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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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