Veg-u-ary
Welcoming Fresh Salads to Downtown Eugene
Recently at Veg Salad Craft, a new restaurant in downtown Eugene, a woman exclaimed, “I’m from San Diego and this tzatziki is to die for!” … Continue reading
Culture: Page 147
Morsels
We can’t keep up with the changes at 1530 Willamette. Wasi BBQ is no more, and Membrillo before it. Now the neighborhood welcomes Bar Purlieu, … Continue reading
Calendar Listings: January 24 – January 31
Thursday, January 24 Sunrise 7:37am; Sunset 5:11pm Avg. High 48; Avg. Low 34 ART/CRAFT J. Cyril Coggins – Personalized Nude Portrait Project, 9am-5pm, The O’Brien … Continue reading
New Kid on the Block
Mandy’s offers hearty fare around the clock
Mandy Watts is soothing her newborn grandson when I meet her. Patting the adorable two-month old, Watts greets me warmly, with the contented smile of … Continue reading
Music Listings: January 24 – January 30
THURSDAY 1/24 5TH STREET PUBLIC MARKET Jeremy Pruitt—5pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE The Hawthorne Roots—8:30pm; n/c BEERGARDEN Dave Wentz—7:30pm; n/c Cowfish Baila!—9pm; $3-5 Dexter Lake … Continue reading
Revolution on a Food Truck
The Peaceful Palate promotes a plant-based diet
It’s a crisp winter day when I pull up to The Peaceful Palate food truck off Shelton-McMurphey Boulevard. I’m feeling like comfort food, so I … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Baller
Could Oregon’s next pinball champ come from Eugene?
Anyone who’s ever played pinball knows what I’m talking about: those damn chutes at the side of every pinball machine that seem to magnetically attract … Continue reading
It’s About Time – January 2019
Global warming tends to manifest its effects in the form of droughts that dry our forest trees, especially Douglas fir, and cause bigger forest fires … Continue reading
Heavenly Hellebores
Hellebores help early-rising bees
If there are healthy honeybee hives in your neighborhood, you may spot the occasional intrepid worker bee venturing out on any sun-warmed afternoon as early … Continue reading
Smash the Patriarchy! And Get Ready for the Womxn’s March
Print house to host annual prep party with T-shirts and free tattoos
Eugene’s Threadbare Print House is hosting its third annual Womxn’s March prep party on Jan. 12 to “to help the community gear up for the third annual … Continue reading