UPDATE: The images below were created by mirrorpond.info, a site run by Old Bend Neighborhood Assoc. They were not created by the Mirror Pond Steering Committee, as originally reported. The Mirror Pond Steering Committee (MPSC) mirrorpond.info just posted the following images, depicting the Deschutes River NOW and what it COULD look like as it flows […]
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Who’s the Hottest? Lust List Survey 2013 Now LIVE!
Hottest bartender? Hottest hipster? Hottest musician? Take our fun survey! It’s short and awesome. Here’s the link to LUST LIST 2013. We’ll run all the winners, as voted by YOU, our lovely readers, in our annual Love Issue, on stands Feb. 7. Voting closes at midnight on Jan. 28, so get to it! HOT!
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BREAKING! Growler Filling Station to Open on Galveston
I guess it’s beer day around here… Growler Phil’s (get it? growler fills? But it’s “Phil’s.” Clever.), a brew-tap power house, is opening inside of Primal Cuts Meat Market on Galveston Ave. The filling station, which should open in early March, plans to have 30-34 taps of beer. Co-owner Marta Boelens said they’ll pour the […]
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Beer of the Week: Descender IPA
Great label too. Paperless! This is a great beer. Great because at 70 IBUs, it’s a balanced NW IPA. GoodLife didn’t fall under the we-must-make-the-hoppiest-damn-beer-you’ve-ever-tasted spell that seems to have afflicted so many fine brewers in our region. I’ve been on an IPA break since summer. For me, fall is fresh hop season, which gives […]
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Johnny McVenture, BACK TO CENTRAL OREGON:
Snowshoe at Hoodoo Snowshoeing is hard. But it’s also a lot of fun because it’s easy to do with others. And it’s not nearly as expensive as skiing. After you’ve been out a couple of times, sign up for the Hoodoo Snowshoe 4k fun race. The race is at night so you’ll be navigating the […]
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Propping up LOFT
Area teen shelter isn’t going anywhere
Pat Gundy, operations manager at Living Options for Teens, wants people to know that at LOFT, the show is going on. This is big news considering the governmental screw-up that cost LOFT $200,000, or 75 percent of their annual budget. Gundy has been working double overtime, he says, to raise funds for the westside teen […]
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And Justice for All
How a shared space gave a needed boost to area advocacy groups
Marrying a gay rights group with a local workers union makes total sense to Yaju Dharmarajah. Dharmarajah is one of the masterminds behind Central Oregon Social Justice Center, a new meeting area in downtown Bend that houses everyone from Human Dignity Coalition to United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 555 to immigration attorneys Hecht […]
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Johnny McVenture, IN BEND
Johnny McVenture (pictured below) loves winter. More than that, he loves DOING STUFF in winter. McVenture, tireless in his quest for Oregon’s best, has traveled all over the state in search of the most exciting, action-packed and scenic winter activities. From Nordic skiing in Central Oregon to hot springing near Toketee Falls, to beer drinking […]
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TONIGHT! LOFT Benefit Concert with MOsley WOtta
Through no fault of their own, LOFT (Living Options for Teens), has come under hard times. But thanks to a lot of serious fundraising work, they’re making it. But just. To catch up on the teen shelter read this week’s NEWS STORY. Then go support LOFT at this show. It’s tonight! All proceeds benefit the […]
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Nintendo Game on Google Homepage – Right Now
If you’re super fried at work and looking to waste five minutes of your life, play this game on Google’s homepage. Old school. You can probably beat my score of 22. Yeah, it’s not really a Nintendo game, but it looks kinda like a version of this:
