Ridgeline Hike
Blanton Ridge is nice, but it’s not the missing link
This is the month I wanted to take you hiking at South Eugene Meadows, the latest link in the Ridgeline Trail. It’s all part of … Continue reading
Culture
It’s Parade Time!
The second annual Eugene BRiGHT Parade is marches around downtown the evening of Sept. 28
The year was 2022, and Jerril Nilson of JLN Design was named the recipient of the David Hauser Business of the Year award at a … Continue reading
Weed is Still a Federal Crime, But…
Rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to III is a possibility, depending on a hearing with the DEA before an administrative judge on Dec. 2
Marijuana could be reclassified as a Schedule III drug, opening the doors for research and tax breaks nationwide. However, that decision is in the hands … Continue reading
YMCA’s Welcoming Festival
The Y welcomes immigrants and displays their contributions to the community
It was sunny. Girls in beautiful dresses — Ballet Folklorico Colibri — danced on stage. There were booths and food trucks.. It was the Eugene … Continue reading
On Pot
A collection of short stories involving ganja, submitted by Eugene Weekly readers and staff
By EW Staff and Readers There’s getting stoned and there’s getting stoned. Sometimes it’s relaxing and sometimes the devil’s lettuce does you wrong. Eugene Weekly … Continue reading
Primo Pot or Stanky Skunk?
A Eugene Weekly intern’s review of Eugene’s best and worst strains
By Sadie Gustavson There are some questions that have plagued me over the years, as an occasional pot smoker and an interrogator of life’s questions: … Continue reading
Strained Relationship
After a series of political defeats, a powerful union wants Oregon voters to give it an edge in its campaign to unionize cannabis industry workers
One of the nation’s largest labor unions has been waging an aggressive and — in some ways unprecedented — political fight to gain a stronghold … Continue reading
An Evening on Mt. Everest
On Thursday, Sept. 19, the City Club of Eugene features Eric Gran, a Eugene-resident who scaled Mount Everest
You have three months to prepare for the climb of your life: Mount Everest. Could you do it? Eric Gran could, and he did. Gran … Continue reading
Pine Ridge Time
Hike to a view of Marion Lake with no permit hassle
Marion Lake was once the great escape from the Willamette Valley’s summer doldrums. But then half the Mount Jefferson Wilderness burned, and the other half … Continue reading
Blackberry Picking for a Cause with Rooted Remedies
A sweet way to spend a Saturday: pick blackberries and make herbal medicine
In the poem “Blackberrying,” Sylvia Plath describes picking blackberries as an experience that immerses the senses; it sounds heavenly — “Ebon in the hedges fat … Continue reading