Realer Than Real
Eugene’s Glimmer Technology amplifies your message in the virtual world
Got your phone out? Great! Now — if you haven’t already — go to the App Store (iPhone) or to Google Play (Android) and download … Continue reading
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Happy Yeaster, Doughnuts Have Risen
Voodoo Doughnuts busts limited run of donuts inspired by 4/20 and Easter
It’s not 4/20 or Easter without Voodoo Doughnut running a special line of doughnuts that makes its usual menu look tame. Because Eugene Weekly has become … Continue reading
Workmates
When I first started dating my girlfriend, I asked her about past boyfriends and she said she hadn’t met the right guy yet. After dating … Continue reading
Will Oregon Be Known for Its (Legal) Weed Export?
The Oregon Legislature considers legalizing interstate weed trade
Oregon lawmakers are a step closer to passing a bill that would set the groundwork for future agreements with other states to import and export … Continue reading
It’s About Time
Equinox is not just a day that signals the official change of season, it is an alert that the hours from sunrise to sunset versus … Continue reading
A Healthy Exchange
True internet exchange nears completion in Eugene
When Matt Sayre explains the community benefit of starting an internet exchange in Eugene, he likes to put a non-technical lens on it. Sayre is … Continue reading
Parts and Parting
I’m an adult man, and I have developed a trans attraction after following a particular Tumblr blog. That blog is now gone, sadly, since all … Continue reading
Sticking It
Breaking rules, targets and toxic masculinity at Oregon Axe
It’s a Friday night, and I’m with my family and friends at Oregon Axe, learning from our “axepert”— owner Timothy Stemmerman — how to have … Continue reading
Take A Safe Tea Trip
Springfield-based company leads tours through tea hot spots
Raj Vable, founder of Springfield-based Young Mountain Tea Company, wanted to find a way to cover the costs for his company’s necessary trips to India … Continue reading
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Societal Problems, High Tech Solutions
Programming teams collaborate to tackle local issues
The term “hacker” may conjure up characters from The Matrix, but the competitors in Eugene’s fourth annual Hack for a Cause may have different goals … Continue reading
Revolution Hall
Savage Love Live stormed into Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon. Comedian Corina Lucas absolutely killed it before our sold-out crowd, singer-songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink performed an … Continue reading
Crazy Switch Asians
I’m a straight white woman in my early 30s. In theory, I’ve always been into men of all races—but in practice, most of my exes … Continue reading
Fire and Ice
EW goes around town trying some of the best bourbon and gingers
On a Guinness-beer kind of afternoon, with a foot of snow in the evening forecast, I’m at the Pint Pot Public House, an Irish bar … Continue reading
The Sins of the Grandfather
My grandfather was a pillar of the community and beloved by his family. He was also sexually abusive. He died when I was a child. … Continue reading
It’s About Time
One of the signature indicators of climate change in action is a sudden occurrence of unexpected, severe weather. The foot and a half of snow … Continue reading