Organic Food v. Rat Poo
Is rat shit organic food? According to the USDA, it may be. The New York Times reports: Continue reading
EW-Extra: Page 116
ODOT Stiffs Environment, Locals on Stimulus
The Oregon Department of Transportation has stiffed the local unemployed and the environment on federal stimulus money. Continue reading
Update: Changes at Midtown Marketplace & Bel Ami
The rumors started flying on Saturday: Bel Ami is closing. Get down there. Last night. Since then, we’ve heard from a number of disappointed folks, from former employes who spoke of the restaurant’s staff having been one big family to semi-regulars at the bar who were already in mourning. And we’ve read stories that said the whole Bel Ami space was closing, and some that said that it wasn’t. We got confused. As it turns out, a little bit of everything seems to be true. Continue reading
Major Change at Midtown Marketplace
As of Tuesday, March 3, current info on Bel Ami/Midtown can be found in the following post. Word is coming in from multiple places that Bel Ami Restaurant and Lounge is closed. The fate of the front of the building — the coffee shop, wine shop and bistro — is less clear, though it sounds as if they’re remaining open. More detail will come as we have it. Continue reading
Local CarrotMob Reverse Eco-Boycott
CarrotMob could make Eugene a greener place. The local idea from the GreenLane Sustainable Business Network goes like this: clipped from greenlane-sbn.org Continue reading
Slurp Local
A good local alternative to Starbucks downtown—light, airy, comfy chairs, friendly, free wi-fi and a big green tree soaring to a vaulted ceiling with skylights. They could use a little bigger baked goods selection, though. Continue reading
More From the Squirming Publishing Industry
I have an ungodly plethora (by which I mean “an overflowing Stickie on my desktop”) of links to articles about this, that and the other thing about how hard the economy is hitting (book) publishing. This particular piece, though, caught my eye; maybe it was the first-person perspective, maybe the resigned yet not hopeless tone. Regardless, maybe you’ll find it interesting too. It’s from the London Review of Books, and is by one Colin Robertson. This paragraph in particular is lovely — what he says isn’t new, but it’s so nicely put: Continue reading
Finding the Right Clues
Because I still have the tabs open: In this Thursday’s paper, you’ll find a wee tiny last minute preview of a show at Sam Bond’s by a band called The Clues. The Clues, assuming it’s the right Clues, include former members of Arcade Fire and the short-lived but beloved and awesome Unicorns. (There’s another The Clues in Colorado, apparently.) The Clues are kind of a pain to Google unless you include the band members’ former bands. But there’s some good stuff out there: Continue reading
Mountain Dew Mouth
Which of these is “Meth Mouth” and which is “Mountain Dew Mouth?” A. B. A is Dew, B is Meth. So is Mountain Dew the new Meth? ABC news reports : Continue reading
An Attempt to Care About the Oscars
Blog? What is this blog you speak of? Continue reading