By Natalie Resendez Looking for a one-of-a-kind, vintage University of Oregon sweatshirt? How ’bout a football from the 1995 Rose Bowl? Two young entrepreneurs have just what you’re looking for — and plenty more — just steps from the UO campus.
By Griffin Reily and Erin McMahon CAHOOTS is a 32-year-old Eugene-based mobile crisis response team that’s received national attention as a possible police alternative. A lack of funding and a complicated relationship with police, however, leave t
By Makenzie Elliott and Jennah Pendleton Running an animal sanctuary means waking up at 4 a.m., chasing after runaway goats and massaging a baby pig’s legs until they can walk again. Do you have what it takes? Here’s how four Oregon animal sanctua
By Makenzie Elliott and Carson Skrivan An athlete once barred from his team returns after his sport moves toward inclusivity.
By Malena Saadeh Portugal. The Man talks more than music-making as we take a look at its work in the world of Indigenous activism.
By Reina Harwood Street Roots practices what it preaches — spreading advocacy on the streets of Portland while putting money in people’s pockets.
By Elizabeth Groening A couple retired to Oregon only to have their woodland go up in flames. But they have no time for regrets. There’s a forest to replant.
By Shannon Daehnke, Elizabeth Groening, and Erin McMahon For women, letting go of society’s ideas of who we should be is self-care.
By Grace Murray & Anna Sundholm After a fire decimated the small town of Phoenix, its citizens are left wondering why they never received emergency alerts. What went wrong?
By Reina Harwood, Claudia Lee, Isabel Lemus Kristensen, Julia Page & Nica Rodriguez Activism can take many forms. Three Eugene changemakers speak on what activism means to them and what its future may look like.
By Sam Scudder