Weird Royalty
“Raining” SLUG Queen wants you to free your quirky self
Twelve years ago, Alyssa Buttons-Garten was in a printmaking class at Lane Community College. Her instructor told her that she dresses and acts like a … Continue reading
News
Unionizing Mission Driven Work
CAHOOTS, HOOTS at White Bird are unionizing in hopes of retaining and recruiting workers through better benefits and working conditions
During 2020, White Bird’s CAHOOTS program hit the mainstream as an alternative model to law enforcement. It saw countless stories in publications from People Magazine … Continue reading
Healing History’s Wounds
The Black Cultural Festival is evidence of the communal growth and beauty Eugene desires to achieve
By Irene Rasheed You may not have heard of the Black Cultural Festival. It’s a festival unique to the Pacific Northwest. Now in its second … Continue reading
Teaching Patient Self-Advocacy
With a six-part webinar series, the Eugene Springfield NAACP is helping marginalized communities gain confidence in the doctor’s office
The U.S. health care system can be complicated and frustrating to wade through. Insurance and expensive medical bills aside, finding a physician who understands and … Continue reading
The Town Square Sting
Eugene taxpayers have yet again been taken in by the big con of urban renewal
Bait and switch: “The action of advertising goods which are an apparent bargain, with the intention of substituting inferior or more expensive goods.” The bait … Continue reading
Arts
Papa Don’t Preach
Acclaimed indie songwriter Father John Misty performs in Eugene
Musician Joshua Michael Tillman, performing as Father John Misty, is among the most inscrutable figures to emerge recently in indie music. Behind the 2022 full-length … Continue reading
The Tragedy of Ustad
An alleged man-eater becomes a national controversy in director Warren Pereira’s Tiger 24
Before I talk about director Warren Pereira’s superbly crafted and deeply moving documentary Tiger 24 — which tells the tragic true-life story of a protected … Continue reading
The Backseat Lovers
Live at McDonald Theatre [8.14.22]
The Lasting Charm of ‘Little Women’
A musical version of the much-loved novel at the remodeled VLT reminds us that we never outgrow the classics
How many times have you read or seen Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women? Or A Christmas Carol, or Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice? In such … Continue reading
Culture
The Mayor’s Art Show
Artists working in various mediums — from painting to sculpture as well as mixed media and who come from Eugene and surrounding counties — have … Continue reading
EugPride! Fest
There are still the hoops that people in the LGBTQIA+ community have to go through. Always, it seems, there are the hoops, as Leo Baudhuin … Continue reading
Eugene’s Historical Stride for Pride
The city of Eugene has consistently been a welcoming place for members of the LGBTQIA+ community
Pride might look like red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. It might be signs stating “Love is Love,” or “It’s a Great Day to … Continue reading
To a T
My thoughts about six months on testosterone
The internet is home to so many blogs and videos of trans people documenting their transitions: binding and tucking tips, clothing advice, surgery and hormone … Continue reading
Gallery
Pickathon 2022
Our favorite moments on the farm
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Live at Cuthbert Amphitheater [7.30.22]
Oregon Country Fair 2022
Glimpses of OCF's joyous return
Video
New Coat of Warpaint
Indie band Warpaint releases "Champion" in lead up to new album
It’s been six years since the last Warpaint video, but the long drought of new material is over. Indie band Warpaint, two of whose members … Continue reading
Sponsored Content
Civic Park – Play On
In 2014 Art Johnson and his son Derek invited members of the community to meet to discuss a bold and daring vision for the transformation … Continue reading
Kidsports Fieldhouse
“All Kids Play”
Kidsports has been developing and delivering early, positive, youth sport experiences and activities to children in our community since 1954. “All Kids Play,” has been … Continue reading
Civic Park
Indoor and Outdoor Sports and Special Events Destination!
Lane United Football Club After calling the Civic Park Market of Choice their home field for the first time during the 2021 season, local semi-pro … Continue reading
A Ray of Hope in Chaotic Times
Even in these chaotic and perilous times, there is reason for hope. Humanity finds itself at a major crossroads: Do we choose the path of … Continue reading