The Joys of Spill Drills
EWEB practices for water protection
Eugene Water and Electric Board holds an annual “spill drill” on the river, but many in the public may be oblivious to exactly what that … Continue reading
Josiah Pensado
Author: Josiah Pensado
Best Bartender
1. Molly Powell Sam Bond’s Garage407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Thor Slaughter Akira Omakase 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com. 3. Ryan Prescher Izakaya Meiji … Continue reading
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
First Christian Church downtown is facing problems of money, support and what to do with its historic 1911 building
Eugene’s First Christian Church is face-to-face with quite the predicament due to the declining number of volunteers who run their programs. The church either shares … Continue reading
Big Man on Campus
The 19th University of Oregon president on AI, Oregon Hazards Lab, the Ballmer Institute and more
John Karl Scholz has come to the right place, as a former marathon runner and a wine drinker, Oregon is perhaps the perfect fit for … Continue reading
God Save the Kids
Radical Alternative Development (RAD) is hosting its second annual mental health benefit event at Washington Jefferson Skatepark
Skateboarding and punk rock. In many ways it doesn’t really get any better than this, but for youths who skate at Washington Jefferson Skatepark, mental … Continue reading
Back on the Mountain
Eugene parks and open space reveals its plans to rebuild Moon Mountain to the public post-wildfire.
Ever since the July 3 wildland fire on Eugene’s Moon Mountain Park, members of the community have had many questions regarding the mountain’s future. The … Continue reading
Clarifying Passing Cyclists
SB 895 will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, which allows for safer traveling conditions for cyclists
On May 31, 2006, cyclist Jane Higdon was hit by a logging truck and killed on Territorial Highway south of Eugene when the trucker believed … Continue reading
On The Fire Trail
Oregon State Fire Marshals Chad Hawkins and Leslie Neu travel across the state educating people on the defensible space program
So while wildfires have been tearing through Oregon faster and harder than my favorite death metal albums, two representatives from the Oregon State Fire Marshal, … Continue reading
Who Watches the Fires?
The Watch Duty app helps the general public track wildfires in their area.
With all the wildland fires tearing up Oregon, it can be dizzying to accurately track everything. Maybe it is all the smoke we have been … Continue reading
Where There’s Smoke
Lane Community College enters its second year of the Wildland Fire Management Program.
As Smaugust turns into Smoketember, Lane Community College kicks off its second year of offering a program in Wildland Fire Management. The program allows students … Continue reading