US 97 Closed Near Warm Springs.
US 97 near Warm Springs is closed due to a tanker truck that reportedly went off the road, causing a fire. The driver of that tanker has not been found.
Split Personality: The two faces of the McKenzie River Trail
It might be Oregon's most famous trail, well, aside from the one that used to give your computer character malaria and cost you a wagon axle in the process. The McKenzie River Trail is in almost every mountain biking and hiking guidebook, yet you're not likely to run into all that much traffic while riding…
Woody’s Road Trip: Part 1
Intrepid BENT blogger and general Bend hero Bob Woodward is in the middle of a massive road trip. Here is his first dispatch. There are few things as deeply ingrained in the American experience as the road trip. From Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise “balling across America” to Steinbeck traveling with his dog Charlie to…
Farm to Fantastic: The Black Butte Ranch's New Lodge Restaurant gets better with age
We like our rating systems, don't we Bend? When I'm travelling, I set my Zagat criteria to 20 or higher (in search of the best). When I'm in Bend, I compare each dining experience to the one before – my own personal ranking system. In Bend, ratings are as ubiquitous as bumper stickers and reputation…
Bite of Bend Music Schedule: Saturday
Tomorrow, Central Oregon’s biggest food and drink festival, The Bite of Bend, gets underway with damn near every type of cuisine and beverage you can think of. And while the food, beer and wine — in addition to the Top Chef’s competition — garner plenty of attention, The Bite has become increasingly respected over the…
In the Path of the Storm: A month after the tornado, one Bend man is still helping out in Joplin, Missouri
When Josh Hart arrived in Joplin, Missouri, after a four-day haul from Bend, he quickly realized that he hadn't fully prepared himself for what he was going to see. And smell. Just a week earlier, the city of about 50,000 people had been devastated by one of the most deadly and destructive tornados in our…
Funny Ads from the Portland Timbers and Alaska Air
Check out this video for the Timbers (Portland’s new MLS team) and their sponsor, Alaska Airlines. The Scottish dude giving the demo is Timbers coach John Spencer.
Bend Man Looking For Time Travel Companion
Looking to take a vacation over the upcoming holiday weekend, but don’t have the cash? Well, there’s one Bend man named Scott who has posted the following ad on craigslist.org looking for someone to join him on a journey back to 1988.
Creative Courtship on the Cheap: Summer offers a plethora of wallet-friendly and DIY date options
Team Extreme Options aplenty for you folks, as outdoor activities are what Bend (and its impossibly-fit lycra-clad residents) does best. Assuming you already have the necessary gear, go for a bike ride/run/climb/paddle/SUP together. And look, if you're still in the courtship phase, be considerate and don't drop your date. She or he won't be impressed…
Make It Your Hood: Hood River offers a great weekend getaway
Hood River is pretty easy to like. Like Bend, it provides visitors with a litany of recreational opportunities, fine food and impressive breweries. And it’s beautiful, especially this time of year when many of the orchards begin to bloom – truly of the prettiest towns in our great Republic. Unlike Bend, Hood River is green…
Elk Lake under $50
Elk Lake is one of the most popular summer getaways for many reasons, including the fabulous alpine setting and relative proximity to Bend. A trip to Elk Lake is a perfect afternoon getaway for friends and families, and cost effective, too. The sand beach at the far end of the lake is one of the…
Diamond Lake
Distance from Bend: 98 miles (About a two-hour drive) Elevation: 5,190 feet Sure, we have our own selection of lakes up here right outside of Bend, including the Cascades Lakes, but if you want to get a real getting-out-of-town experience, consider making the relatively short drive down to Diamond Lake. Located just to the north…
Get Cornholed: Make your own boards
Cornhole, the deliberately titled game featuring “bean” bags and boards, is quickly becoming the summer yard game of choice for many Central Oregonians. It's a great party game that travels well, accompanying everything from backyard barbeques to camping trips. Last year Bend hosted its first cornhole tournament and drew dozens of teams, vying for the…
Me Fest: Yes, there are a lot of festivals, but where's yours?
It's well known that Bend is the self-proclaimed mountain biking and craft brewing capital of Oregon. What's less well known is our claim to the title of festival capital of Oregon. Okay, so no one has officially designated us as the festival capital of the Cascades. But someone could. It seems we've got a festival…
How to Roast a Pig: And in the process, impress the hell out of all your friends
Want to impress your dinner guests and perhaps trick them into thinking you're some sort of feudal-era nobleman? Try getting an entire damn pig and roasting it in your backyard. When your guests arrive, we suggest you wait for them to notice the pig and then say, “Oh that? That's just the whole flippin' pig…
Put a Sonnet in Your Summer
In Oregon, summer is the season to enjoy the work of William Shakespeare, thanks to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, which presents several works from the Bard of Avon. This year, however, fans of the literary master have an option other than traveling to Ashland, which is most certainly worth the journey. Portland's Northwest…
Video From Last Night’s Vandaveer Show
If you didn’t get out to see Washington D.C.
Like Green Day? Try Some Emily’s Army Tonight
We mentioned this in today’s paper that is now out on the streets, but there is a band called Emily’s Army playing tonight at the Mad Happy Lounge and they’re worth checking out. First of all, the band is made up of Bay Area kids between the ages of 15 and 17 and the drummer,…
Doe Story Goes Deeper
I was disappointed in your report (on Cylvia Hayes, News in Briefs, 6-1), which read like it was written from a news release. No mention was made of Judge Frank Yraguen's investigation or the large amount of money spent on multiple investigations. The following is information I read or heard on broadcast and print news.…
A Double Standard for Deviants?
