MLK and climate change
Massive demonstrations for justice and peace have an impact on policy and Martin Luther King Jr.'s words ring true today in light of the threat to humanity from climate change. Continue reading
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F*ck it I quit (TV reporter leaves journalism for cannabis)
Charlo Greene of Alaska's KTVA quits on live TV after revealing she was the founder of the AK Cannabis Club (which she reported on earlier in the broadcast) and will be working to legalize mariju Continue reading
AFL-CIO on hike in minimum wage
Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain sent out this statement today on the 2015 minimum wage: “Today's announcement that the 2015 minimum wage will be $9.25 is welcome news. Oregon has long been ahead of most states by ensuring our lowest-paid neighbors aren't falling even further behind. But in reality that amounts to $19,240 a year, or $1,603.33 a month, to help families make ends meet. More and more new jobs pay minimum wage or close to it. It's time for us to do more. Continue reading
In case you missed The Band of Heathens last night
Oh, wait, I KNOW you missed The Band of Heathens last night because it was pretty much just me and 20 other people at the WOW Hall on a Tuesday night. You missed a great show and the Heathen's new Tom Petty-esqu song "Carry Your Love," which debuted on Texas Monthly yesterday a couple hours before the Eugene performance. Click the image to listen: Continue reading
Photos: Atmosphere & deM atlaS at McDonald Theatre [9.11.14]
Photos by Sam Gehrke. Words by Bryan Kalbrosky. Atmosphere represents a lot of things in my life: an intro into an obsessive relationship with indie rap, the most played artist on Spotify via Bluetooth in my living room and the dude who provided me with a fun September night in Eugene. Continue reading
Mare Wakefield in Eugene Saturday
Former Eugenean Mare Wakefield and her husband, Nomad, are back in town this weekend and will be performing at 7 pm Saturday, Sept. 15, Out On a Limb Gallery, 191 E. Broadway. Mare and Nomad have a new video out, recorded in their studio in Nashville. Find more videos, including some from their earlier tours through Eugene, on YouTube. Continue reading
Local TV show spotlights Oregon agriculture
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, farmland occupies 16.5 million acres of Oregon soil. And what's growing in that soil? You name it, we've got it: pears, cranberries, potatoes, hops, hazelnuts and so much more. If that sounds like the makings of a delicious dinner, you're not wrong, and on Sept. 13 at 4 pm, you can tune in to KVAL and learn how three Oregon families used locally sourced ingredients to create delicious "made in Oregon" meals. According to the press release: Continue reading
Photos: Rob Zombie & Red Fang live at Cuthbert Amphitheater [9.9.14]
Photos: The Avett Brothers live at Edgefield [Sept. 5 & 6, 2014]
City Hall fireworks tonight?
Tonight's (9/8) Eugene City Council meeting at 7:30 at Harris Hall does not have a public forum on the tear-down of City Hall on the agenda, but we hear a group of local architects will be speaking during the public forum session near the beginning of the meeting. They will likely question the information and assumptions that were the basis of the council decision to tear down City Hall. We hear some on the council might be rethinking their decision based on new information provided by the architects and engineers. But is it too late? Continue reading