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Morsels of food news around Lane County
Chef Corey Wisun is rebranding his former Membrillo spot, 1530 Willamette Street, as a fast, casual, Peruvian-inspired barbecue restaurant called Wasi BBQ. Wisun says Wasi … Continue reading
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It’s About Time
April comes with bees and nesting
April and May are the two busiest months in the annual cycle of native Oregon herbs and shrubs. Changes are fast and dramatic, spurred by … Continue reading
Beer Builds Brotherhood
Plank Town Brewing Co. offers more than just great food and drink
Wooden floors, tables and ceiling beams give Plank Town Brewing Co. its name. At the center of the brewery, a U-shaped counter glistens in the … Continue reading
A New Paper in Town
Longtime local stalwart Eugene Weekly has been sold
Sending shockwaves throughout the notoriously liberal stronghold of Eugene, it was announced Monday that the city’s longstanding weekly newspaper has been sold to a media … Continue reading
Embrace Sinclair!
It’s a new media world out there
For this first issue of Eugene Guillotine, the new owners of the paper have asked me to dispense with our previous liberally biased Slant column … Continue reading
Facebook Buys Eugene School District
‘It’s time to make education pay for itself,’ Zuckerberg says
The Eugene School District announced this week that it’s been acquired by tech giant Facebook, making the once-public district the first in the nation to … Continue reading
Down Comes The Blade
The first batch of reader-submitted letters to the newly minted Eugene Guillotine
TURKEYS MAKE AMERICA GREAT Turkeys are noble, beautiful creatures that Benjamin Franklin wanted to be our national bird. But your typical Eugenean hates anything that … Continue reading
Sin or Sinclair?
Broadcast company’s tentacles reach widely
Sinclair Broadcasting started in 1971 with a radio station and single TV station, WBFF-TV in Maryland. Now Sinclair is a media behemoth with stations across … Continue reading
Shining Geranium: the Sequel
Advice from an expert with personal experience
In response to my March column about the scourge of shining geranium, local resident Alan Van Zuuk has provided more detail on how to control … Continue reading
Horses All Weekend
Northwest Horse Fair and Expo in Albany this weekend
Anyone who follows me on social media knows that about 50 percent of my posts are news-related. The rest are horses and dogs. So, this … Continue reading