Heady Writing From the Streets of Eugene, Oregon
The Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene, Oregon—first opened in 1950—is a non-profit community center for the visual arts formed by a collective of local artists, including the center’s namesake, Maude Irvin Kerns. Kerns...
On the afternoon of Mar. 6, about 100 people gathered in front of the Old Federal Building on the corner of 7th and Pearl for a Vigil for Peace — a global day of...
Editor’s Note: The article was edited to add the website for Wheels Cafe. February is a cheesy month for Lane County thanks to FOOD For Lane County’s annual Grilled Cheese Experience. This year, over...
On Feb. 17, the Oregon Truffle Festival’s annual Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship returned to the Lane Events Center’s Livestock Arena. After a hiatus in 2021, the show-runners thought it was time to...
On Feb. 20, members of the Eugene community came together at the Owen Rose Garden to hold space in solidarity with Portland following a shooting at a protest for Amir Locke the night prior....
Last week, the Eugene Police Department released a new, almost two-minute-long, promotional video titled “Come serve with us” advertising that they are hiring. This week, Stop The Sweeps Eugene is responding to it in...
On the evening of Feb. 14, Erika Lincango, the founder of BIWOC Rising Eugene, hosted a protest at the Federal Courthouse on E. 8th Ave. against the patriarchal corrupt system. The protest began at...
On Feb. 4, Sunrise Eugene and the 4J Climate Justice Team hosted a student walkout that began at South Eugene High School. After getting set up, the group of roughly 250 students and organizers...
Earlier in the month, workers at the Starbucks at 29th and Willamette in Eugene filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union. This would be one of the first...
On Jan. 21, the North West Association for Blind Athletes held a snowshoe event. Taking place at Ray-Benson Sno-Park in Sisters, Oregon, volunteers came to provide support for the visually impaired on a snow-filled...
![Six candles [more were added later as people showed up] are lit on the ground at the corners of a rose mosaic that's the floor of a gazebo. Two white-colored posts are in the background. Further in the background, in the dark, is a building with four windows.](https://i0.wp.com/doublesidedmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/signal-2022-02-20-221407_001.jpeg?resize=720%2C340&ssl=1)
