Dream Within a Dream!
The days of watching figures dance across computer screens rather than stages are steadily coming to an end. The Hult Center for the Performing Arts … Continue reading
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Classic Jam
Equal parts sugar and fruit for real old-fashioned jam
I grew up in England with a yard loaded with fruit and a mother who was a bit of an overachiever in the jam department. Perhaps … Continue reading
Eugene Pro Rodeo
Rodeo fans want to see the arm jerker, a bronc or bull with a powerful buck, not a hat bender, an animal who bucks very … Continue reading
Giving Eugene Soul (Food)
After years of hard work, Stewart’s Soul Fusion goes beyond Southern soul food
In today’s age of food truck popularity, looking at Stewart’s Soul Fusion’s food truck with its white exterior and abnormally large window, you don’t realize … Continue reading
Magic Cart
Arekie Food Truck in Eugene combines Latin American and Indian food
The first time I ate at Arekie Food Truck, it was at Public House in Springfield, and I had a few drinks (OK, pitchers). A … Continue reading
Elevating Black Food
Yardy Eugene celebrates Caribbean food, addresses unequal value held to foods of different cultures
The stereotype that Black people love fried chicken developed deep in U.S. history, says chef and Yardy Eugene owner Isaiah Martinez. It started after emancipation … Continue reading
Take in the sights of Eugene
Years of grueling work have gone into shaving seconds off track times and adding inches to field events — including Ryan Crouser’s world record June … Continue reading
Archaeology Channel International Film Festival
It’s the mystery that has puzzled many: What happened to Amelia Earhart, the famed pilot who disappeared in 1937? Jaime Bach, anthropologist and archaeologist, offers … Continue reading
A Dog’s Life
Finding a way to live with canine epilepsy during the pandemic
It was bound to happen sooner or later, given the nature of Aksel’s disease and the nature of COVID-19-induced remote meetings. But still, my heart … Continue reading
The Heart of Willamette Cooking School
There are the old stories of rural communities where everyone trusts each other and no one bothers to lock their car doors — except during … Continue reading