Biz Beat
New owner for Taylor's Bar & Grill
• Big changes are afoot at Saturday Market downtown Eugene with the coming departures of General Manager Kimberly Cullen and Manager of Promotions & Advertising … Continue reading
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‘Biased’ Petition Language
Petitioners complain ballot language for city auditor is off base
Eugene residents who are seeking a ballot initiative to create an independent performance auditor for the city filed a petition with the Circuit Court May … Continue reading
Biz Beat
Poppi’s Anatolia to close every Tuesday
• Poppi’s Anatolia, the popular Greek and Indian eatery at 992 Willamette Street, will be closing on Tuesdays beginning May 16 to deal with “some deferred … Continue reading
Biz Beat
From co-housing to social bicycles
• A second, smaller cohousing project is forming downtown while the more ambitious Oakleigh Meadow project off River Road continues, despite legal delays. Eugene Cohousing Downtown will have 15 … Continue reading
Bringing It All Back Home
DeFazio, Merkley draw highly energized crowds to Eugene rallies
Congressman Peter DeFazio got a rousing reception Feb. 25 at Lane Community College, with attendees chanting “Thank you! Thank you!” when he entered the gymnasium. … Continue reading
Two Vie for EWEB Post
Candidates have very different backgrounds, experience
Two new and relatively unknown candidates, Sonya Carlson and Gary Malone, will be on the May primary ballot for James Manning’s Eugene Water and Electric Board seat. Manning’s term is up, but he is not seeking re-election. Instead, he is running against Julie Fahey in the Democratic primary to fill the open position in House District 14, left by Val Hoyle who is running for secretary of state. The EWEB position on the ballot represents city Wards 6 and 7 in northwest Eugene. Continue reading
Ted’s Great Adventure
Final observations from a longtime editor-in-chief
This issue begins a new era in Eugene Weekly newsroom management as I turn over the editor’s desk to my able colleague Camilla Mortensen. It should be a smooth transition. Camilla has been on staff since March 2007 and knows the community and region well. She has been invaluable as reporter, news editor and associate editor while writing award-winning investigative stories that have made EW one of the leading environmental voices in the Northwest. She has unique qualifications — a Ph.D. Continue reading
Birders flock back to Malheur
Story in The New York Times this week about birders returning to the embattled Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Continue reading
New York Post cover today
Good old NY Post comes up with another great cover…. Continue reading
How NAFTA drives Mexicans north
Hot topic in the presidential debate is immigration, and Bernie Sanders is making the connection with failed U.S. trade policies. Manuel Pérez-Rocha of the Institute for Policy Studies wrote about the issues back in July and his analysis is timely following Wednesday night's Democrat debate on Univision. Continue reading