Author: Emerson Brady
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Best place to get your long lost baby photos from 50 years ago developed
Dot Dotson’s 1668 Willamette. 541-485-1771. DotDotsons.com. A couple of years ago, I stumbled upon one of Eugene’s best kept secrets: Dot Dotson’s storage room, filled wall to wall with negatives of 50 years of baby photos. In the back of the nearly 100-year-old camera and…
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Best place to get an alcoholic drink that’s on fire while listening to karaoke
The Monkey’s Paw 420 Main St. Springfield. 541-505-7975. Facebook.com/themonkeyspawtikibar. Thursdays are my favorite day of the week for two reasons: First, it’s really close to Friday and second, Monkey’s Paw karaoke. After four grueling days of reporting and writing local news, what better way to…
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Best Person Making a Difference
1. Brittiny Raine CORE, Community Outreach through Radical Empowerment, CoreEugene.org. 2. Dan Bryant SquareOne Villages housing nonprofit, SquareOneVillages.org. 3. Terry McDonald St. Vincent De Paul, SVdP.us. When Brittiny Raine moved to Eugene in 2017, she had one goal in mind: start a nonprofit that actually…
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Best Club DJ
1. DJ Smuve, Bobby L. Green Jr. Find on Facebook and Instagram. 2. Club Neveau Dawn, Michelle Neveau ClubNeveau.com. 3. Jon “Supa J” Smith Find on Facebook and Instagram. DJ Smuve, aka Bobby L. Green Jr., is the “party rocker” DJ who’s been spinning mixes…
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Best Comedian
1. Leigh Anne Jasheway AccidentalComic.com. 2. Jen Jay Facebook.com/jenjanjamesearljonesjohnson. 3. Devin Jones Leigh Anne Jasheway describes herself as an “accidental comic” because “I kind of stumbled upon it.” Jasheway discovered her love for comedy after going through a divorce and realizing she needed to find…
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Best Drag Queen
1. Karress Ann Slaughter, Cornel Hardiman Facebook.com/GlamazonsEugene. 2. Lyta Blunt, Deziree Brock Facebook.com/Lytablunt. 3. Slutashia, Sam Thrower Facebook.com/Slutashia. Karress Ann Slaughter, aka Cornel Hardiman, is a Eugene drag veteran. Hardiman has been in the Eugene drag scene for nearly 30 years and has no signs…
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Best Drag King
1. Heavy Cream, Melanie Funke Instagram.com/heavy_creammm. 2. Smash The King Instagram.com/smash_the.king. 3. Edd Zackly, Abigail Instagram.com/eddzackly. For Heavy Cream, aka Melanie Funke, drag was a world they were enamored by but unsure where they could fit it. “I started seeing a local drag king, Jackley.…
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Best Bagel Place
1. Lox, Stocks and Bagels 368 E. 40th Ave. 541-692-2435. Facebook.com/loxstocksandbagels. 2. Bagel Sphere 810 Willamette. 541-344-1335; 4089 W. 11th Ave. 541-868-1072. BagelSphere.com. 3. Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-868-1982. HideawayBakery.com. When Lox, Stocks and Bagels owner Maxwell Davis thinks of a bagel, he…
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Best Barista
1. Aaron (Sully) Sullivan Wandering Goat Coffee Co. 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Okon Udosenata Equiano 300 Blair Blvd. 541-953-2879. EquianoCoffee.com. 3. Katie Stowe Stay Woke,1380 W. 7th Ave. 541-600-0585. StayWokepnw.com. Aaron (Sully) Sullivan’s first reaction to hearing he was a finalist for Eugene…
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Best Cocktails
1. Izakaya Meiji Company 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 3. Nelson’s in the Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404. NelsonsInTheWhit.com. Trying to get a table for two at Izakaya Meiji on a Friday night is not…
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Best Server
1. Abbie Taylor Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com. 2. Heather Ensign Brail’s on 5th 395 W. 5th Ave. #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. 3. Chrissy Norris Nelson’s in The Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. Abbie Taylor is a self-described “restaurant kid.” Taylor grew…
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Best Food Cart
1. Nelson’s Taqueria 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site. 2. Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery 88 Jackson St. 541-915-0144. Facebook.com/danangeatery. 3. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St. YardyEugene.com. The best food carts in Eugene this year are globetrotters. Yardy’s Afro-Caribbean influenced fried chicken, Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery’s…
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Best Tattoo Artist
1. Kassandra Lampwick Wild Rose Tattoo 2849 Oak St. WildRoseTattoo.com/kassandra-lampwick. 2. Katana DeVille Sad Devils Club Tattoo 76 W. Broadway. 541-357-4484. SadDevilsClubTattoo.com. 3. Suzen Tattoozen Whiteaker Tattoo Collective 304 River Rd. 541-255-2734. WhiteakerTattoo.com. Kassandra Lampwick says she has always considered herself an artist, but by…
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Best Budtender
1. Devonte Perry Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. Harmony Turner Sweet Tree Farms 4097 W. 11th Ave. 541-246-8075. STFEugene.com. 3. Michael Harris TJ’s on Willamette 1027 Willamette. 541-505-7961. VisitTJs.com. Devonte Perry is “living the dream.” Originally from the South, budtending in Oregon…
