Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it … Continue reading
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Old Dealership Gets a Makeover
Zip-O buys west Eugene showroom
A vacant former car dealership in west Eugene is being turned into offices for the growing Zip-O business, the longtime Eugene maker of specialty timbers … Continue reading
Law and Water
Eugene Water and Electric Board faces lawsuit from environmental advocates
Environmental advocates allege in a lawsuit that the Eugene Water and Electric Board failed to implement legally required fish passage measures and instead opted for … Continue reading
Driver Charged in Runner’s Death
Charges filed more than a month after the fatal accident
Eugene architect Scott Shawn Stolarczyk was charged on Thursday, May 29, with second degree manslaughter in the death of Sharon Schuman, a popular local musician … Continue reading
Swept Under the Rug
With court approval, Eugene evades state law that requires formal notice for clearing homeless encampments on public land
For nearly four years, the city of Eugene has been skirting a state law that requires unhoused people camping in public to receive a 72-hour … Continue reading
Matthew Bigongiari
“I was born on the South Side of Chicago,” Matthew Bigongiari says. “I went to the same grade school as my mom, the daughter of … Continue reading
Surgery center for Slocum
Plus: Another Shari’s demo in the works?
Slocum Orthopedics, Lane County’s premier musculoskeletal surgical group, is moving ahead with building a standalone ambulatory surgery center on Chad Drive in northeast Eugene. As … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” — Desmond Tutu, the Book of Joy Upcoming Rallies, Marches, … Continue reading
Extradition Denied
Gov. Tina Kotek’s office turned down Lane County’s request for extradition funding in the EW embezzlement case, freeing the alleged embezzler from jail despite five felony charges
Two weeks ago, on May 8, Eugene Weekly reported that the woman who stands accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from this newspaper … Continue reading
Demolition on Menu at Shari’s?
A Washington state credit union buys the restaurant building in Gateway
A rapidly expanding out-of-state credit union has gobbled up the prominent vacant Shari’s Café and Pies restaurant in Springfield’s Gateway area and plans to demolish … Continue reading