Best New Restaurant
Black Wolf Supper Club 454 Willamette Street. 541-687-8226. The Wheel Apizza Pub 390 Lincoln Street #101. 541-735-3860. Thewheelapizzapub.com. Party on Friendly 2757 Friendly Street. 541-683-2079. … Continue reading
Meerah Powell
Meerah Powell is a multimedia journalist and alumna from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication. She’s done visual, audio and written work with Eugene Weekly, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Daily Emerald and other publications/organizations. She is a staff writer and web editor and the producer of EW’s What’s Happening podcast.
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Best Nonprofit
Planned Parenthood 3579 Franklin Boulevard. 541-344-9411. Plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-southwestern-oregon. FOOD for Lane County 270 W. 8th Avenue. 541-284-1340. Foodforlanecounty.org. White Bird 341 E. 12th Avenue. 541-342-8255. Whitebirdclinic.org. … Continue reading
Best Hangover Breakfast
Brail’s 1689 Willamette Street. 541-343-1542. Brailseugene.com. Glenwood 1340 Alder Street. 541-687-0355. 2588 Willamette Street. 541-687-8201. Glenwoodrestaurants.com. Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette Street. 541-687-0709. Morninggloryeugene.com. I … Continue reading
Vote Like Your Health Care Depends on it
Measure 106 looks to cut funds to abortions. This group is aiming to stop it.
Just because you live in Oregon, and specifically in Eugene, doesn’t mean you’re safe from conservative ballot measures like Measure 106 — the measure that … Continue reading
City Hall Lot to Become Temporary Homeless Shelter
City Council voted to create a temporary day center and dusk-to-dawn camp on the vacant downtown lot
The empty lot that formerly housed Eugene’s City Hall is set to transform into a temporary homeless shelter a few weeks from now. During Monday … Continue reading
Lane Students Protest Controversial Instructor
Students speak to LCC's Board of Education about employment of instructor Daniel Mackay, convicted of prostitution
It’s been about four weeks since classes began at Lane Community College, and about the same amount of time since Eugene Weekly broke the news … Continue reading
Not Bad Enough
A UO student’s harassment claim is dismissed in a confusing process
Inappropriate touching, lewd comments, intimidation: Sarah Hansen’s allegations sound like textbook harassment. But when Hansen lodged a formal complaint to the University of Oregon’s Title … Continue reading
Former R-G Employee Wins Appeal
Serena Markstrom Nugent wins appeal after discrimination lawsuit was dismissed in 2016
Former Register-Guard reporter Serena Markstrom Nugent filed a more than half a million dollar discrimination lawsuit in 2015 against the paper when she was fired after becoming … Continue reading
Former Priest Teaches at LCC After Sex Solicitation Conviction
Found guilty for three counts of prostitution, Daniel Mackay is on staff at Lane
Former priest Daniel Mackay was convicted on three counts of prostitution last year, specifically for soliciting a 17-year-old girl for sex, but he’ll still be … Continue reading
McLeod with a Silver Lining
Central/eastern Oregon Democratic candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner hopes for a win against Republican Greg Walden
Oregon’s 2nd congressional district has been represented by a Republican since 1981. But that’s not deterring Democratic candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner. Even over the phone, it’s … Continue reading