Joyful Love, Joyful Activism
Author George Lakey is at Tsunami Books March 9
If it seems that George Lakey has been at every pivot point of social change in the United States since the 1950s, that’s because it’s … Continue reading
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Starbucks Workers Strike Back!
EMU Starbucks Workers strike after seven-year Starbucks employee is let go
On Thursday, March 2, at 11:30 am Alice was told she was being fired from the University of Oregon’s EMU Starbucks. After working at different … Continue reading
Visible Time
Kum Ja Lee’s artworks strive to make time visible using different types of fiber and other mediums
I meet artist Kum Ja Lee at the opening of her exhibit Perception of Time and Space, which is on display until March 16 at … Continue reading
Ballots Behind Bars
Could 2023 be the year Oregon restores voting rights to people with felony convictions?
By Julia Shumway A coalition of civil rights groups stymied in their attempts over the past two years to expand voting rights to Oregonians serving … Continue reading
Across The Line From Shadow To Sunlight
Poignant stories of college basketball's integration abound on the eve of ‘March Madness’
Many of the names from Across The Line flow freely in my memory, be it as a once-voracious reader of sports journalism and history or … Continue reading
Married to Shakespeare
Women take a break from the world around them to obsess over Shakespeare in a timeless new play by Dorothy Velasco
Who knew Shakespeare had so many wives? Dorothy Velasco’s new play Ladies Shakespeare Club, which opened Friday, Feb. 17, at Very Little Theatre, dramatizes love … Continue reading
PBR Protest
Outreach-based group will protest Professional Bull Riding event at Matt Knight Arena
While some people will come to Matt Knight Arena to cheer on the bulls or the bull riders at the Feb. 18, Professional Bull Riders … Continue reading
Growing Pains Shows Sonic Growth
The local band returns to the WOW Hall with the release of the production-centered EP 'Thought I Heard Your Car'
It’s been three years since Growing Pains, a band local to both Portland and Eugene, released its first full length album Heaven Spots. Since then … Continue reading
Hold on Tight, We’re Going for a Ride
Professional Bull Riders return to Matt Knight Arena
Break out your cowboy boots because bulls are ready to buck! Professional Bull Riding (PBR) Unleash the Beast is coming to Matthew Knight Arena Feb. … Continue reading
A Tall Tale at Skinner Butte
Eugene City Council votes 4-2 to allow Brian Obie to build 100-foot apartment buildings similar to his luxury Gordon Lofts
Buildings near Skinner Butte can now be a little bit taller. At a Feb. 13 Eugene City Council meeting, councilors voted 4-2 to increase the … Continue reading