Best Yoga
1. Eugene Yoga 245 E. Broadway 541-520-8771. 3575 Donald Street. 458-205-8378. Eugeneyoga.us. 2. Everyday People Yoga 352 W. 12th Ave. 541-513-0180. Epyogaeugene.com. 3. Glow Yoga 110 Oakway Ctr. 541-729-5031. YogaEugene.com.
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Best Record store
House of Records 258 E. 13th Ave. 541-342-7975. HouseOfRecordsEugene.com. Moon Rock Records 443 W. 11th Ave. 458-201-8901. Find on Facebook and Instagram. Epic Seconds 30 E. 11th Ave. 541-302-3045. Find on Facebook and Instagram. Among the businesses along 13th Avenue, you will find the small house-turned-business called House of Records. The house feels cozier and…
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1. Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. TJ’s Provisions 1027 Willamette. 541-505-7961; 1910 Empire Park Dr. 541-505-7105. VisitTJs.com. 3. Nectar 340 River Rd. 541-255-2457; 698 W. 6th Ave. 541-636-4735. Nectar.Store.
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Best Bicycle store
1. Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life 556 Charnelton St. 541-344-4105. 2480 Alder St. 541-342-6155. Bicycleway.com. 2. Hutch’s Bicycles 960 Charnelton St. 541-345-7521; 2100 Main St., Springfield. 541-741-2453. Hutchsbicycles.com. 3. Klink Cycles 909 River Rd. 541-221-9961. KlinkCycles.net.
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St. Vincent de Paul Find addresses for 12 Oregon locations at SVdP.us. Clothes Horse 295 E. 5th Ave. 541-345-5099. TheClothesHorseEugene.com. Buffalo Exchange 131 E. 5th Ave. 541-687-2805. BuffaloExchange.com.
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Best Budtender
1. Noah Willis (TJ’s on Willamette) 1027 Willamette. 541-505-7961. VisitTJs.com. 2. Devonte Perry (Moss Crossing) 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 3. Rachel Hunter (Going Green Eugene) 439 W. 1st Ave. Find on Dutchie.com. 541-735-3521.
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Best Garden gear shop
1. Down to Earth 532 Olive St. 541-342-6820. DownToEarthEugene.com. 2. Gray’s Garden Center 4489 Main St., Springfield, 541-357-5431; 737 W. 6th Ave., 541-345-1569. GraysGarden.com. 3. Jerry’s Home Improvement 2600 Hwy. 99 N, 541-689-1911; 2525 Olympic St., Springfield, 541-736-7000. BetterHeadForJerrys.com.
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Best Barbershop
1. American Traditional Barbershop 390 W. 12th Ave. 541-915-9613. Facebook.com/AmericanTraditionalBarbershop. 2. Tim’s Trims Barbershop 27 W. 5th Ave. 541-515-6936. TimsTrimsBarbershop.com. 3. Analog Barbershop 860 Olive St. 541-510-5668. AnalogBarbershop.com.
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Best Indie bookstore
1. Tsunami Books 2585 Willamette. 541-345-8986. TsunamiBooks.org. 2. Smith Family 525 Willamette. 541-343-4717. SmithFamilyBookstore.com. 3. Books With Pictures 99 W. Broadway, C. 541-485-1048. BooksWithPictures.com. Whenever I have family in town, one of the first things we do is hit up all the bookstores in town. OK, that sounds boring, but books are serious business in…
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Best Tattoo artist
1. Cassie Shammel (Northwest Tattoo) 142 E. 13th Ave. 541-393-6570. NWTattoo.com. 2. Damien Thompson (Parlor Tattoo) 1097 Willamette. 541-345-6465. TheParlorTattoo.com. 3. Etzel Leguizamon (Tattoo OM) 1695 Willamette. 541-654-8106. Tattoo-OM.com. Cassie Shammel didn’t always want to be a tattoo artist. As a biology major at the University of Oregon, she thought she wanted to be a…
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1. Jared Hill (Area 51 Piercing) 505 Willamette, ste. 100. 541-393-6572. Area51Piercing.com. 2. Kenny Plimpton (High priestess Downtown) 210 west 6th. 541-393-6572. BestStudioEver.com. 3. Samantha Houston (High Priestess Piercing & Tattoo) 525 E. 13th Ave. 541-343-3311; 210 W. 6th Ave. 541-342-6585. BestStudioEver.com. When it comes to piercing, Jared Hill, owner of Area 51 Piercing and…
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Best Place to get fit
1. Eugene YMCA 2055 Patterson St. 541-686-9622. EugeneYMCA.org. 2. Planet Fitness 2370 W. 11th Ave. 541-465-9000. 3. Downtown Athletic Club 999 Willamette. 541-484-4011. DowntownAC.com.
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Eugene Animal Hospital 1432 Orchard St. 541-342-1178. EugeneAnimalHospital.net. Echo Hollow Veterinary Hospital 1980 Echo Hollow Rd., Ste. A, 541-844-1038. EchoHollowVet.com. Bush Animal Hospital 2415 Oakmont Way. 541-342-7218. BushAnimalHospital.com.
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1. Best Massage Therapy, Synergy Therapeutics 1245 Charnelton St., # 7. 541-505-0232. SynergyLMT.com. 2. Best Local Chef, Andrew Hroza executive chef at Ninkasi Better Living Room. Find on Instagram @chefandrewhroza. 3. Best Burlesque, Siren Society Facebook.com/TheSirenSocietyBurlesque.
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Best Hair stylist
1. Tina Thornley (Amethyst Hair Salon) 1631 Oak St. 541-520-2268. Linktr.ee/AmethystHairStudio541. 2. Amanda Nicole (4247 Loft) 390 Lincoln St., #220. 541-515-6477. 4247Loft.com. 3. Heather Roe (Feral Beauty) 134 E 13th Ave., #3. 541-931-9611. Find on Facebook and Instagram.
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Best Local food market
1. Kiva Grocery Store 125 W. 11th Ave. 541-342-8666. KivaGrocery.com. 2. Capella Market 2489 Willamette. 541-345-1014. CapellaMarket.com. 3. Market of Choice MarketofChoice.com. Everybody had their pandemic comfort during the height of COVID-19. Mine was The Kiva Grocery. Not only did it feel safe to shop there, thanks to Kiva’s careful protocols, but the little grocery…
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