Morning Lookout: Sky-high grocery prices, where to watch Best Picture nominees

Good morning, Lookout Eugene-Springfield,

Food writer Taylor Goebel interviewed three Lane County residents about their strategies for grocery shopping amid sky-high prices. Do you have different ways to keep your grocery bill in check? Send Taylor an email. She’ll be covering this topic again.

The Eugene City Council extended the timeline for redevelopment of the former LCC building downtown. Councilors gave the developers six more months to request additional urban renewal funds. Lillian Schrock-Clevenger reports.

The Academy Award nominations are out, and Annie Aguiar gathered information about how to see all the Best Picture nominees in local theaters and on streaming (well, except for “The Secret Agent,” which just left the Metro).

As the freezing temperatures persist, Egan Warming Centers could break their record for the longest consecutive-day activation. As always, they’re seeking volunteers to help with four-hour shifts to provide a warm, safe space for unhoused people in the community.

In case you missed these stories published Thursday…
• Eugene boy among 89 victims in child pornography case, prosecutors say
• 4J lays out plan to move Family School to Camas Ridge, cut additional staff
• Eugene council weighs UO request to allow denser student housing in east campus

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With grocery prices up, here’s how some shoppers are managing

By Taylor Goebel

Use discount stores and coupons, eat in, buy bulk, track spending — a few savvy Lane County shoppers share their tips.

Eugene council extends timeline on remake of former LCC building

By Lillian Schrock-Clevenger

Councilors allowed developers an additional six months to close on the property. The project calls for a mix of affordable housing and market rate units, as well as ground floor retail.