5th Street Castle
Eugene City Council crowns Brian Obie, king of the 5th
Phil Knight might have built a moat around the Jaqua Center and planted a forest around Autzen Stadium, but it’s former Eugene Mayor Brian Obie … Continue reading
Satire
A School Board Odyssey
Tired of a dysfunctional 4J school board, students program a chatbot to take over
As the squabbling Eugene School District 4J Board of Directors continues to make local and state headlines, K-12 students have ousted its members and installed … Continue reading
City Hauled
The ongoing question of Eugene’s City Hall is resolved
Eugene’s City Hall is once again in question. Citizens and city councilors alike thought the issue was settled once the agreement was made to purchase … Continue reading
You Spin Me Right Round
Area environmentalist lost on roundabout
Following yearslong campaigning for the cities of Springfield and Eugene to add more roundabouts to major thoroughfares, a local environmentalist has now become a major … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly Debuts a ‘Mini-News’ Format
In recognition of the click-bait and social media era, stories will be much, much shorter
Eugene Weekly has taken a hard look at the limited attention span of its readers. And we have finally come to terms with the fact … Continue reading
Gunning for Sexism
David Loveall arms himself against the feminist agenda
Recent allegations of sexism and misogyny on the part of the male members of the Lane County Board of Commissioners has several of the more … Continue reading
If It Smells Like a Duck
UO/Eugene land swap will help football and provide natural gas
Dizzy with the success of the recent land swap with the city of Eugene that gave even more facilities space to the football team, the … Continue reading
Classical Gaslighting
NW Natural celebrates a victory for the environment
Following the unexpected success of a grassroots referendum campaign funded by NW Natural, all new business and residential construction in Eugene will be required to … Continue reading
The Racket Wars
Tennis activists and allies protest pickleball’s growing popularity
“Pickleball is like communism,” a sweatband-wearing tennis player says. “Everyone can play it and it’s taking over our courts in the blink of an eye. … Continue reading
PERS Death Squads
Balancing Oregon’s state budget with a pandemic and extreme prejudice
In a desperate effort to get Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement System financial crisis under control, state officials have turned to murder, Eugene Weekly found in … Continue reading