Books! Books! Books!
When the world gets weird, pick up a book
“Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.” — Carl Sagan, Cosmos. Lane County is full … Continue reading
News
Corvallis Resolution Sparks Israel Debate
A resolution designed to prevent Corvallis from investing in human rights abuses remains in limbo as community members and city councilors debate its intentions
By Kevin Foster Dozens of Corvallis community members have spent months pushing for a resolution that would prohibit the city from investing in companies that … Continue reading
Asbestos Headache
PeaceHealth’s Eugene hospital needs big, expensive cleanup before demolition can start
The shuttered PeaceHealth University District hospital in Eugene contains extensive hazardous asbestos that will take months to remove before the place can be demolished and … Continue reading
Burrowing For Rare Finds
Aardvark Rare Books is under new ownership for the first time in 30 years
One thing Ezra Tishman wants to make clear from the outset is that he has not retired. He has downsized, effective in early August, after … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Protests, activism and more around Lane County
“This government was founded on protest.” — Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court justice Upcoming Protests, Rallies, Marches,Talks, Gatherings and More • Encircle Films presents: A Rising … Continue reading
EW Extra
Get the Halloween Creeps
Spooky season begins in Eugene
Can you feel it? Halloween is coming, and there are several events Saturday, Oct. 18, to get you in the mood. In the afternoon, Made … Continue reading
Congressional Special Session
Get down with the end of the world, along with Eugene outsider indie folk band Dust Congress
According to Nick Foreman from the Eugene band Dust Congress, we’re living in “garbage time,” a sports expression for when the score is so lopsided … Continue reading
A Haunting Good Time
Ballet Fantastique performs ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ Oct. 23 through 26
It’s the return of Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones and the Headless Horseman, just in time for the spooky season. Ballet Fantastique rolls out its version … Continue reading
‘Stereophonic’ to Rock the Hult
Actor Christopher Mowod talks about life imitating art in the top Tony-nominated show of all time, which performs at the Hult Center Oct. 17 through 19
“We’re starting to feel like a real band in a recording studio, hearing ourselves back and coming up with ideas,” says Christopher Mowod, one of … Continue reading
Arts And Culture
‘Free Food’ and Eugene’s Hippie Cuisine
Cookbook is part memoir, part recipe guide to the food culture that defines funky Eug
Andrew Barton remembers the cheddar bagel at Humble Bagel with unusual specificity. The now-defunct shop sat on the corner of the Sundance building on 24th … Continue reading
Don’t Shoot!
Journalist and professor Peter Laufer highlights how journalists are under attack
In the early 1970s, Peter Laufer’s family home was set on fire in an arson attack, resulting in his mother’s legs being severely burned. “It … Continue reading
Comedy of Care Giving
Brian Trapp publishes a novel to address the lives of people with disability with humor
Brian Trapp grew up with his twin brother Danny, who had a disability. Growing up, Danny would remind Brian that he was six minutes older. … Continue reading
The ‘Middle Place’ of Recovery
SLIP: A Q&A with author Mallary Tenore Tarpley on her book and eating disorder recovery
Eating disorders have become a “silent killer” in the U.S., claiming one life every 52 minutes and affecting millions more. Eating disorders aren’t just about … Continue reading
Local & Vocal
A Call to Action
No Kings — unite and resist
By Stan Taylor We are living in an unprecedented time of fascist takeover of our government. The signs are everywhere — political gerrymandering in red … Continue reading
Delicious
Some points about the anti-Trump protests
By Doyle Srader This morning I was looking at the “Bibles for Haiti” meme. It’s the one where the pudgy white man is handing a … Continue reading
Solving the LCC Board
The college needs leadership reflecting that it is a cornerstone of opportunity in Lane County
By Jim Arnold Last spring, in these pages (EW, April 17), I suggested that the Lane Community College Board of Education might resolve its dysfunction … Continue reading
