1. Jennifer Denson, Burrito Brigade. 2. Cary Lieberman, Greenhill Humane Society. 3. Antonio Huerta, Comunidad y Herencia Cultural. This category could also be called Best Community Hero. From Jenn…
“Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.” — Carl Sagan, Cosmos. Lane County is full of authors working magic and books giving us a getaway from d…
As Weekly photographer Eve Weston was doing a photo shoot for this week’s cover, a man hollered from a truck driving by our bright red office, “Go Biggie!” That’s a testament to how much we l…
By Camilla Mortensen We’re a couple years past Netflix and chill and the days of COVID shutdowns (and hoping to stay that way), but some of us are still figuring out how to get out more. They say i…
Elisha Jo Young, 38, has been arrested for the second time on five felony charges of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from Eugene Weekly between 2021 to 2023. This time, Oregon Gov. Tina Kot…
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” — Desmond Tutu, the Book of Joy Upcoming Rallies, Marches, Trainings and Protests • Boycott Avelo Ai…
Two weeks ago, on May 8, Eugene Weekly reported that the woman who stands accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from this newspaper sat in an Ohio jail cell, facing five felony cha…
• Weekly vigils calling for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Israel, 5 pm Wednesdays, Planet Versus Pentagon, Old Federal Building, corner of 7th & Pearl, Eugene. • Replace Reverse Recla…
It’s more important than ever to speak up and show up. • Know Your Rights Training for Activists, 4:30 pm, Friday, March 21, Civil Liberties Defense Center, co-sponsored by Indivisible Eugene Sprin…
The University of Oregon’s faculty union, United Academics, announced in a March 20 press release that it intends to strike as soon as March 31. At issue is fair faculty compensation, the UA says. …
Some Saturday mornings there’s a line out the door — when I get there anyway, which is usually closer to 9 am, rather than the 7 am opening time. It’s always the same two cooks in the kitchen fryin…