The south side of Trout Creek Trail is closed Jan. 15 — Aug. 31 to protect nesting golden eagles. Other areas at the trad climbing stronghold remain open. Climbers have reportedly been very respectful of such closures at TC, which has helped access at this zone. Here’s a list of all the closures we just […]
James Williams
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Third Wave
The Ale Apothecary marks a new movement in the craft-brewing world
Going beyond the IPA.
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A Story of Burly Bike Commutes
How long is your daily bike commute? Is it like that of New York resident Christian Edstrom? From a New York Times story published Jan. 25: Fastening his helmet, Mr. Edstrom stepped outside and into early-morning indigo. In a minute he was rolling down the driveway of his snow-covered Cape-style house, his headlights aglow, on […]
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Kid President Knows What’s Up
So this Kid President video is everywhere right now. If you haven’t seen it, but enjoy awesome, adorable and inspirational things, you should watch it now. Kid President is obviously the man. His facial expressions, dances, tone—everything. Perfect. But he’s clearly had some great direction and script writing. SoulPancake, the media company behind the video, […]
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Photo Essay: The Ale Apothecary
I went up to The Ale Apothecary yesterday with my photographer buddy Erik Bergstrom. He took a lot of pictures and I talked with brewer/owner/sole employee Paul Arney. You can read the story tomorrow when this week’s papers hit the stands. But we couldn’t fit all of Bergstrom’s lovely photos onto two pages. So here […]
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TONIGHT! Local Hip-Hop Night at Liquid
Looking for something to do tonight? How about this? Sell music on Amazon at ReverbNation.com With Bend’s Northorn Lights, Graft and Civil Warriors at Liquid Lounge. No Cover. Show starts at 9pm. See y’all there.
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Wheel in the Sky
Bicycle Re-Source of Bend keeps turning to provide bikes to Bend’s neediest
Monday was a day of triage at the Bicycle Re-Source of Bend. The all-volunteer staff was stripping parts from bikes rescued from the landfill and sorting them into two piles: reuse and recycle. The parts and frames that are salvaged will be turned into usable bikes and donated to those in need. The goal, according […]
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Beer of the Week: Claymore Scotch Ale
It’s not a local beer, but it’s AVAILABLE locally, it’s from the American West and it’s good. Better than caber toss. In case you’re not up on your Scottish vernacular, a claymore is a medieval two-handed longsword. While it didn’t take two hands to hoist this 7.7% ABV brew, the Great Divide Brewing Co. beer […]
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Lifespan of Local Lance Memorabilia?
Late last week, Lance told Oprah what we already knew: that he won all seven tours by doping and then lied about it. While Lance continues to get hammered for his less-than-genuine responses during the Oprah interview, we’re left wondering, what will his legacy be in Bend? How many breweries, doctor’s offices, bike shops, etc. […]
