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
News
Firehouse Blues
After a decade of hosting arts events, the house venue Whit Firehouse faces the end
The signature skull and crossbones flag of the Whit flies at half staff outside of the old Whiteaker Firehouse, which has served as an arts … Continue reading
Slant
We hear that improved public transportation options are being looked at for the loop from downtown past Civic Park. We also hear that this is … Continue reading
A Home Base
NAMI Lane County opens new office in Springfield
NAMI Lane County, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has opened its new base of operations in downtown Springfield, offering weekly … Continue reading
July 29, 2020
A Springfield Black Lives Matter retrospective
Anyone present during the Black Unity-led protest in Springfield’s Thurston Hills neighborhood on July 29, 2020, will likely remember it forever. The protest focused on … Continue reading
Arts
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
Impact Injury
You probably missed Sprain’s 2020 debut full-length album. Don’t miss them live in Eugene
When singer and guitarist Alex Kent from the L.A. four-piece Sprain talks about his band’s music, he uses concrete terms. Released on the influential San … Continue reading
Sessions to Close at End of October
Owner cites the pandemic as the “final nail”
For the past seven and a half years, Sessions Music Hall’s stage has seen performances from the likes of legendary punk groups to folk and … Continue reading
Pickathon 2022
Our favorite moments on the farm
Culture
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
Party in The Whit
The Whiteaker neighborhood gets to celebrate itself on Saturday. No, this is not the longtimeWhiteaker Block Party that many remember, but Block Party at Alluvium … Continue reading
Keep Pushing
Eugene’s skateboard community is advocating for mental health care after the deaths of two local skaters
On any given day the Washington Jefferson Skatepark is filled with noise. It’s noise that may sound random or chaotic for the uninitiated, but a … Continue reading
Gallery
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Live at Cuthbert Amphitheater [7.30.22]
Oregon Country Fair 2022
Glimpses of OCF's joyous return
Lord Huron
Live at the Hult Center [5.21.22]
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