Although Bend claims Bike Town, USA, as its title, it is not for bike safety. In that regard, it has lagged behind no fewer than five other Oregon cities, only earning recognition as a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. But last year, the City of Bend moved forward and ratcheted […]
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What in the World?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Wake up, Bend. It’s time read, so get ready to learn something. Better Bikes: It’s still more than two months away, but Chicago’s Minimal, the Bike Design Project and a few other players are attempting to design the the perfect bike for urban environments. Bend might not count […]
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COCC to hold judge candidate forum
As we move closer to the May 20 election, another opportunity to hear from candidates vying for Deschutes County Circuit Court Judge, Position 5 is coming up at noon on Tuesday. The Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College have set up a discussion between candidates Thomas “TJ” Spear and Randy Miller. So, take a […]
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City Council Round-Up
Last evening’s City Council meeting was a relatively sedate affair, despite two significant issues being OK’d by councilors. After a few proclamations were read—everything from commendations for local builders to recognition of Yom HaShoah—they got down to it. — An agreement worth about $1.1 million with Portland’s Angelo Planning Group to work on Bend’s Urban […]
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Better Living Through Music: OOIOO
Anytime a band works to incorporate a gamelan influence (a strain of Indonesian percussion that winds up sounding like a bunch of ringing bells) in its work, there’s good reason to take a listen. Marrying that Eastern practice with what can only be described as the outer reaches of avant-rock, Boredoms drummer Yoshimi P-we helms […]
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It’s an oddity, but true
William Sullivan sees unique features in Central Oregon
Oregon author and hiking guru—and, yes, he deserves that title—William Sullivan has traversed nearly every inch of Oregon, and now is headed for Deschutes County for a little show and tell. For the past quarter-century and with his collection of guide books (and even historical fiction on airline hijacker D.B. Cooper), Sullivan has mapped out […]
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New season, new developments
Central Oregon’s mountain biking bounds into the summer season
While three Oregon MTB XC races have been held around the state this spring, on Saturday, the Chainbreaker XC MTB Race is set to unofficially usher in the beginning of the Central Oregon mountain biking season. Now in its 17th year, the fun-spirited and challenging race has accumulated enough cache in the mountain biking community […]
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Better Living Through Music: Tijuana Panthers
For Tijuana Panthers‘ second full-length album, the band decided to work with Oregon-based producer Richard Swift (yeah, the guy from The Shins). What results is a rougher sounding offering than the band’s 2013 Semi-Sweet. The forthcoming Wayne Interest finds the L.A. band picking up the pace for the track above, “Cherry Street,” and dealing with […]
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Better Living Through Music: Tobacco
Tobacco, a one-time member of Black Moth Super Rainbow, has been issuing electro-influenced hip-hop albums for the last six years. And his pending release, Ultima II Massage, has been trickling out onto the Internet over the last several weeks, track by track. The latest cut to make it our way, “Father Sister Berzerker,” which was […]
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Showing Your Face(book)
The virtues and vices of online scrapbooking
On a lot of mornings, Ericka O’Campo starts her day checking Facebook before her 2-1/2-year-old son wakes up. “Sometimes I do get sucked into it a little too much and my husband will say that I’m a Facebook addict,” said O’Campo, president of the MOMS Club of Bend, an organization affiliated with a national support […]