The Platform Festival
In response to COVID-19, Eugene’s Harmonic Laboratory is putting up an online festival to showcase the creative perseverance and cultural vibrancy of the arts community. … Continue reading
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Top Take-Out
Eugene businesses rise to the challenge of serving the community during the time of coronavirus
Takeout food is normally the back-up meal, the one you get when you’re too lazy to cook a real dinner or when you’re too busy … Continue reading
Bless the Hands That Teach You
Gracie Schatz and the Heart of Willamette Cooking School are changing the local food scene
Before COVID-19, I went to the store several times a week, orienting my cooking around what to cook rather than how to cook. One of … Continue reading
Open Pantry
Pantry-share services provide a new business model for local restaurants
Shortly after COVID-19 restrictions swept through Oregon in March, Jessie Scarola, president and CEO of Elegant Elephant Fine Foods, began grocery shopping for her more-vulnerable … Continue reading
Northern Soul
Eugene has soul food once again — and it’s better than ever
Sometimes, Tye Bell’s phone goes off at 3 am with an alert from DoorDash that a customer sent in a preorder for Straight Outta Soul … Continue reading
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Support the local Black-owned restaurants in town
Eugene-Springfield’s Black-owned restaurants include: Alma Food and Catering, AlmaCatering.net Addis Ethiopian Food, 541-510-5011, 321 Main Street, Springfield. BBQ by Tony, 541-505-2991, 1295 Highway 99 N. … Continue reading
Time Travel
Now is the time to plunge into historical dramas and memories
When the coronavirus shelter-in-place started in Oregon, I joined what I later found out was called a “quarantine family.” I am single and live alone … Continue reading
Decolonize Your TV
Suggestions to watch and rewatch this summer
As we enter another week of a groundswell movement for structural transformation that affirms Black life, many people are reflecting on what they can do … Continue reading
Music in Motion
Rock docs and biopics highlight artists and scenes missed the first time around
The best rock documentaries and musical biopics tell untold stories about artists, sounds and scenes that, although they were little known in their own time, … Continue reading
Summer Solstice Stroll
Runners are different from you and me. On trails or sidewalks, they are solitary figures with resolute expressions. They compete against themselves and yet crave … Continue reading