Who’s that Knocking on Ward 5’s Door?
When Athena Aguiar was five, she went door-to-door with her father, Gary Aguiar, when he ran for mayor of Brookings, South Dakota. “The idea that … Continue reading
Grace Mangali
Author: Grace Mangali
Gay Halloween
What do you mean you’re not going to the Hybrid Gallery’s Spooky! Sexy! Queer! art show?
The Hybrid Gallery’s second annual Spooky! Sexy! Queer! art show celebrates 17 artists’ work across the spectrum of, well, spooky, sexy and queer. Participants are … Continue reading
Best Educator K-12
1. Jill Plumb, Springfield High School. 2. Lanelle Love, Prairie Mountain School. 3. Eric Freeman, Camas Ridge Community School Jill Plumb had wanted to be … Continue reading
Amber Alert
Will Democrats elect a state rep who’s a ghost candidate?
Of the 4,177 votes cast for Amber Smith in the 2026 primary election, none of those were cast by Smith herself. That’s because she did … Continue reading
Put your Paws up
Pro-Bone-O is hosting a drag-brunch fundraiser for its furry friends
For people experiencing homelessness, caring for a pet is a reason to get up in the morning, says Joanna Wallace, fundraising coordinator for Pro-Bone-O, a … Continue reading
Funding for the Future
Eight years after the Portland Clean Energy Fund passed, Eugene voting on its own version
Café Mam, the locally owned Eugene coffee roaster donates 10 cents of every pound of coffee purchased to the farms in Chiapas, Mexico, where the … Continue reading
Uptown Girl
What to buy at your local Filipino market
On Sept. 6, I honored the 10-year anniversary of my grandmother, Delia Mangali’s death from leukemia. I sat in my Eugene apartment, staring down at … Continue reading
Home Sweet Home
State Senate Democratic nominee Sierrah Williams is running for her rural neighbors
When Sierrah Williams graduated from Sweet Home High School, her valedictorian speech touched on how, while growing up, she heard stereotypes about the place she … Continue reading
Great Question
This alternative Christian university fosters deep thinkers
Inside the walls of a former fraternity house on University Street, books are everywhere. Gutenberg College students mingle with the translations of St. Jerome, with … Continue reading
The Night Never Ends
Very Little Theatre’s production of Night of the Living Dead asks all the “what ifs?”
Indie horror film Night of the Living Dead (1968) comes live to Very Little Theatre’s stage. Director Adam Leonard is obsessed with horror, so the … Continue reading