Living Out: Minding Our Beeswax
A Hanukkah classic column revisited (again)

EW‘s longtime “Living Out” columnist Sally Sheklow reminded us of this oldie but goodie holiday column! Check your calendar — Hanukkah is over. Dec. 10, … Continue reading
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EW‘s longtime “Living Out” columnist Sally Sheklow reminded us of this oldie but goodie holiday column! Check your calendar — Hanukkah is over. Dec. 10, … Continue reading
Oakridge is known for its transition from a logging town to a mountain bike mecca. Now it will be known for its art. Sunny Zylstra … Continue reading
The rainy season has swept in at last, bringing happiness to the mosses and ferns that grow on the branches of the deciduous trees. It … Continue reading
With a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Major League Soccer (MLS) Western Conference finals in Portland, the second leg in Kansas City … Continue reading
When I’m looking to take a vacation and get out of the Eugene-Springfield area, my destination has historically not been Cottage Grove. Nothing against Cottage … Continue reading
No one in the press box seemed to care that Oregon State’s (OSU) marching band was playing an ABBA tribute halftime show. I seemed to … Continue reading
A few moments on Pinterest looking at homemade gifts is enough to make the craftiest of us feel woefully inadequate. Pinterest is the place where … Continue reading
Are cannabis flower bouquets, like, a thing now? ’Cause I’ve never heard of one. But with the prevalence of cannabis… well (gestures broadly), everywhere in … Continue reading
Growing up, the holidays were hard for my family. After the holiday break, I would always return to my Chicago private school — that I … Continue reading
I used to be crafty. I’ve made flax pillows as Christmas gifts, baked cookies, been thoughtful. I’m not sure what happened, but that’s just not … Continue reading