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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 2003)
Help end Busheconomics, support local businesses! a good book all alone for five hours at a stretch. The Fields building reopens for coffee for the Eugene Celebration as home to an exciting new venture, The Indigo District. (District because like The Strand, the place is cavernous inside.) The place has been abandoned for years now, and rumors, all untrue by-the-by, fly about how uninhabitable it was: seeping water, cracked foundations, ghosts and major toxic sludge. Justin Gibbs, single-handedly creating the new space, credits the death of the old Fields Brewery more to a misplaced concept and lack of parking. He says the renovations he’s had to do are all cosmetic: including a 15-foot-high waterfall, a rain- forest of trees and a pantheon of southeast Asian statues. So what is it all about? Part cyber-café, part coffeeshop, part nightclub; add some Indian underground music and a lunch menu, and it’s the kind of place that might not be describable until it actually exists. Try it out Friday, Sept. 26th for a KWVA benefit, and don’t miss the grand opening on Halloween. One of the favorite activities Eugene Celebration attendees engage in isn’t the parade, the dancing to the great tunes, the people watching, the revelry of seeing throngs of folks on the downtown mall — nope, it’s the indulging in all the great vittles offered up and down Willamette and Fifth. The scent of steaming saugages makes strong men drop to their knees to offer hom- age to the BBQ King. Kids show the strength of David when yanking mom’s or dad’s arm through the Goliath crowd to get to Ben and Jerry’s, while those with more adult palates elbow their way toward Maty’s Peruvian Food and ViJay’s Little India. But the old favorites: Cart De Frisco, Ritta’s Burritos, Tofu Palace and India House are still there, welcoming old friends and reminding everyone that yes, we’re celebrating in true Eugene style. ew IER MA RKE RONT F T W E N $5 OR $15 NOT VALID UNTIL 9/25/03 8 th & Van Buren • Eugene, OR • 541-345-7401 BUY $25.00 WORTH OF GROCERIES & WE’LL TAKE $5.00 OFF!!! or $70.00 WORTH & WE’LL TAKE $15.00 OFF!!! ONE COUPON PER CUSTOMER, ONE COUPON PER PURCHASE, NOT VALID WITH ALCOHOL. ITALY ON $ 5 A DAY? 15 LUNCH SPECIALS DAILY FOR ONLY $4.95! 830 O LIVE S TREET D OWNTOWN E UGENE 541-345-1072 Everyday from 11:30-4:30pm! FREE PARKING! T as t y T ha i K it ch en T r ad i ti on a l T ha i Cu i si ne by Owner and Chef Pismai WEEKLY SPECIALS FOR LUNCH & DINNER VEGAN & VEGETARIAN MENU 11 am - 9:30 pm Mon - Fri • 4 pm - 9:30 pm Sat 12 pm - 9:30 pm Sun Traditional Greek & Indian Food 992 Willamette • Eugene, OR 97401 • 343-9661 80 E. 29th & Willamette 302-6444 SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 39
