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Feb 5-11, 2009

Vol. 13, No. 6

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Local News

Top 5 Cheap Eats

Lets face it we're all getting strapped for cash. Still there's nothing worse than a long day in the mountains and coming home to a

By Intern
Feb 10, 2009
Local News

New Snow

We've finally been graced with a little snow fall in the mountains. The high pressure system that sat over our area for a month has

By Intern
Feb 6, 2009
Local News

4 Peaks Fest on Tour

The Blender raved a bit about music festivals earlier this week, but we didn't touch on the state of our own outdoor music and camping

By The Source Staff
Feb 6, 2009
Local News

Tweak Bird was here....and it was dark

A few members of the Blender crew were out at the Summit Stage and Saloon last night to catch Tweak Bird and Kandi Coated. Alas,

By The Source Staff
Feb 4, 2009
Local News

Smoked Out: A look at the first month of a smoke-free Oregon

On the last Friday afternoon of January - which happens to be an unusually warm one - about a dozen folks are lined up at

By The Source Staff
Feb 4, 2009
Local News

The Sawyer Case: Is The Bulletin AWOL?

Since last Friday, both local TV news outlets have been carrying the story of Bend Police Capt. Kevin Sawyer being put on administrative leave while

By The Source Staff
Feb 10, 2009
Local News

The Metolius: Bulletin Goes Into Full Snark Mode

Some days The Eye wonders whether the members of The Bulletin's editorial board bother to read their own paper. Today is one of those days.

By The Source Staff
Feb 7, 2009
Local News

Merenda Is Dead -- Long Live 900 Wall

Jody Denton's showplace downtown restaurant, Merenda, has folded, but it's being reborn as "900 Wall." Can it survive in its new incarnation?

By The Source Staff
Feb 6, 2009
Local News

Willy Week Scores Again as The Big O Fumbles

Newsweek magazine has a piece this week lauding Nigel Jaquiss, the investigative reporter for Willamette Week who broke the sex scandal story about Portland Mayor

By The Source Staff
Feb 5, 2009
Local News

A Bear Market for Weirdness

The Bend real estate market shows no signs of reviving yet, but the market for weirdness may have bottomed out.

By The Source Staff
Feb 4, 2009

Editorial

Stalemates and Check Mate A city council showdown, Daschle dashed, and more!

By Mike Bookey
Feb 4, 2009
Editorial

Governor K's Timely Flip-Flop

Back in the spring of 2007, alarmed at the prospect of two destination resorts being built near the Metolius River, then-state Sen. Ben Westlund and

By Mike Bookey
Feb 4, 2009
Letters to the Editor

A Walk in the Park

This week's letter of the week comes from Thomas Ware who contemplates the fate of a recently felled tree. We're not sure if this falls

By Eric Flowers
Feb 4, 2009
Letters to the Editor

American Mythology

The letdown after Christmas is a natural time to think about some questionable American customs and thought processes, and perhaps to see the fallacies therein.

By Eric Flowers
Feb 4, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Do The Math

I thank Ken Czepelka (Jan. 29 issue) for responding to my Jan. 22 letter, "The Solution." I don't personally argue with Ken on what he

By Eric Flowers
Feb 4, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Stocking Stuffer

I have in my possession a document that ensured this Pittsburgh Steelers' victory in Super Bowl XLIII as of Christmas Day 2008. (As you are

By Eric Flowers
Feb 4, 2009

Culture Features

A Dogged Pursuit: In search of Chile's "Hero Dog"

The video, to put it mildly, is incredible, and when belatedly posted on YouTube in December of 2008 it became an overnight sensation. In it

By Mike Bookey
Feb 6, 2009
Picks

Our Picks for the Week of 2/4-2/12

By The Source Staff
Feb 4, 2009

Chow

Micro Cosmos: Silver Moon Brown Eyes

Tyler and the gang at Sliver Moon have served up another winner with this smooth-drinking specialty ale. Micro Cosmos isn't a huge fan of the

By Mike Bookey
Feb 4, 2009
Chow

Après-Ski, Central Oregon Style: Slopeside dining at Bachelor's Clearing Rock

Let's face it, Bend is no Aspen thankfully and Mt. Bachelor is no Snowmass. Sure, we've got top-tier dining and upscale boutiques in town. But

By Alice Finer
Feb 4, 2009
Chow

Après-Ski, Central Oregon Style: Slopeside dining at Bachelor's Clearing Rock

Let's face it, Bend is no Aspen thankfully and Mt. Bachelor is no Snowmass. Sure, we've got top-tier dining and upscale boutiques in town. But

By Alice Finer
Feb 4, 2009
Chow

Micro Cosmos: Silver Moon Brown Eyes

Tyler and the gang at Sliver Moon have served up another winner with this smooth-drinking specialty ale. Micro Cosmos isn't a huge fan of the

By Mike Bookey
Feb 4, 2009

Film

Taken to the Cleaners: Subpar revenge flick will have you begging for mercy

It says it's from Justin Timberlake. Taken completely lives up to its title. You will feel taken for every penny you spent and every second

By Mike Bookey
Feb 4, 2009
Film

Scared Skinny: South Korean thriller retread is good for token frights

By Mike Bookey
Feb 4, 2009

Sound Stories & Interviews

Straight Pimpin'

By The Source Staff
Feb 4, 2009

Outside Features

Mid-Winter Stoke: A Postcard from Disney World

By Pam Stevenson
Feb 4, 2009