Author: Dan Buckwalter
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Best Local Theater Company
1. Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St., 541-344-7751, TheVlt.com. 2. Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 194 W. Broadway, 541-465-1506, OCTheatre.org. 3. Actors Cabaret of Eugene, 996 Willamette St., 541-683-4368, ActorsCabaret.org. On Sept. 29, the cast of The Mousetrap took its final bow, concluding a run that spanned…
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Best Place to get fit
1. Eugene YMCA, 600 East 24th Ave., 541-686-9622, EugeneYmca.org. 2. Outside, all of Eugene and Lane County. Enjoy! 3. The Yoga Place, 4730 Village Plaza Loop, ste. 130, 541-654-4475, YogaPlaceEugene.com. Walk through the double doors at the Eugene YMCA and you will be struck by…
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Best Animal-focused nonprofit
1. Cascades Raptor Center, 32275 Fox Hollow Road, 541-485-1320, CascadesRaptorCenter.org. 2. Greenhill Humane Society, 88530 Greenhill Road, 541-689-1503, Green-Hill.org. 3. Northwest Dog Project, NorthwestDogProject.org. It’s all about the birds or, as Julie Collins, the executive director of Cascades Raptor Center puts it, “our feathered co-workers.”…
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Best cat at a yoga class
Oliver at Everyday People Yoga 352 W. 12th Avenue. 541-782-8678. EPYogaEugene.com. His name is Oliver, and you can’t miss him. He won’t allow you to. He insists you say hello at the door and pet his soft coat, then tries to sneak into a class…
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Joyful Memories
It’s been almost a year, and Sang Joo “Joy” Knudtson is missed. Her smile is missed as well as her charm and warmth, the characteristics that earned her the endearing title of Umma, Korean for mother, with customers and employees alike. For more than 20…
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Best Martial Arts
1. Art of War 164 W. Broadway. 541-870-6954. ArtofWar-mma.com. 2. Northwest Martial Arts Academy 755 Charnelton. 541-912-9099. NwmaAcademy.com. 3. McKenzie Martial Arts 125 Silver Ln. 541-729-2455. MckenzieMartialArts.com. It’s the cross section of students that’s most striking at Art of War MMA, voted by EW readers…
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Best Veterinarian
1. Jodi Wiktorowski Eugene Animal Hospital. 1432 Orchard St. 541-342-1178. EugeneAnimalHospital.net. 2. Cameron Jones Amazon Park Animal Clinic, 725 E. 25th. 541-485-0161. AmazonParkVet.com. 3. Ashley “Niki” Fadden Animal Health Associates, 2835 Willamette. 541-345-1544. Aha.vet After she graduated from veterinary school at Washington State University, Jodi…
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Best House of worship
1. St. Mary Roman Catholic Church 1062 Charnelton St., 541-342-1139. StMaryEugene.com. 2. Unitarian Universalist Church of Eugene 1685 W. 13th Ave., 541- 686-2775. UUEugene.org. 3. Temple Beth Israel 1175 E. 29th Ave., 541-485-7218. TBIEugene.org. A Lutheran reporter reaches for his phone to call a Catholic…
