Morning Lookout: Tim Murff, owner of Sabai in Oakway Center, dies

Good morning, Lookout Eugene-Springfield,

Tim Murff, beloved father, husband and owner of Sabai Cafe & Bar, died last week while on a trip to Thailand with his wife, Mon Sutthiwari. A memorial to Murff has been growing outside the restaurant in Oakway Center since. Taylor Goebel has the story.

Annie Aguiar has her weekly look at things you should consider doing. This week’s suggestions include the First Friday ArtWalk, “cosmic country” at WOW Hall, some Tina Turner at the Hult, and the cult classic “Up in Smoke” at the Art House.

Or you could just watch New England not win the Super Bowl. Side note: A Super Bowl that ends before 8 p.m. is one of my favorite things about living this far west.

Last summer, Lookout Eugene-Springfield introduced you to Alma Vasquez, owner of Peek-A-Boo Delight, a Mexican ice cream shop in downtown, about a block from Lookout’s office. Around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, vandals smashed her front door. Taylor has the details and talked with a local artist who ensured visitors to the shop have something fun to look at instead of just brown plywood.

Eugene’s weather hasn’t been very wintery this winter. I mean, this week we’ve had highs around 60. Not too shabby. But it’s not always this balmy, and sometimes you just want to get away. William Sullivan has a recommendation: Cabo. See what our favorite outdoors expert thinks about this Mexican escape.

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Tim Murff, ‘mentor’ and co-owner of Eugene restaurant Sabai, dies at 72

By Taylor Goebel

Colleagues and family members remembered him as a creative force, a longtime soccer coach, and the “backbone” of the popular restaurant he opened with his wife. He died while vacationing with her in Thailand.

After Eugene ice cream shop is vandalized, a community rallies

By Taylor Goebel

Someone threw a brick through the glass front door of Peek-A-Boo Delight, a downtown ice cream shop specializing in Mexican sweets. The owner, Alma Vasquez, said the incident follows a string of aggressive acts. But she was heartened by the support she received and to “realize how big the community we have around us is.”