Morsels
Short tidbits of food news!
Food truck aficionados, Junction City’s Velkommen Square (190 Ivy Street) is hopping! Drop by for music, barbeque, doughnuts, Italian street food and more. Get info … Continue reading
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Playing with Food
What do chefs, eggs, Italy, immigration, soup and golf have in common? The Chow Issue!
It’s summer, we’re hot and we’re hungry so it’s time for our Summer Chow — an excursion into the variety of foods and places to eat … Continue reading
Discover Yellow Jacket Glade
Off the beaten path, a hike, wildlife habitat, wildflowers and more
Don’t be turned off by the name of this lovely 5.6-mile loop trail — Yellow Jacket Glade is not named after the annoying wasps that … Continue reading
Fair Warning: Come Hungry
A first-time fairgoer searches for the cookies, dream boats and food-booth legends that keep Oregon Country Fair fed
When I think of fair food, I think of turkey legs, cotton candy and anything that can realistically be dropped in a deep fryer. Though … Continue reading
Where are the Birds?
It’s not the summer doldrums, but dietary needs of bird babies that reduce feeder counts this time of year
By Dan and Barbara Gleason Summer always brings change to bird activity and the variety of birds in your backyard. Bird activity in yards, especially … Continue reading
Two Wheels Down, One Soul Free
For half a century, self-taught motorcycle mechanic Tom Overton has torn up the road in the Eugene-based biker clubs, Free Souls and Clean and Sober
There are only so many states blessed with soaring mountains, a raging ocean coastline and the high desert, so it’s no surprise that Oregon is … Continue reading
2026 Pride March Canceled
Downtown 2026 Eugene Pride march and rally canceled due to safety concerns; festival still scheduled as planned.
Eugene Springfield Pride announced the night of June 21 that the annual Pride rally and march has been canceled due to safety concerns. The Pride … Continue reading
Gordon Lakes
The wildlands of the South Santiam beckon
Sandwiched between the Willamette Valley and the high Cascades, the “old Cascades” — ancient mountains now eroded into cliffs and plateaus — offer some of … Continue reading
All Are Welcome
Enjoy drag performances, queer choirs and more in celebration of Pride Month
According to Nick West, Eugene Pride’s president and event coordinator, “Pride shouldn’t only be accessible to organizations with big pocketbooks.” He says 2026 Eugene Pride … Continue reading
Birding With Pride
LCC alum founded Lane County Queer Birders to create an accessible outdoor space where LGBTQIA+ people and allies can connect
Birds of a feather flock together, and when Amy Sherman founded Lane County Queer Birders, she hoped birdwatching could help LGBTQIA+ people and their allies … Continue reading