Chef’s Night Out 2015

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Owners Mike Hergenreter and Danny Kime have announced that their new 700-person capacity music venue, Hi Fi Music Hall — featuring two stages, a full-service bar, restaurant and patio — will open in early May at 44 E. 7th Ave. Continue reading
On Tuesday, April 7, oral arguments will be heard in court about a climate change lawsuit brought by local youth, which argues that Oregon "is failing to meet its carbon emission reduction goals and is not acting to protect Oregon’s public trust resources and the futures of these young Oregonians." The full press release is below and some opportunities for activism from 350 Eugene are: Continue reading
Interview by Bryan Kalbrosky • Photos by Todd Cooper Continue reading
Below is a press release from periodic EW columnist Kayla Godowa-Tufti and Honor the Treaty of 1864 Continue reading
On March 31, the Oregon House of Representatives passed the K-12 budget — $7.255 billion. Many in the local education community say this number is inadequate to cover the cost of full-day kindergarten and continue an upward trajectory of funding — last week, Lane County superintendents wrote a letter to state legislators and asked for increased funding. Continue reading
Treefort Music Festival Foxygen frontman Sam France Boise, the cultural oasis of Idaho, as well as Eastern Oregon, hosted the fourth annual 5-day Treefort Music Festival this past weekend. Continue reading
The Eugene Police Department would like your help catching a cat burglar whose exploits were caught on a cat cam. More precisely, EPD is seeking an armed robber who broke into a house near the University of Oregon. The robber was filmed by a camera set up by a cat sitter to record the cats he was caring for while the owners were away. Continue reading
Words by Rick Levin • Photos by Todd Cooper Continue reading