Many voters that form the “base” of the Democratic party were quite vocal in the criticism of their party leaders and the many other Democrats in Congress that pushed hard to have Anthony Weiner (the New York Representative who Tweeted lewdphotos of himself to women online) resign his position. Theirloud argument had to do with…
Cops Have the Wrong Guy
I’d like to offer a challenge to all the Bend cops who have decided to, as The Bulletin put it on the front page of Sunday’s paper, “target cyclists.”Try riding a bike to and from work, for just one week. Then, the next time you pull over a cyclist in this town, try to look…
A Refreshing Take
I am writing to praise Sydney Leonard’s toddy article. Ms.
Stick to the Facts
I not only read the Source, I have done a lot of ads with you when I owned The Iron Butterfly. It really saddens me to see the constant editorial slant of everything “liberal, progressive.
The World's Freshest Poop From Our Far-Flung News Bureaus
Monday, June 13 Down the rat hole: Defense Department says it can't account for $6.6 billion in cash that vanished in Iraq, presumably stolen … Don't piss off the Big Guy: Vandals deface Bend's Westside Church with graffiti saying “Praise the FSM” (Flying Spaghetti Monster); “God is the one that’s going to get revenge,” says…
Shortchanging the Crooked River
A thing can be cheap – or even free – and still be no bargain. That's the case with Rep. Greg Walden's Crooked River bill, and that's why we're giving it THE BOOT. Walden has dubbed his measure, HB 2060, the “Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act.” But it's far from clear that it…
Prison Math: What economics can tell us about our incarceration obsession
In 2009, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, there were 1,524,513 prisoners in state and federal prisons. When local jails are included, the total climbs to 2,284,913. These numbers are not just staggering; they are far above those of any other liberal democracy in both absolute and per capita terms. The International Centre for…
Our Picks for 6/22-6/30: Emily’s Army, Hullabaloo, Last Band Standing, Pickett’s Charge, Beatles Sing-A-Long, Oyster Off Road Aventure Race and more
Emily's Army wednesday 22 What do you do when your dad is Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day and you like to play the drums? Well, you start up a poppy punk rock band, get your dad to produce your record, which you'll name Don't Be A Dick. But here's the thing – the album…
Renegades of Funk: Dumpstaphunk is the latest rump-shaking band to hit Bend
It was a seemingly drab weeknight in March when Bend got a long awaited taste of New Orleans funk. The show was an appearance by Galactic, who were joined by a pair of fire-breathing horn players, and the Domino Room was packed with wall-to-wall with revelers going b-a-n-a-n-a-s for the all-instrumental band from the Crescent…
Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
The mysterious storyline that emerged from Bon Iver's (Justin Vernon) For Emma, Forever Ago wouldn't have mattered had the album been a bust. On that album, Vernon's experimental falsetto was instantly haunting and yet strangely uplifting in most accounts. For Emma wrestled with failing friendships and the need to move away. The record felt less…
A Taste of Manhattan in Bend: Getting reacquainted with our ethnic eating choices
I recently returned from a visit to the East Coast with a renewed appreciation for all things ethnic – pastries, pastas, pashminas – the list was about 13.4 miles long (not coincidentally, the length of Manhattan).
Solving an Early Mid-Life Crisis With Sugar and Guitar in “tick, tick…Boom!”
Innovation Theatre Works' new production, tick, tick… Boom! is the rock and pop autobiography of Jonathan Larson, best known as the creator of Broadway sensation Rent. Fans of musical theater will enjoy the pitch-perfect singing of main character Jon, played with enthusiasm by Matt Lutz, who commands the stage with the frenetic energy of a…
Maverick in Space: The Green Lantern had three whole dimensions and still I nodded off
This summer we've already had mutants battling the Cuban Missile Crisis and Norse gods realizing that Natalie Portman is hot, but up next is Green Lantern, based on the DC Comics series that originated in the 1940s. It's a space adventure where the costumes are made out of willpower and computer-generated people fly around shooting…
Despite the Tuxedos, This is No Formal Affair: Mr. Popper's Penguins is a frozen entrée served cold
I have already gone on the record to say that I can't stand Jim Carrey. I recently saw him on a daytime TV show valiantly trying to prove how funny we must think he is. My view is even the lamest of actors can give one good performance. Carrey's high point was I Love You…
My Enemy, the Sun
GAHHH! What's that glowing orb in the sky? There are only two possible choices: It's either Apollo riding down to earth on his dazzling chariot to smite all unbelievers (in which case, we need a nubile virgin to sacrifice – STAT), or I'm suffering from yet another stroke (which would make the third this week).…
The Baseball Cap: Why we wear these things on our heads
I wish I could have been in the meeting. I would have had some valuable input to provide, especially considering I'd be from the future, my time traveler identity concealed by a fabulously curly mustache. The meeting? I'm of course referring to the gathering of old-timey baseballers sometime after the Civil War when it was…
Scanlon’s Restaurant to Re-Open on June 25.
Scanlon’s restaurant, located in the Athletic Club of Bend, will be reopening on Saturday, June 25. The revitalized dinning room now offers a “new menu designed to nourish and refuel both body and soul,” said a press release issued by the Athletic Club. The restaurant, which has been closed since late April, remodeled their look…
