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Oregon Growth 2017

Oregon Growth 2017

Oregon is the top destination in the U.S. for people moving to a new state. How has Oregon growth changed our way of life?

Pop Artist or Conman? The Time Andy Warhol Came to Oregon. And the Time He Didn’t.

Written by Ben McBee On October 6, 1967, students and faculty at the University of Oregon filed into the Erb Memorial Union at the heart of campus, taking their seats in the ballroom, their eyes locked in anticipation on an empty stage. The room was packed. Its large Friday night crowd was a true indication of the honored guest’s celebrity status – especially considering the excitement and distractions that come with a new school year. A man appeared at the front of the audience, a trail of smoke floating from a loosely held cigarette. His pale face was disguised by dark Ray-Ban shades; a mop of white-blonde hair covered his head. Andy Warhol, the idiosyncratic Prince of Pop Art had arrived in Eugene, Oregon. Or had he? In the late 1960s, Warhol was at the peak of his fame. From his enigmatic New York City studio, The Factory, Warhol’s artistic,…

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Sunstone Mining in Oregon

The Oregon state stone, sunstone, is a unique gem prized for its brilliance. We explore the history and economics of the Oregon sunstone.

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16 Intriguing Oregonians

1859 Oregon’s Magazine introduces extraordinary people whose lives have been sweetened by their passions.

Oregon Author Eliot Treichel

Oregon Author Eliot Treichel

Oregon author Eliot Treichel adds gravity with his writing for young adults.

Festival Sustainability

Students used 690 wooden gable trusses to build the Treeline Stage, which hosted eighteen of the festival’s performers (including Tank and the Bangas, Wolf People, KING and Ty Segall). Post-festival, the team deconstructed the stage, with the trusses still intact, and moved the materials to a site in Clackamas County to reconstruct them into tiny homes (called “sleeping pods”) for homeless veterans.