Oregon Eclipse: 3 Weeks Away
Celestial event or cosmological disaster?
Oregon is in the path of the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse with Eugene just on the fringe of the area that will experience totality. … Continue reading
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Poke Restaurant
A young restaurateur creates a hip dining experience in downtown Eugene
There’s a trendy new lunch spot for those who live and work downtown, and the creator behind it is just 24 years old. Poke Stop … Continue reading
The Pets Issue
Dogs, cats and chimps, oh my!
What are “pets,” anyway? Humans have kept animals around for just about as long as we’ve been human. Dogs helped us hunt. Cats guarded the … Continue reading
Pot Petition
Creswell’s One Gro seeks to repeal the town’s pot ban and create a local monopoly
In a small café just off I-5 that proprietors hope to convert into a weed dispensary, a marijuana company’s leaders met with a few citizens … Continue reading
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Animal-Friendly Love
Eugene lube brand Good Clean Love to receive PETA award
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is honoring local entrepreneur Wendy Strgar with a “Compassionate Business” award for her company Good Clean Love, which … Continue reading
Lane County Area Spray Information
McKenzie River
• Weyerhaeuser, 541-746-2511, plans to aerially and ground spray 2944.5 acres north of the McKenzie River and Vida with glyphosate, imazapyr, sulfometuron methyl, metsulfuron methyl, aminopyralid and/or MSO Concentrate. See ODF notification 2017-771-08893, call Brian … Continue reading
Biz Beat
Housing shortage, Arriving By Bike, HIV Alliance and more
• The West Coast affordable housing shortage is raising rents and home sale prices to record levels, which is good news for property owners and investors, but … Continue reading
‘Marginalized Voices’
Eugene Human Rights Commission involves community to battle discrimination
Funding a summit for Eugene’s marginalized communities is among the many goals for the city in the recently published “Marginalized Voices in Eugene” report by … Continue reading
700 Signatures A Week
City auditor petitions hit the streets, public gatherings
Volunteers are “well on our way” to collecting 10,000 signatures to put an Office of Independent City Auditor on the Eugene ballot next May, according … Continue reading