‘A human encyclopedia’: George Brown, owner of Kiva Grocery and former city councilor, dies at 79

Fifty years of The Ritz, in all its naked, complicated glory 

The Ritz Sauna and Showers celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, a milestone that comes months after the death of co-founder and driving force George Braddock and a year after a man was arrested for recording people in the showers. But at the open air communal shower space at the far end of the woods, plenty of people flocked to feel refreshed under the sun.

Column on religion's role in America's story missed the point | Letter to the editor

I must disagree with Joshua Purvis’ recent column in Lookout Eugene-Springfield about Christianity’s role in America, and agree with Sen. Josh Hawley, of all people. Christian Nationalists founded our democracy. Christian Nationalism began with the Holy Roman Empire spreading the faith throughout the European continent. Remnants of that empire brought the faith to the American […]

Three days. 2,500 pounds of fish. One country fair

Ever wonder how an Oregon Country Fair food vendor makes the magic happen? Brandywine Fisheries snagged a booth for the first time ever at the fair this year. Lookout Eugene-Springfield followed the Springfield seafood market from the smoker to its stand in Shady Grove.

How a bunny hopped from a real-life artist’s yard to this year’s Oregon Country Fair poster

Poster artist Jill Carter based her artwork’s bunny on the real-life ones that nibble on dandelions in her yard in Olympia, Washington. The real-life ones are not wearing a large peach helmet.

Don't let politics break a lifesaving partnership | Letter to the editor

There is a low-head dam on the Willamette River that most people drive past without a second thought. The millrace low-head dam is a hydraulic trap — the kind of structure that can capture a swimmer and not let go. When that happens, every second matters. Right now, the team positioned to respond to that […]