Tag: Best of Eugene 2019 Do Gooders

  • Best Animal Advocates

    1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Road. 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org. 2. Northwest Dog Project P.O. Box 51266 NorthwestDogProject.org. 3. Luvable Dog Rescue P.O. Box 50367. LuvableDogRescue.org. 

  • Best Local Politician

    Best Local Politician

    1. Peter DeFazio Representative, U.S. Congress. 2. Kitty Piercy Former mayor of Eugene. 3. Floyd Prozanski Senator, Oregon Legislature. Peter DeFazio says he didn’t imagine he would become a career congressman, much less a politician, but after 32 years, it’s strange to imagine a time…

  • Best Outdoor Recreation Space

    Best Outdoor Recreation Space

    1. Mount Pisgah/ Howard Buford Recreation Area 34901 Frank Parrish Road. 541-747-3817. MountPisgahArboretum.org. 2. Riverfront walking/bike paths 3. Alton Baker Park 100 Day Island Road. 541-682-4800. Eugene-Or.Gov/AltonBakerPark.

  • Best Program for the Homeless

    1. White Bird / CAHOOTS 341 E. 12th Avenue. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org/Cahoots. 2. Egan Warming Center P.O. Box 24608. EganWarmingCenter.com. 3. Eugene Mission 1542 W. 1st Avenue. 541-344-3251. EugeneMission.org.

  • Best Teacher/Professor

    Best Teacher/Professor

    1. Leah Ann Dunbar Churchill High School. 2. Celeste Reeb University of Oregon. 3. Olivia Scrima South Lane Ballet Academy.

  • Best Thing About Eugene

    Best Thing About Eugene

    1. Green space/parks 2. The people 3. Trees Dear Eugene, thank you for finally not voting “diversity” into the top three best things about Eugene. It’s something we need a little more work on.

  • Best Local Rabblerouser

    1. Frog 2. Helen “Being” Shepard 3. Tim Lewis

  • Best Nonprofit

    1. FOOD for Lane County 770 Bailey Hill Road. 541-343-2822. FoodforLaneCounty.org. 2. White Bird Clinic 341 E. 12th Avenue. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org. 3. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Road. 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org. 

  • The Best Of Eugene 2019-2020

    It’s the one and only Best of Eugene — no, seriously, there are imitators but Eugene Weekly’s got the original reader-survey “Best of” in this town. Every year we ask you to tell us about your favorite things in the area, and for some categories it’s…