Lookout Eugene-Springfield
5th Street Market owner hopes to begin new retail-housing project early next year
The Obie Companies complex on Fifth Avenue would have 124 housing units above retail spaces and a courtyard. City officials in April granted the project a 10-year exemption on new property taxes.
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6mBuilding Eugene's future from the neighborhood up
Ollie Court is a major milestone in the evolution of affordable housing and providing support to families with children. The process that brought together stakeholders, especially neighbors, in addressing our city’s most pressing needs illustrates how collaboration based on mutual respect, listening to neighbor concerns and getting stakeholder buy-in can deliver needed housing.
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3mDeveloper proposes 212-lot Eugene subdivision of houses, townhomes
A Vancouver, Washington-based developer is asking city officials to approve the plan for the 38-acre site in west Eugene.
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12mA day in the life: RiverBend emergency department physician Bianca Jacobs
What tethers her to emergency medicine, an unrelenting and exhausting job, is that she gets to problem-solve in the moment. She must be an expert in distinguishing quickly between the superficial and the serious, the chronic and the critical.
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2mCity Club of Eugene meeting focuses on police oversight
The Friday, June 12 meeting of the City Club of Eugene will focus on public oversight of the city’s Police Department — how complaints are investigated, how residents can get involved and how the system impacts local law enforcement.
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7mSlow and slimy wins the race: Inside a Eugene snail showdown
More than 200 people gathered at a South Eugene farm to watch snails race. (No, it did not take all day: snails are faster than you think.)