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Drug Bust at Sheldon High School

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Eugene Police say they cited three adults and four juveniles for drug possession and/or sales at Sheldon High School today. Police cited Matthew Pankey, 24, Christopher Pankey, 21, and Daniel Grossman, 23, for alleged possession and or delivery of marijuana, meth, and/or cocaine, according to an EPD press release. The police alleged they found less than 40 grams of the drugs in their vehicle. Police took Matthew Pankey to jail and cited and released the other two. Continue reading →

Update: Changes at Midtown Marketplace & Bel Ami

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The rumors started flying on Saturday: Bel Ami is closing. Get down there. Last night. Since then, we’ve heard from a number of disappointed folks, from former employes who spoke of the restaurant’s staff having been one big family to semi-regulars at the bar who were already in mourning. And we’ve read stories that said the whole Bel Ami space was closing, and some that said that it wasn’t. We got confused. As it turns out, a little bit of everything seems to be true. Continue reading →

Major Change at Midtown Marketplace

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As of Tuesday, March 3, current info on Bel Ami/Midtown can be found in the following post. Word is coming in from multiple places that Bel Ami Restaurant and Lounge is closed. The fate of the front of the building — the coffee shop, wine shop and bistro — is less clear, though it sounds as if they’re remaining open. More detail will come as we have it. Continue reading →

Slurp Local

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A good local alternative to Starbucks downtown—light, airy, comfy chairs, friendly, free wi-fi and a big green tree soaring to a vaulted ceiling with skylights. They could use a little bigger baked goods selection, though. Continue reading →

More From the Squirming Publishing Industry

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I have an ungodly plethora (by which I mean “an overflowing Stickie on my desktop”) of links to articles about this, that and the other thing about how hard the economy is hitting (book) publishing. This particular piece, though, caught my eye; maybe it was the first-person perspective, maybe the resigned yet not hopeless tone. Regardless, maybe you’ll find it interesting too. It’s from the London Review of Books, and is by one Colin Robertson. This paragraph in particular is lovely — what he says isn’t new, but it’s so nicely put: Continue reading →

Finding the Right Clues

BlogMusic

Because I still have the tabs open: In this Thursday’s paper, you’ll find a wee tiny last minute preview of a show at Sam Bond’s by a band called The Clues. The Clues, assuming it’s the right Clues, include former members of Arcade Fire and the short-lived but beloved and awesome Unicorns. (There’s another The Clues in Colorado, apparently.) The Clues are kind of a pain to Google unless you include the band members’ former bands. But there’s some good stuff out there: Continue reading →