I live just south of town in the hills on five acres. I can’t see any of my neighbors from my property.
Last night a neighbor southwest of me had a party with great live music – marimbas and a singer. The singer was enjoying bouncing his voice off the echoing hills. As [...]
Filed under: Neighborhoods on June 26th, 2010 | No Comments »
Saturday I took pictures around the Hayden Bridge neighborhood. It was raining, so not many people were out and about.
The Hayden Bridge neighborhood is north of the I-105 freeway and east of I-5, bordering Eugene. Bordering it to the north is the Gateway Mall, the new Riverbend Hospital (a new building that opened in [...]
Filed under: Hayden Bridge in Springfield, Neighborhoods, Springfield on October 20th, 2009 | No Comments »
Owosso Bike Bridge to Greenway Bike Bridge
Sunday I walked the 1 1/2 mile section of the West Bank Bike Path by the Willamette River from the Owosso Bike Bridge off Copping Street in River Road to the Greenway Bike Bridge in Maurie Jacobs Park. Here’s a link to the
bike path map.
It was a warm beautiful [...]
Filed under: Bicycling, Neighborhoods, Outdoor Activities, River Road on August 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
I just listed a townhome at 2564 Brittania. I’m having an open house tomorrow, April 5th 1 to 4 p.m. Stop by and say hello! Directions: West on 18th, left on Hawkins, right on 25th, left on Brittany, 1/2 block to Brittania.
Filed under: West Eugene on April 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
It was a partly sunny January day, and Tom and I decided to walk the west portion of the Amazon off road bike trail that follows Amazon Creek.
Amazon Creek starts in east Eugene at end of East and West Amazon Streets, and empties into Fern Ridge Lake, about four miles from the west end of [...]
Filed under: Bicycling, Hikes, Neighborhoods, Outdoor Activities, West Eugene on January 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mondays
Practilonga (Maggie Tryk)
The Tango Center
Alternative Music (DJed by Maggie)
7:30-10:00ish – informal practice time *
$5
* sometimes begins with a guided practica
7:30-8:30pm with guest instructors
($2-5 extra for the first hour on these nights)
Tuesdays
Bailonga (Liz Foster)
The Tango Center
Alternative Music (DJed)
w/ live set, usually starting around 9pm
8-8:30 – guided practica
8:30-11pm – milonga
$4-7, sliding scale
Wednesdays
UPDATE! (11/2008) [...]
Filed under: Argentine Tango, Indoor Activities, Uncategorized, Whiteaker Neighborhood on October 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
The Friendly Street neighborhood, is named after Sam Friendly, a 19th-century Mayor of Eugene. It’s a popular neighborhood with home buyers, convenient to local businesses, parks, and downtown. They have a very active neighborhood association and a very informative web site.
The Friendly Street neighborhood is bounded by Amazon Parkway (East), Chambers (West), [...]
Filed under: Friendly Street Neighborhood, Neighborhoods on July 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In southeast Eugene, on the hill above Spencer Butte Middle School and Edgewood Elementary, there is a beautiful woods. Edgewood City Park is on 2.2 acres. Homes on Pinecrest Drive, Fox Hollow Road, and the dead end of Hilyard Street border the park on the north and east side. School property borders [...]
Filed under: Edgewood Park on May 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
I have a new listing at 940 Clark Street in the Rose Garden neighborhood of Whiteaker. What a friendly neighborhood! I met many of the neighbors, and they all love living there. Quite a few people came that told me they have wanted to move to this neighborhood for years, but homes [...]
Filed under: Neighborhoods, Whiteaker Neighborhood on March 17th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Located on the south edge of downtown, College Hill was the location of Lane County’s first college, Columbia College (not the University of Oregon), founded in 1856. The college burned twice, and eventually closed. A large percentage of the homes are historic, some on the history registry. This is one of the [...]
Filed under: College Hill Neighborhood, Neighborhoods on March 4th, 2008 | No Comments »