The long wait is over. Last week, the Mirror Pond Steering Committee rolled out seven potential solutions—much-anticipated visual representations of what could be done in regard to the silt-laden stretch of the Deschutes River as it runs past downtown Bend—and asked for public input. But don’t break out the champagne just yet. A recent meeting […]
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Righty-O, Old Sport!
Pop your collar and mingle outside with the bourgeoisie
Tennis Surprisingly, the least cost-prohibitive preppy sport is tennis. Yes, so middle-class. But really, Andre Agassi dreams can start with minimal cash outlay: a pair of running shoes, three tennis balls (which cost less than a downtown martini), and a $19.95 tennis racquet from Fred Meyer-or, better, shop locally at The Racquet Shoppe (542 NW […]
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Beer on the Brain
A weekend worth of wobbly
Bend’s beer scene is growing up. And with age comes grace, or at least a full weekend of beer-centric events. Thursday, June 20: Fermentation Celebration 5-10 pm at the Old Mill District. $20 (includes silipint and drink tickets). A beer walk (wobble) through the Old Mill featuring EVERY area brewery, as well as the new […]
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Clegg Checks In After More Than a Week on the ODT
ONDA Remember reading this story about Sage Clegg, the Bend hiker who was taking on the 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail? She’s now more than a week into her trip (just passed through Paisley). Don’t forget to follow her via her photo blog at onda.org. Clegg is the first to tackle the long-distance trail that was […]
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Spork: Now Open on Newport Ave.
Good news—more delicious food now available on Bend’s westside. After a soft opening on Saturday (following a friends-of-the-restaurant party on Friday), Spork, the godfather of Bend’s food cart scene, is now open full time inside a permanent location on Newport Avenue (in what was Fox’s, the short-lived pool hall). We ate there on Saturday and […]
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TONIGHT! Tha Dogg Pound
That’s right, as in D-O-Double G. As in Snoop Dogg affiliates. Tha Dogg Pound—Daz Dillinger and Kurupt—is playing the Domino Room tonight at 8:30 pm ($15-25). And you know what, they’re actually pretty damn good—even with out Snoop Dogg Lion. Codiac AKA Yakavetti, a southern Oregon rapper, opens the show.
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Now on the Web: Summer Guide
Great News! Our Summer Guide in now on the interwebs. This year we explore the theme, “My First…” You can read stories from seven different writers, HERE. Camping, concerts, romance, road trips and baseball—it’s all in the Summer guide. Get comfy and read up—the weather may suck today, but summer will be back tomorrow. Prepare […]
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Making Room for Art
Should a tourism tax fund arts and culture?
In terms of public spending, Bend’s arts community is like the kid who, perhaps unfairly, is picked last when teams are chosen for the recess kickball game. Which is strange considering the important role arts play in the region. Think concerts at the Tower Theatre, First Friday, roundabout art. Yet, as far as public funding […]
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Hiking for a Higher Cause
Could a desert trek save Oregon’s wilderness?
It’s 9 a.m. and Sage Clegg is already worried about where her water is going to come from. She’s worried because she’s in the Central Oregon desert, it’s hot and, later in the day, she plans to walk across an extended section of dusty, exposed flats. The day before, at Sand Springs, she enjoyed refreshingly […]
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TONIGHT! Blitz to the Barrel
The 2013 edition of Blitz to the Barrel, a mostly-downhill, invite-only pro mountain bike race with a $20,000 cash purse, is back and as always, finishes at 10 Barrel Brewing Company on Galveston Ave. If unfamiliar, here’s a look a last year’s race, which ends with a beer-chug at the finish line and, later, an […]
