The Dog Days of Summer
The Northwest Dog Project ’s Market For Mutts is Saturday, August 23.
When you’re out and supposed to be having fun, that “I miss my dog” feeling is almost inescapable — especially if you end up in … Continue reading
Savannah Brown
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Thriving Willies
The Willamettans is a local nudist club that was officially established in 1953. Hopefully, this will answer some of your questions.
If you drive through Springfield and onto Highway 126, and then keep driving, you’ll get to a long, beautiful winding road. You’ll drive deep into … Continue reading
The Grateful Dead Collection that will Keep on Truckin’
Time Travelers Antique Mall in Springfield navigates their new Grateful Dead collection by honoring the band’s original intentions
Time Travelers Antique Mall in Springfield is as much an experience as it is a store. It is a 13,000-square-foot building, packed wall-to-wall with anything … Continue reading
Velkommen to Junction City
The Junction City Scandinavian Festival is August 14 through 17.
Grab your Sverigedräkten and your bunads, because the annual Junction City Scandinavian Festival is coming back this weekend. When the I-5 was built in 1961, … Continue reading
God SLUG the Queen
2025 SLUG Queen Hilaria Gastrognome was crowned at the annual coronation August 8
The birds are chirping, the wind is blowing and the sun is sliming. That can only mean one thing: The newest SLUG queen has been … Continue reading
He’s Bad, He’s Nationwide
A Q&A with Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, who play August 17 at the Cuthbert Amphitheater.
ZZ Top, the classic Southern rock band with the best facial hair out there, is bringing their cheap sunglasses to the Cuthbert Amphitheater Sunday, August … Continue reading
Finding a New G Spot
On August 14, The Sparrow & Serpent Pub is holding a benefit show and art auction for a founder of the Whiteaker Block Party after his home was lost to arson.
Chris Gadsby “has been a pillar of the Whiteaker community for 20 years,” says Emily Chappell, the owner of The Sparrow & Serpent Pub. Having … Continue reading
Star Gate’s Ascension
The metaphysical and new age book store on Willamette Street is ready for renewal
Alan Stein recalls the world’s first synchronized global peace meditation which occurred over three days in 1987. “It was before the internet and everything, and … Continue reading
A story of redemption, athletes, loss and scissors
You know that feeling when you first try on a brand new, expensive pair of shoes? “A fresh haircut is better than that feeling,” Robert … Continue reading
MJ The Musical: ‘I Wanna Keep This About The Music’
MJ The Musical, which is playing at the Hult Center from July 22-27, is a dazzling piece of musical theatre that should have kept its promises.
I’m standing between the parking garage and the back of the Hult Center with EW photographer Eve Weston, waiting to be escorted to Jordan Markus’ … Continue reading