Playing hooky at the BlacksmithLet's be honest, the recession hasn't been any easier on Central Oregon's restaurants than it's been on our furniture businesses. We've lost some good, and some great, restaurants as our local industry contracts.
Eric Flowers
Chefs Choice: TR McCrystal, Jen’s Garden
Zydeco's Grilled Redfish
Favorite Central Oregon dish? Tough choice. There are many great restaurants and chefs in Central Oregon.
I’ve Got Your Freshies Right Here
Off the beaten path and right up our alley, Bend's Produce Patch.In winter, the word "fresh" is core to the Central Oregon vernacular.
Chef’s Choice — Gavin McMichael, The Blacksmith
Sparrow Bakery's
Croque Monsieur
Believe it or not, my favorite local dish is a pastry, sort of. Because I run a dinner house I don't get to go out in the evenings very much.
Just Say Nano
Nothing demonstrates the nature if the Orwellian world we live in more than the official story and cover up of 9/11.
Big Brother (in George Orwell's book "1984") demanded that people accept and believe that 2 + 2 =5. Big Brer Fox (News) and other contemporary mind manipulators want us to accept mathematical and scientific anomalies in order to believe the official version of the 9/11 attacks.
The jig is up now. Independent scientists have put samples of the World Trade Center dust under a microscope and have identified residues of the explosive, nano-thermite, in three different phases: burnt, partially burnt and unburnt. Results of their findings have been printed in a peer-reviewed journal to be scrutinized by scientists and other critical thinkers worldwide.
Low Leash Esteem
It's been several weeks now since my dog has been 'attacked' while on-leash and I've been debating whether to write this letter because he can't type. We have gone back and forth with the issues and both Olliver and I have decided to go ahead and make it public.
Bring Back the Waterboard
I find it very disappointing, but not surprising, when writers such as C. Jiron (April 30) put pen to paper before they know what they're talking about.
A Diamond in the Rough
I watched in admiration as Gen. Colin Powell addressed the Memorial Day Concert at the Capitol.
A Trail Monopoly: Approaching retirement, trails guru Marv Lang gets a pat on the back
Land near his namesake trail at Phil’sAs one of the top trails and recreation planners on the local national forest, Marv Lang is accustomed to being pulled in several directions and, occasionally, getting kicked around a bit by competing users.
Recently though, Lang got a very visible pat on the back when the Central Oregon Trail Alliance designated a new segment in the Phil's Trail system as Marv's Garden. And as local bikers know, getting a trail named after you is one of the highest honors in the Central Oregon biking hierarchy.
Those High-Flying Cessna Dreams
Bend was flying high on dreams of becoming a hub of the aviation industry in December 2007. Textron Inc.

