Early in my 40-plus-year career in ministry, I was fortunate to spend three of those years in West Berlin, first doing youth ministry in a local German congregation, and then heading the U.S. and ...

The year 2020 saw two events that were monumental to women’s history, and they were the catalysts that inspired the annual ...

Barbara & Dan Gleason Spring is when most birds court, breed and raise young, and they must find — or build — a safe place ...

Not everyone has a backyard — but that doesn’t mean you can’t grow dinner. In Lane County, where many people rent or live in ...

Portland experimental rock trio Descending Pharaohs performs March 7 at Art House, fresh from recording the follow-up to ...

For The Art of Stewardship As the host of KLCC’s arts review program, Viz City, I spend a great deal of time thinking about how to translate the visual experience into words. I want to offer a ...

Cintas Corp., the Ohio-based uniform and cleaning giant, in June 2024, spent $1.4 million buying a big chunk of land in west Eugene to build a regional industrial laundering and chemical cleansing ...

The sight of people in black bloc attire at recent anti-ICE protests might bring thoughts of violence and vandalism. Eugene black bloc protesters say this is a misunderstanding. Black bloc is a ...

The last night of February was another night of protest in Eugene — we were surprised to see Eugene police issued a citation to one of the several protesters who were hit by cars Feb. 28.

In fall 2022, Valentine Bentz was adjusting to life at the University of Oregon. Hoping to meet people, he decided to join the Grove Community Garden through the UO Student Sustainability Center, ...

When the pandemic uprooted lives and put the country into an endless spiral of boredom, the trend of van homes skyrocketed in Oregon, according to Brendon Powell, the owner of a van-reconstruction ...

The Third Mind, a supergroup of just-left-of-center rock stars including Dave Alvin (The Blasters), performs March 12 at WOW Hall, supporting last year’s full-length album, Right Now!, the group’s ...