It’s About Time
Spring is slow this year
For the past six months or so, some animal has been digging holes next to the path along the ponds on the east side of … Continue reading
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Where do you go to have a drink?
Local trendsetters share where they go and what they order when they’re in the mood for a drink
Brian McWhorter Conductor of Eugene’s OrchestraNext and a professor of trumpet at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance Close call between Rye … Continue reading
Best Bartender in Lane County?
Crystal Gerig serves up whiskey and PBR at the Horsehead
Crystal Gerig has three rules for successful bartending: Fake it until you make it. Being able to multitask is huge. And be aware of everyone. … Continue reading
That’s the Spirit
Lane County loves to distill
To our squealing delight, craft distilleries are on the rise. In the last six months, a number of brand-new spirit operations have popped up in … Continue reading
Alternative Facts? No. Alt-Wines, Yes.
Wine truth as we know it
In President Benito Tweety’s post-truth, “alternate-facts” world, it probably doesn’t matter if we reported a story with some misleading information in January’s “Wine Label Whimsy,” … Continue reading
Drinking by the Numbers
OLCC stats show it’s easier to find bars, distilleries and liquor stores around Lane County
Looking for a bar in Lane County? You shouldn’t have to look too hard. According to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, as of Feb. 7 … Continue reading
Insanity in the middle
Three day eventing is a horse and rider triathalon for adrenaline junkies
We burst out of the trees, gallop up to a log and jump into a pond of water, then we leap up over the bank … Continue reading
Runner Without a Cause
Inside the madness of long-distance relay races
People collapse. Toenails are turning black and falling off all the time. And still, long-distance relay races attract enough runners to sell out in Oregon. … Continue reading
Loggerheads
A new generation finds itself up a tree
Sweat dripping off his scruffy beard, Zane Sandborg hops over logs on the choker course at Oregon State University’s logging sports arena in the otherwise … Continue reading
Welcome to the Accidental Art Hotel
An historic building in downtown Corvallis is keeping secrets
Shirley Temple once paid a visit and may have rested her blonde ringlets on soft Hotel Benton pillows. Symmetrically doomed presidential candidates John F. and … Continue reading