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Not-So Magical Mushrooms
There I was, standing in a local smoke shop, browsing the display cases, when a collection of technicolored vapes, gummies and chocolates caught my attention. The raised lettering and foil trim of the packaging glinted in the light. Soaring mushrooms, some with eyeballs, put out a very trippy vibe on products with the brand name Trฤ House. โWhoa,โ I said to the clerk whoโd clocked my surprise. โA magic mushroom vape pen?โ โYeah,โ she said. โTheyโre pretty amazing.โ Iย didnโtย waste time.ย My logic went: magic mushroomsย โย obviย โย meansย psilocybin,ย aย Schedule 1ย substance under theโฆ
Letters to the Editor, Week of Nov. 13
Supporting a new kind of leadership After reading a recent interview with County Commissioner candidate John Heylin, Iโm convinced heโs exactly the kind of leader Deschutes County needs right now. Heylinโs background โ growing up in a working-class family, serving in the Peace Corps and running a small business in Bend โ has grounded himโฆ
A Little Bit of Ireland, A Little Bit of Argentina
Los Andes Sports Bar & Cafe Two new restaurant/sports bars in Bend are infusing Irish and Argentinian culture into the community. Los Andes Sports Bar & Cafe on SW Upper Terrace Drive in Bend specializes in Argentinan street food and beverages. The location was formerly Tradesmen Coffee and Tap House. Los Andes’ menu includes empanadas made fromโฆ
Local Leaders Pump Up Efforts to Hose Down Damage from Wildfires
With fire season in the rear view, local government leaders continue taking steps to make fire prone areas more resistant. On Monday, Nov. 10, Deschutes County Commissioners directed staff to advance standards to the planning commission that would create building hardening standards for new developments based on section R327 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code.โฆ
Free Will Astrology Week of Nov. 13
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your dreams speak in images, not ideas. They bypass your rational defenses and tell the truth slantwise because the truth straight-on may be too bright to bear. The source of dreams, your unconscious, is fluent in a language that your waking mind may not be entirely adept in understanding: symbol, metaphor,โฆ
A New Direction: In Conversation with Interim Sheriff Ty Rupert
When Ty Rupert applied for the job of Deschutes County interim sheriff last July, he listed in his letter of interest a series of institutional goals. Among them: transparency, fiscal responsibility and accessibility to the public. Having won the appointment, Rupert is now 15 weeks into the job. Fresh off some personnel reorganization and aโฆ
The Redmond Managed Camp Cleared a Funding Hurdle. Can It Clear the Toughest One?
If you were in Central Oregon before the pandemic, you would have seen a very different landscape as it pertains to the people living unsheltered. People camped in the junipers and overstayed their allotted time on public lands. Tent encampments were still visible. But what did not exist as it does now: The breadth ofโฆ
Mapping Love
Growing up in high school, I heard that Millican was the place to make out. I never made it out that far โ or really that far in general โ but every time I pass a certain basalt rock monument in Drake Park I do remember kissing someone by Mirror Pond under the stars. Mostโฆ
How to Bring Passion Back into a Marriage
Dear Dr. Jane, Iโm married and I love my wife. We get along pretty well and weโre intimate twice a week. My problem is that Iโm completely bored with it all. Thereโs no spice โ no passion. It always starts with a little bit of kissing, or she just asks me outright if I wantโฆ
The Thanksgiving Canonย
I donโt think Thanksgiving movies get the credit they deserve. We get a ton of Christmas, Halloween, and holiday movies canonized as classics and added to the yearly rotation, but Thanksgiving has always remained the day when people slowly food-coma themselves into oblivion in front of football or a parade. Still, I think itโs time to spotlight a few pretty great Thanksgivingโฆ
Waffles, Security and Love
Every once in a while, you meet someone so genuinely decent that you immediately want to support whatever it is theyโre doing. Within just a few minutes of meeting Zeus at the Secret Waffle Society on the corner of Greenwood and Bond in Downtown Bend, I knew that his dream was one worth supporting. Quickโฆ
Tribal Learning Series Aims to Facilitate Conversations and Education
In honor of Native American month, two Central Oregon organizations are partnering to offer a unique community learning event that explores how people can engage and work with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and other tribal nations. The Tribal Learning Series, offered by Suppah Consulting and Allyship in Action, will offer participants the choiceโฆ
Songs That Feel Like Home
This November, acclaimed singer/songwriter Joshua Radin is bringing his heartfelt and authentic sound to the Volcanic Theatre Pub as part of his “One Day Home” fall tour. Radin is touring the country to share his new album, “One Day Home,” described as โhis most ambitious and personal yet,โ with a live audience. If youโre drawnโฆ
Bend Market Reality Check
With Halloween in the rearview, itโs time to look back at October in Bend real estate. (All figures are for single-family residences only. Data is sourced from the local MLS and deemed reliable, though independent verification is recommended. At first glance, you might think the market is heating up again. There were 189 closed salesโฆ
Sun Dive Release Party
Central Oregon musician Erin Cole-Baker has released two new singles with her new band Sun Dive. She formed the band last summer with her husband Bruce Cole-Baker, Tyson Vandenbroucke and Dan Paggi. Theyโre celebrating two new singles named โPossibleโ and โEarthquakeโ with a show at Silver Moon Brewing. Erin Cole-Baker says their goal is toโฆ
