Thomas Beattie, Bend's Pregnant Man, made Arianna Huffington's long list of people and things she'd like to never hear about again after this year is over. That inspired The Eye to make up our own similar, though less extensive, list.
The Eye rarely has anything good to say about The Bulletin's editorial page, but this being the season of peace and good will, we're going to pass out accolades for its series of editorials on the David Black case.
Great news: The liberal blog Talking Points Memo announced the finalists for the 2008 Golden Duke Awards two days before Christmas, and - ta-da! - Oregon's own Bill Sizemore made the cut in the Best Local Scandal category.
Another New Year's Eve is on its way, bringing with it an array of
nightlife options for you to pick from. It's nice to have choices on
the one night in which you are allowed, nay, encouraged to let yourself
go bonkers or bananas or both. And we'll give you plenty of choices but
first, we'll cut to the chase…
Holiday Show with The Erins
friday 26
You know what? It's
pretty nice to have the Erins back in town, especially around the
holidays. For this day-after-Christmas show, which is part of
Parrilla's Winter Music Series, expect both Erin Cole Baker and Erin
Zurflu to spread plenty of holiday cheer-or whatever sort of cheer you
like best. A stalwart of the local music scene before heading out east,
the girls (both of 'em) are back in town and this should be a
don't-miss show for their loyal following. 7pm. Parrilla Grill, 635 NW
14th St.
Milk - Special Showing
friday 26
At least
one Source writer has already seen this film, and from what he has to
say, it looks like all of the Oscar buzz surrounding the flick is
warranted. The film opens in Bend on Christmas day, and is followed by
this special showing to benefit the Human Dignity Coalition. Before
taking in killer performances by Sean Penn and the rest of the film's
star-studded cast, you can participate in a silent auction to help the
HDC. 3pm Friday, Dec 26. Pilot Butte 6, 2717 E Hwy 20. 317-8309.
Pegasus Books owners and blogger Duncan McGeary spotted a fascinating graph on the Portland Housing blog showing that, while other Oregon and Washington cities also experienced a real estate bubble from 2005 to 2007, Bend's bubble was by far the biggest and baddest.
It's one of those "66" days in Bend - 6 degrees on the thermometer and 6 inches of snow on the ground - so it seems like an appropriate time to talk about Central Oregonians' stud fetish.
The Bulletin's copy desk must be under standing orders to put a positive spin on the headline of absolutely every story, no matter how grim the actual news is.
The right-wing Oregon Catalyst blog couldn't resist taking a poke at the Bend City Council for voting to designate the Portland Avenue bridge the "Peace Bridge."
What the hell is the "Domino Ron"?Those who've driven by the Midtown Music Hall in the past week may have noticed the boarded up window of the ballroom. Wondering what happened? Well, here's how we heard it: some dude - and we're guessing a rather drunken dude - tossed what is believed to be a pint glass through one of the six-foot-tall windows and also smashed out the iconic florescent Domino Room sign.
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