Jackson’s Corner is simultaneously modern, yet revives that classic neighborhood market—a winning combination as dynamic as the mix of ingredients that make up their award-winning salads. “I am totally in love with the way Jackson’s is using organic produce and various proteins,” says Executive Chef Lindsay Duffy, who started at Jackson’s Corner as a line […]
Jared Rasic
Film critic and author of food, arts and culture stories for the Source Weekly since 2010.
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Best Breakfast
McKay Cottage
McKay Cottage has been open in Bend for nine years, but truly, the restaurant, set in a cozy 1916 bungalow, feels like it has been part of Bend’s lifestyle since time immemorial. Winning Best Breakfast six years in a row in a town that loves its breakfast is no easy feat, and McKay Cottage takes […]
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Vampires of the Pacific Northwest
Redmond writer releases comic book
When comics were just “funny books” and specifically aimed at kids (young boys to be precise), heroic men punching dastardly villains with a large “WHAM” or “BANG” drawn in was enough. But as the demographic has expanded far beyond young boys—and even grownup boys—and into girls and women, with expectations of more varied and sophisticated […]
Posted inMusic
In Spite Of, or Because Of
Ziggy Marley makes his own name—and own music
It’s hard to explain Ziggy Marley without talking about his dad, the prototypical reggae singer whose name is so recognizable that the (excellent) documentary about his life three years ago needed only his last name as a title. Bob Marley’s image is so iconic, with dreadlocks slicing through the air, it can easily be caught […]
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Really Good Luck
Comedienne April Richardson comes to Bend
April Richardson is damned funny. She has been bitingly funny on Chelsea Lately, matched wits with the best on @Midnight, and has the delightful podcast, Go Bayside, which focuses on her watching an episode of “Saved By The Bell” every week with comedians like Scott Aukerman, Paul F. Tompkins, the dearly departed Harris Wittels, Moshe […]
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Toil and Trouble
Turning a cure into a blessing
The lore around Macbeth is long and storied, dark and stormy. Supposedly cursed, even speaking the name Macbeth inside of a theater is considered as much bad luck as a walking under a ladder. That is why, when inside of a theater, Macbeth is often is referred to as The Scottish Play (or Mackers if […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Atlas Shrugs, Has Cider, Denounces Shrugging
New cider tasting room opens in Bend
In Greek mythology, Atlas was a titan. He not only held up the celestial spheres, but was the titan of astronomy and navigation and governed the moon. A little thing called the Atlantic Ocean was even named after him, so, in other words, he did pretty well for himself. On a more local plane, Atlas […]
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They Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touched Me
Rocky Horror time warps Bend back to 1975
I’ve been a member of The Rocky Horror Picture Show fan club since 1988. I was eight years old when I found the VHS at a video store in Paradise, California, with those big, inviting lips beckoning me to take them home and discover what weird and possibly sensuous pleasures they had to share. All […]
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Rome in Two Hours
A funny thing is happening at CTC
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is packed with jokes. From each character name to every motivation, Forum‘s script and music is designed specifically as a joke delivery system. There is even one hiding in its title: Back in the day, vaudeville comedians would often begin a joke or a story […]
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The Grand Seduction
Venus in Fur heats up CTC’s Black Box
The Roman goddess Venus mostly focused on love, beauty, and sex, depending on how various artists employed her. For Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, who wrote Venus in Fur in 1870, she spawned generations of S&M, from his novel about obsession and mockery, all the way through 50 Shades of Gray. Somewhere in-between is Venus in Fur—an […]