Two businesses plan, or don’t plan, to reopen during Phase 1 On May 14, Governor Kate Brown announced that her offices had received 33 applications from Oregon counties seeking approval to start Phase 1 of reopening businesses on May 15. Each of these applications was reviewed by the Oregon Health Authority and Lane County was…
On April 28 the City of Eugene released an update on the local operations concerning COVID-19. The first objective: “stay the course.” “We cannot emphasize enough that to successfully transition from emergency response into long-term community recovery we must continue following the latest public health guidelines,” according to the press release. The health guidelines that…
Jazz music wafted through the air as a parade of people braved the cold in Eugene’s Whitaker neighborhood on a foggy winter night in 2009. They gathered to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of Theodore “Ted” Lee, otherwise known affectionately as “Papa.” When the restaurant opened its doors in 2006, Lee’s mission was…
Emma Mitchem, 28, paused mid-sentence to glance toward the door of Starbucks every time a new patron came inside. There was an air of caution in this tactical gesture and it served as a constant reminder that she was not necessarily in friendly territory. “Liberals don’t have to worry about losing friends when they blast…
The city’s push to stop homelessness numbers from rising Eugene has homelessness issues. According to Security.org, a website that collects homelessness data on each state, Oregon is the seventh-highest with over 14,000 people experiencing homelessness overall. Oregon places fourth in the country with a rate of 350 per every 100,000 people experiencing homeless. The state…
