Eugene Weekly

50 Years of WIC, Now Threatened

Before running for county commissioner in Lane County, Laurie Trieger had long admired the number of county-provided services like the Women, In…

A Business in Kabul, A Business in Eugene

Cardamom, fennel, cumin and coriander are all frequently used spices in Tamana Ashor’s kitchen cabinet. She carried those spices with her to Eug…

Q&A: 2024 DNC Oregon Delegates

It’s election season, so state Sen. James Manning Jr. and Eugene City Councilor Matt Keating are giving Eugene Weekly an inside scoop on the inn…

Slant: Upcoming Earth Day, that Skunky Smell, Scams and the Jail Levy

Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Ramadan Mubarak! And for those of you less religiously inclined, there’s two more celebrations on the horizon. As…

?She Helped A Great Many People’

It had been a labor of love from the start, and in 2017, Cara DiMarco, the Women in Transition program’s lead champion at Lane Community College…

Homeward Unbound

Jessica Smith has been out of work as a server at Buddy’s Diner in Eugene since March 7. She’s been trying to navigate the state’s overwhelmed u…