Air Quality in Oakridge
LRAPA to designate the town a ‘reattainment area’
A new proposal in Oakridge would allow industry to develop in the area, but environmental activists say the plan will worsen already poor winter air … Continue reading
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Aaron Orton
The veteran bodybuilder
Born in Palmer, Alaska, Aaron Orton moved with his parents to Lane County, Oregon, when he was eight. “My dad met my mother here in … Continue reading
Hwy 46 Project Can’t Catch a [Fire]break
Locals and activists oppose the project
The Hwy 46 Project, a proposed thinning plan in the Breitenbush Watershed in the Willamette National Forest, is facing pushback from locals and forest activists … Continue reading
Serra Dispensary Closing
Marijuana business gave Eugene-based employees one week’s notice
Serra, a cannabis dispensary in Eugene, will permanently close its doors here on Thurs., Dec. 21. The dispensary, which markets itself as selling “quality drugs,” … Continue reading
Lotte Streisinger
Artist, arts supporter and advocate for peace
Lotte Streisinger was a fierce advocate, a force for the arts, for the crafts and for this community for more than half a century. She died … Continue reading
Egan Desperate for Volunteers
The warming center is struggling after consecutive cold nights
Ten consecutive freezing nights in Eugene earlier this month have stretched homelessness resources to a breaking point, with exhausted volunteers staying at Egan Warming Center … Continue reading
A Statement to the Community from EW Management on Recent Social Media Posts
A recent Facebook post from a former Eugene Weekly employee makes troubling allegations, shared on the internet, about our workplace. We take comments seriously, whether … Continue reading
The Dollar Store Boom
Discount stores thrive throughout rural communities
In early February, a quiet but prominent company made an announcement: 1,000 new stores were to open throughout the remainder of 2017, surpassing the 900 … Continue reading
Keep Net Neutrality
A protest against Verizon and the FCC
Forty-plus protesters lined the sidewalks Dec. 7 outside of the Verizon Wireless store on Coburg Road. The group was opposing the upcoming Federal Communications Commission … Continue reading
Lane Area Spray Information
• Evans Timber, 541-998-9899, plans to spray Triclopyr 3A, Roundup Custom, Tordon RTU, 2,4-D Amine 4, Escort XP, Forest Crop Oil and/or Plantskydd animal repellent … Continue reading