Money for the Manager
Eugene’s City Manager receives a five-figure raise
Eugene City Manager Jon Ruiz got a salary raise of $15,421 at the July 23 City Council meeting. Approval for the raise came after Ruiz’s … Continue reading
Eugene
Lane County’s Recycling Rundown
Commingling gone crazy
Carrying a plastic bag with orange bell peppers in it, Eugene resident Dillon Vibes was doing his weekend recycling at Market of Choice on Franklin … Continue reading
Families Belong Together Rally Brings Crowd to Kesey Square
More than 100 people gather to support immigrants on a weekday afternoon
Upwards of 100 people gathered in Kesey Square for the Families Belong Together rally Thursday, June 14. The rally, opposing the “cruel, inhumane and unjustified … Continue reading
Waka Flocka
Live at Venue 252 [5.19.18]
Weed for the Masses
Italian filmmaker’s documentary Relegalized screens one night in Eugene
Just weeks before the state of Oregon legalized cannabis for recreational use, the documentary filmmaker Francesco Bussalai visited Eugene for the first time. His previous … Continue reading
The State of Cycling
A lifelong bike advocate takes a hard look at the past, present and future of Eugene’s bike culture
Eugene is a cycling failure and has been for nearly a decade. How can that be? We have bike lanes and buffered bike lanes. We … Continue reading
Back from the Dead
A man bought his 'zombie house' in Eugene for next to nothing. But can he keep it?
Jonathan Baker bought his house in Eugene’s Jefferson Westside neighborhood for a dollar. The previous owner’s husband had died in 2010, and after 18 months … Continue reading
It’s About Time
Digging our fingers in garden dirt distracts us momentarily from the grim prospects of global warming.
Although spring does not begin officially until Equinox in March, Eugeneans might well pronounce that spring begins on Lunar New Year, Feb. 16, this year. … Continue reading
Rock ’n’ Roll Reckoning
A true rock band is as rare as a wooly mammoth
If there’s one thing that can be said about Queens of the Stone Age, it’s that they are a true rock band. QOTSA’s stuff is … Continue reading
Isaiah Rashad
Live at WOW Hall [5.20.17]
