Rachael McDonald

1 week ago | klcc.org | Rachael McDonald

Another student apartment building is planned on East 13th Avenue near the University of Oregon campus. This time, it will be a 15-story high-rise called Alder Chapter. KLCC’s Rachael McDonald spoke with Eugene Weekly reporter Christian Wihtol who wrote about this project in his “Bricks $ Mortar” column. McDonald: As a University of Oregon graduate, this project caught my attention since the construction will entail razing one of my favorite coffee shops from student days, the Espresso Roma.

1 week ago | klcc.org | Rachael McDonald

A hotel beloved by book-lovers in Newport’s Nye Beach neighborhood has undergone a renovation and a rebrand with new owners. The Sylvia Beach Hotel will reopen as Hotel Sylvia on July 1. Portland-based VIP Hospitality Group purchased the building last year from Sally Ford and Goody Cable. When it was the Sylvia Beach Hotel, the literary theme included unique rooms celebrating different authors. Jenny Nelson, Vice President of VIP Hospitality, told KLCC the company is keeping the literary theme.

2 weeks ago | klcc.org | Rachael McDonald

The city of Eugene is transforming a busy street that connects downtown to the University of Oregon. The goal of the Broadway Paving and Sidewalks Project is to make East Broadway more pedestrian-friendly as it winds towards UO from downtown. City transportation planner Reed Dunbar said they’re repaving the street and removing the third eastbound traffic lane between Patterson and Alder streets. They’ll also widen the sidewalk.

3 weeks ago | klcc.org | Rachael McDonald

One of the new laws approved in this year’s Oregon’s legislative session gives people with a family member in memory care the right to establish independent councils to advocate for their loved ones. It’s not that often that a couple of ordinary Oregonians who don’t work in government are successful in getting a law passed in Salem. But two Eugene area residents were the forces behind the legislation.

3 weeks ago | klcc.org | Rachael McDonald

A new course at Lane Community College in early childhood education will be offered completely in Spanish this summer. It’s aimed at addressing the need for childcare for a growing population of Spanish speaking families. Philip Martinez, Dean for Social Science at Lane, told KLCC locally and across the state, community colleges are experiencing a larger number of students whose first language is Spanish. “That population also has a need for childcare,” he said.