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Portland soul and R&B legend Ural Thomas comes to Eugene

Loads of tall tales surround legendary Portland soul singer Ural Thomas. Some say Thomas opened for The Rolling Stones and Otis Redding and played alongside … Continue reading
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Loads of tall tales surround legendary Portland soul singer Ural Thomas. Some say Thomas opened for The Rolling Stones and Otis Redding and played alongside … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Francesco Lecce-Chong, Eugene Symphony’s still-new music director and conductor, has been named music director of the Santa Rosa Symphony, the California orchestra announced late on … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly presents Breakers Yard performing for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live … Continue reading
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
Previously big on the underground mixed-tape scene, Bay Area rap quartet SOB X RBE (the X is silent) earned heat-seeking status when they scored a … Continue reading
Nashville songwriter Liza Anne remembers the date of her first concert better than she remembers some of her loved ones’ birthdays. The concert was Hilary … Continue reading