Cultivating Discipline
Fall is the time to plan your garden
After months of getting out early to harvest the garden bounty and water the vegetable beds, fall is here and I have a little extra … Continue reading
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The American Way Of Death
A meditation on dying, grief and the bodies we leave behind
About four years ago, my stepdad walked down a garden path in the backyard of the house he shared with my mother. It was springtime. … Continue reading
Ghosting Oregon
Our family's experience exploring abandoned towns in eastern Oregon
What is it about our fascination with those abandoned places known as ghost towns? Are we hoping to find some long lost treasures? Are we … Continue reading
The Student’s Holy Grail: Part-Time Employment
Finding a job with benefits is a challenge for students
My roommates are wondering what chemical concoction has me showering at quarter after four in the morning. Or maybe they think I am really dedicated … Continue reading
The Freshman Survival Guide
Tips from a newly graduated college senior
You finally made it. You’re done with your parents, done with high school, and now bursting onto the college campus, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, acting aloof … Continue reading
The Great Outdoors
A Wyoming story
I wasn’t thrilled at the idea of spending a week in a tiny cabin in a small, unknown Wyoming town, but one of my best … Continue reading
Northern Travel: The Meaning of a Place
In this week’s What’s Happening Podcast, visit a story from our Northern Travel issue — EW News Reporter Kelly Kenoyer’s history with Ketchikan, Alaska. This episode is straight-forward audio storytelling with Kenoyer narrating the experiences she’s had with her family in Ketchikan, but more broadly, this story is about what a certain place can mean to a person, and a family. To read Kenoyer’s full story, and other northern travel-related stories that layout trips to Vancouver Island, Wyoming and the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, read our full Northern Travel issue out Thursday, Oct. 5, in a red EW box near you, or online at EugeneWeekly.com.
Music in this episode includes:
– “Say Something” by Ryan Little
– “失われた未来を求めて (In Search of the Lost Future)” by Julie Maxwell’s Piano Music
– “Magnificent” by Elbow
This podcast was produced by Meerah Powell. Story and voicing are by Kelly Kenoyer with additional voicing by Rick Levin.
My Dad’s Hometown
A place means so much more when you visit it often
Last April, I got a message from my mother that stopped me in my tracks. I was in the midst of writing the cover story … Continue reading
Cruising the Top of the World
Eleven days looking for bears in the Norwegian arctic
From three decks up, the sea ice surrounding our ship looks like so many Styrofoam picnic plates bobbing on a dark blue pool. Some plates … Continue reading
It’s About Time
Fires are raging due to an extended drought
The fires are being enhanced by the effect of years of extended drought. Even on Spencer Butte, Eugene’s prime city park day hike, one can … Continue reading