That Mat Kearney Video

I admit it, I didn't watch the new Mat Kearney video until today. I got the press relases, I saw the R-G did a story, I saw friends posting it on Facebook. But the moment I see something is paired up with Duck football, I lose a little interested (that's blasphemy if you live in Eugene, isn't it?).  Continue reading 

EW guides First Friday ArtWalk tonight!

Tonight is the night we here at the EW offices have been waiting months for — the First Friday ArtWalk when we will introduce the winning box art for our ArtsHound on Broadway contest and the artists behind the winning designs (read more here). Eugene Weekly will be the tour guide for this event and we begin with the first box outside Tokyo Tonkatsu at Broadway and Charnelton downtown at 5:30 pm sharp, so don't be late. Continue reading 

OSU launches survey for pet owners

It's a pretty well-known fact that you're not supposed to flush prescription drugs, or any pharmaceuticals for that matter, down the toilet. What many people don't think about is that the same rule applies for pet pharmaceuticals. It's unclear just what pet owners do with their pet's unwanted medication, and for that reason, OSU is launching a survey to assess common practices in order to learn more and strengthen its outreach and education strategy. Give it a click, because clean water is good for you and good for your pets. Continue reading 

Journalist Tom Peter in Eugene Sunday

We just heard that Tom Peter, noted journalist, author and foreign correspondent, will be speaking at noon Sunday, Aug. 31, at First Church-Christ Scientist, 13th and Pearl in Eugene. Peter has most recently been covering Syria, and before that Afghanistan and Iraq. See http://www.tomapeter.com/ Continue reading