Small Mistake Could Be a Big Factor in Tax Vote
A minor oversight could turn out to be a major problem for the forces trying to repeal the tax increases passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature last session. The legislature’s tax measures include an increase in the corporate minimum tax (currently a ridiculous $10, unchanged since 1931) and in the top income tax rates for affluent…
The Heavy at the Silver Moon: Canceled
While charging through the chaotic weekly nightmare that is the production cycle here at the Source, there was something looming in my mind: “Just think, by Wednesday you’ll be jamming out to The Heavy at the Silver Moon.” Yeah, about that… I just got off the phone with Cassie Moore, the Booking Manager at the…
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Video and recap of Poor Man’s Whiskey’s “Dark Side of the Moonshine”
A good 40 hours removed from Poor Man’s Whiskey’s performance of “Dark Side of the Moon Shine” at the Domino Room Saturday night, an Americana-laced version of “Breathe” is still bouncing around in my skull. The show, which if it wasn’t sold out was pretty damn near, judging from the mass of costumed but mostly…
Scam E-mail Hits Bend Broadband Customers
If you find an e-mail in your in-box today claiming to be from Bend Broadband and instructing you to send your username, password and phone number “to enable us carryout [sic] an urgent maintenance in your e-mail account” – don’t. “BendBroadband wishes to inform you that there is a congestion [sic] in your Chesapeake.
Mount Bachelor Looks To The Future: Opening The East Side
The cat is out of the bag (www.mtbachelor.
Poor Man’s Whiskey Makes Us Ponder the Pink Floyd / Wizard of Oz Connection
Bay-area Americana rockers Poor Man’s Whiskey are bringing their “Dark Side of the Moonshine” project, which I wrote about in this week’s paper, to the Domino Room Saturday night. The show – a psychedelically bluegrass interpretation of the seminal Pink Floyd record – has a strong focus on Wizard of Oz themes and costumes, playing…
Time for a Pay-as-We-Grow Plan
Last week, like all Deschutes County property owners, I received the most depressing piece of mail of the year: my annual tax bill. This morning The Bulletin had more depressing news.
Hope for Fall/Winter Music: Son Volt, The Gourds, Swollen Members, Dropkick Murphys, Eek-a-Mouse
Winter, traditionally, has been the time for Central Oregon music junkies to hunker down in the basement with a stack of beloved albums rather than hit the bars and clubs for live shows. This year, however is looking pretty promising, especially knowing a band like Son Volt is coming to Bend before the year is…
Bend’s Historic Beautiful Couple: George Palmer Putnam and Amelia Earhart
Hollywood’s hype machine is currently running on high touting Amelia the upcoming biopic on the life of famed 1930s aviatrix Amelia Earhart. From interviews with actress Hilary Swank, who plays Earhart, it’s clear the film tries to be true to Earhart’s rise to fame and eventual disappearance over the Pacific on her 1937 around the…
Bend Holds Back On Parking Fees After Businesses Revolt
After receiving a petition from incensed business owners, city officials decided to put a parking fee increase on hold until they have more time to discuss the plan with downtown stakeholders. City council officials were scheduled to discuss a staff proposal to do away with the free two-hours of parking currently offered in both the…
A Pandemic of Paranoia
In the early 19th Century, after Edward Jenner’s smallpox vaccine came into wide use, the first anti-vaccination movement sprung up. Its adherents’ warnings ranged from the legitimate (vaccination could, as they claimed, lead to serious infections, due to the unsanitary conditions under which it was performed) to the downright nutty (the vaccine, which was derived…
Strolling Shevlin
There are probably people who, like me, who tend to take some of our local special places for granted. Special places like Shevlin Park.
Pickin' on Floyd: Poor Man's Whiskey brings their take on Dark Side to town…with lasers, of course
A few years ago, Jason Beard found himself in his garage late at night as Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon played in the background. This really isn't unique – 30 percent of American males have probably been privy to a late-night Dark Side garage session. But what happened next is where things get…
From the UK to the Moon, Here's The Heavy
From time to time, a show gets booked in town that causes us to first drop a “WTF?” bomb aloud, and then hit the webernet to make sure this is really, truly, actually happening – for real. That's essentially the reaction that surged through our office when the Silver Moon's talent buyer, Cassie Moore, dropped…
A Taste of the Old Country: Café Sintra brings the essence of Portugal to Bond Street
Before happening upon Café Sintra, I can't say I had ever experienced true Portuguese cuisine. I've had many meals with related Mediterranean and pan-European accents, sure. But never the distinct flavors that come from a Portuguese kitchen. Now a frequent Sintra visitor, I can now see that the Portuguese and me are cut from the…
A Taste of the Old Country: Café Sintra brings the essence of Portugal to Bond Street
Before happening upon Café Sintra, I can't say I had ever experienced true Portuguese cuisine. I've had many meals with related Mediterranean and pan-European accents, sure. But never the distinct flavors that come from a Portuguese kitchen. Now a frequent Sintra visitor, I can now see that the Portuguese and me are cut from the…
Angeline's: Urban Hip with Baked Treats
Whenever I step inside the funky brick-walled bakery and café at Angeline's, I feel like I'm in Seattle, not Sisters, but in a good way. The booths are tucked into cozy corners with cushions and art hanging from every angle. And the service is some of the friendliest I've ever experienced. It's a great place…
Angeline's: Urban Hip with Baked Treats
