664.3 billion) • $275.3 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($274.6 million) In Iraq • 4,423 U.S. troops killed, 31,936 wounded • 1,599 U.S. contractors killed (1,599) • 126,100 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (125,961) Continue reading
• Eugene’s ad hoc Finance Investigative Team (FIT) looking into city budget issues will meet at 5:30 pm Thursday, Oct. 17, at Harris Hall, 125 E. 8th Ave. Staff contact is Vicki Silvers, 682-5082. The meeting is open to the public to observe. Continue reading
Abstract Bodyworks has opened at 2840 Crescent Ave., Suite 100, near Crescent Village in north Eugene. Owner Ed Collins says the Abstract program is designed for those over 50 “who want to live 15 years younger in as little as 15 minutes a week.” The program focuses on slow-motion strength training to “reverse the aging process and regain muscle strength and overall health.” Collins previously managed the rehab and exercise division of Back2Strength. Katie Collins, a graduate in exercise science at NCU, will manage the business. Call 844-1608. Continue reading
Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah is having its annual meeting and celebration starting at 6 pm Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Vet’s Club, 1626 Willamette St. Speaker will be Scott Black, executive director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, will speak on “Pollinators and Pisgah.” See bufordpark.org. Continue reading
We hear Level Up Arcade is expanding into the back of its building at 13th and Oak, space previously occupied by the old Maize Lounge, and this back part will be open in about two weeks with pool tables, more games and a stage for performance. Yep, Eugene is getting a new live music venue. See www.leveluparcade.com. Continue reading
• “Digital Privacy and the NSA” is the topic of City Club of Eugene at noon Friday, Oct. 4, at the LCC Downtown Center street level meeting room. Speaker is Seth Wooley, senior software engineer at deCarta, Inc. and an expert on database security. Open to public; $5 for nonmembers. Continue reading
Capstone has finished its first phase of construction and now has 380 residents, mostly students, but Capstone leases individual rooms and does not require that residents be students. Residents can request who will be their roommates. Phase II will take another year and when completed, the Capstone project, named 13th & Olive, will house about 1,300 people and sport another big parking garage. We wrote in our Aug. 29 issue about complaints we’ve heard about that big ugly concrete wall at Capstone. Continue reading
The 41st annual Corvallis Fall Festival is this weekend, Sept. 28-29, at Central Park featuring free live music, arts, food, a street dance and a 5/10K run. Many local nonprofits will have booths. Among them, the Corvallis Community Children’s Centers will be holding a silent auction in support of Little Free Libraries, a community movement that offers free books housed in colorful small containers. See corvallischildcare.org and corvallisfallfestival.org. Continue reading