‘Sinners’
Pondering a film showing the legacy, identity, beauty and depth of one of Black America’s most harrowing centuries
By Eden Omari “Harrowing! Alex Haley’s Roots on steroids with an Irish vampire added.” Black culture has significantly influenced American culture since before the blues. … Continue reading
Letters To The Editor
From Coping to Amigo the Devil
Coping Today Spending time in the forest helps me with stress and keeps life in perspective. Being mindful. Just listening, watching, smelling, just being. Nature … Continue reading
From Inspiration to Microcosms
An Inspiration What an inspiring story about Cottage Grove teacher Kindra Roy (EW, 10/2). Although she had many challenging circumstances growing up, there were important … Continue reading
From Health Care to Ear Buds in Letters
Sadly, it’s the Norm In response to “What if it had been Life-Threatening” (EW, 9/25): Sarah Reighley, born deaf, was refused treatment by BestMed Urgent … Continue reading
From Misogyny to a Plaque for Frog in Letters
The Misogyny of it All I was disgusted to learn of the waste of a quarter-million dollars in taxpayer money incurred by Lane County “leaders,” … Continue reading
Slant
Slant — Grand Slam
• Banana Ball! For those of us who don’t follow sportsball but love a good TikTok dance, the Savannah Bananas are a dream team, and … Continue reading
Slant — Sauntering
• Ever been lost hiking around at Howard Buford Park (or as everyone calls it, Mount Pisgah?) Trust us, it’s possible! Local cartographer and avid … Continue reading
Slant — Hellfire!
• Has anyone been to the war zone lately? By which, of course, we mean Portland. President Donald Trump is doubling down on the idea … Continue reading
Slant — Saving Democracy!
• Voting in Best of Eugene (which encompasses all of Lane County and our readership areas) wraps up Sept. 29. Remember: 1. This is a … Continue reading
Chow
Eating with an Impact
Some local eateries serve the community
Dining out is out of reach for some members of the community who struggle to feed themselves, and at the same time, the food service … Continue reading
The Spice is Right
Junction City’s Aroma of India is gaining popularity and it’s planning to come to Eugene
The home of the Scandinavian Festival is quickly becoming known for another world of spices. Aroma of India is one of Junction City’s newest restaurants, … Continue reading
Nelson’s Comes to Campus
Whiteaker favorite Nelson’s is opening a new restaurant in the heart of campus, while the beloved Nelson’s Taqueria food truck says goodbye
Nelson’s Taqueria food truck — and its neighboring restaurant Nelson’s in the Whit — are staples of the Whiteaker neighborhood. The food truck has been … Continue reading
From Food Cart to Full House
The Ariano brothers of El Nopalito went from selling out of their Van Buren street cart to running a restaurant that’s packed until after closing time
Since El Nopalito graduated from its food cart to a much-awaited brick-and-mortar restaurant in July, crowds of customers linger after closing. Reluctant to leave the … Continue reading
Music
Fleetwood Mac Fever
Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Stereophonic comes to the Hult Center
The song “Silver Springs” is trending on TikTok. The 1973 Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham Buckingham Nicks album reissue went viral this year. And Stereophonic, … Continue reading
The MozFather
Morrissey at the Hult Center Oct. 9
Photos by Todd Cooper. Words by Will Kennedy. I entered Morrissey’s Oct. 9 Hult Center show feeling tender. Morrissey, or Moz, as fans call him, … Continue reading
Musical Love at First Sight
Lazarus Pearl and Eve ’n The Bad Apples perform at Sam Bond’s Garage Oct. 10
It often happens that when talented musicians meet organically out in the world, it is musical love at first sight. But sometimes, when you’ve just … Continue reading
Beyond the Bars
Dig beneath the surface and find all that the Eugene music scene has to offer
Eugene’s larger venues, like the Hult Center, McDonald Theatre, John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts and WOW Hall, are well-known to locals and those … Continue reading
Gallery
Quadeca
Live at Aladdin Theater [Oct. 23, 2025 — PDX]
Cirque MaCeo
Jon Batiste
Live at Eugene's Cuthbert Amphitheater Sept. 16
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Gregory Erling Flato
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