Whenever I step inside the funky brick-walled bakery and café at Angeline's, I feel like I'm in Seattle, not Sisters, but in a good way. The booths are tucked into cozy corners with cushions and art hanging from every angle. And the service is some of the friendliest I've ever experienced. It's a great place…
Citizen Cane and Abel: Gerard Butler gets biblical in Law Abiding Citizen
There are bad movies and then there are bad movies. Some movies are merely not entertaining and some movies are morally reprehensible. Law Abiding Citizen manages to pull off both kinds of bad so well that it will undoubtedly become a classic of its kind. Films often reflect social trends and political shifts. Michael Douglas,…
Soul Serenade: Cold Souls brings out the Giamatti in Giamatti
Cold Souls is a quirky dark comedy, a thought-provoking mystery, as well as a metaphor-ridden quiz. It's edgy enough to pass as weird but formulaic enough for the audience to follow. With interwoven doses of art-house film stamped throughout, it's guaranteed to keep your attention. The notion behind Cold Souls' story is funnier than it's…
Beat Down: Beaterator brings your long-awaited collaboration with Timbaland to life
So Timbaland – now that we're working together, do you mind if I just call you Timba? – anyway, look, we need to take your career in a new direction. I'm not talking about the tweeny music you're producing with Miley Cyrus or those oldster collaborations with Madonna. The record industry is dead. Forget the…
No Whiners: It's all about the patch
The 2009 version of Bend's Big Fat Tour this past weekend was epic as usual. I don't really know that because I was a wimp and only did the two-day recreational ride rather than the three-day “Epic” (I had to work Friday – that's my excuse). But I did see what riders looked like after…
Firsthand Learning: Students from Pilot Butte Middle School explore the Metolius fisheries
Recently, the doors to the world were opened wider for 32 students from Molly Grove's 6th-grade class at Pilot Butte Middle School as they explored the ecosystem of the Metolius River – thanks to the efforts of Salmon Watch, an education program within The Freshwater Trust's Healthy Waters Institute. James Bartlett, PGE fisheries biologist (AKA…
Why Modern Poetry Matters: A conversation with The Nature of Words featured poet Matthew Dickman
Matthew Dickman is the exact kind of poet we need at The Nature of Words this year. Big of heart, generous of spirit. Playful. Accessible. At times uncomfortably honest. The Portland-born Dickman's bio reads like that of an author much older than 33: multiple poems and a feature profile (along with his twin brother, Michael,…
Our Picks for 10/21 – 10/29: Art For India, Warren Miller’s Dynasty, Larry and His Flask
Jubelale Art Tour thursday 22 to thursday 29 Are you the type of person who argues with friends about the all-time best label for Deschutes Brewery's Jubelale? Yeah, so are we. We recommend fans of the winter brew check out all the artwork from the 22 different labels at this traveling art show. Taste the…
To Fee or Not To Fee: The politics of parking, the power of radio and more!
City Parking Politics Say goodbye to the two hours of free parking at the Mirror Pond lots located just off Brooks Street. City parking officials, with the backing of Downtown merchants, are calling for an end to the program that allows patrons to park for two hours while they shop or run errands downtown because…
The Downtown Parking Hogs
People hate paying to park, and they can display incredible ingenuity when it comes to finding ways to avoid it. In the two parking lots next to Mirror Pond, for example, some people who work downtown have invented a clever dodge. They park their cars and take advantage of the first-two-hours-free deal. Then they come…
Come Back Balloon Boy!: A balloon bubble bursts, the recession ends, China offends and more!
The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from YouTube, where kicks in the groin, hoaxes, and crap artists are encouraged, yet criticism of YouTube and current healthcare – symbolized by water sports as our shared bondage – are flagged for “violating community…
Hoods In The Woods
A story in a recent edition of the Bend Bulletin detailed the circumstances surrounding the death of Sergey Blashchishen, the 16-year-old Portland boy who collapsed on a day-long hike with one of the area's increasingly infamous “hoods in the woods” intervention programs. Perhaps the only thing more disturbing than his final hours in which he…
A Weak Constitution
With reference to right-winger Kenneth Swipies piece of Oct. 15, he apparently thinks his denigration of the “left-wing” shouldn't be challenged, but the left-wings denigration of the right-wing is verboten! A double standard? He doesn't accept the 1st Amendment to our Constitution by denying the separation of church and state. He makes a mockery of…
No Deer Handouts
I'd like to address the people who are fond of putting out food for the in-town deer population. Please don't be surprised when you emerge some chilly morning and find one dead in your yard with a bloody trail leading into the street.
Peace Prize Was A Positive Message
The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama has caused consternation on both sides of the aisle and amongst our perennially uninspiring TV pundits. They ask, “How can a president who has only been in power for 9 months and who is prosecuting two wars, get the Nobel Prize… for Peace?” The…
Quit Baggin' On Obama
President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize recently and your paper managed to run a couple (tidbits) on the event, including banter from a guy who didn't even know it happened and a piece in Upfront that was just an off-the-dome blurb. I'm not sure if that really counts as journalism. The Internet is…
Enough Already…
The New York Times' Sunday edition has an article featuring Oregon's Earl Blumenauer and the difficulties he finds himself in regarding the progressive agenda he worked so hard for. It is similar to the frustration so many of us Obama supporters are feeling at the President's seeming inability to shift gears from his intense desire…
