CommunitySpotlight
The businesses and places worth knowing about across Lane County, written by the Altura Real Estate agents who live and work here.
▶ VideoLane United FC Brings the Beautiful Game Home to Eugene
The semi-pro soccer club has spent nearly a decade building community through football, one summer season at a time.
Lane United FC is a men's soccer club competing in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. Founded in 2013, the club has spent the better part of a decade putting down roots in Eugene, and that history is part of what makes it tick.
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▶ VideoRooted in the Valley: King Estate Winery Brings Organic Wines and Farm-Fresh Dining to Eugene's Doorstep
Founded by family in the early 1990s, King Estate has grown into one of the Willamette Valley's larger producers of Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir, all while keeping the land and the local community at the center of everything it does.
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▶ VideoFound Objects, Lasting Art: Inside Jud Turner's Oblivion Factory
A Eugene-born sculptor turns scrap metal and everyday castoffs into works that have become a permanent part of the community he grew up in.
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A Family Business Built Around Whole-Person Care
Holistic Family Medicine brings together four types of providers under one roof to focus on health, wellness, and disease prevention for patients of all ages in Eugene.
Hike Oregon Turns a Love of Trails Into a Resource for Everyone
Franziska Weinheimer built Hike Oregon to share hiking and backpacking information across the state, and her reason for starting is as personal as it gets.
On the McKenzie River, Every Rapid Comes With a Better Story
High Country Expeditions has been running rafting trips out of McKenzie Bridge since 1999, putting guests on one of the cleanest stretches of river in the Pacific Northwest.
Happy Little Plants Nursery: Where the Garden Feels Like Home
A Lane County nursery offers organic starts, a connection to the soil, and a reminder that food and creativity are all you really need.
Growing Something Lasting: Grassroots Landscape Co. Brings Outdoor Living to Life
A Eugene-based design-and-build company turns backyards into considered outdoor spaces, one patio, pergola, and garden at a time.