Dec 4-11, 2019

News

• Local News

  Holiday Gift Guide Part 1

  Local kids weigh in on local holiday gifts

  By Chris-T Hodgen

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Local News

  Berm Burden

  City of Bend invests in more staff and equipment to stay ahead of snow removal

  By Laurel Brauns

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Local News

  Impartial Judgement

  A chat with Alycia Sykora, Deschutes County Circuit Court's new judge

  By Laurel Brauns

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Local News

  Inching Closer to a Mirror Pond Resolution

  Bend Park and Recreation District and the City of Bend set the framework of an MOU

  By Isaac Biehl

  Dec 6, 2019

  
• Local News

  Climate Action Plan Passes

  Councilors continue to debate the merits of Home Energy Scores

  By Laurel Brauns

  Dec 8, 2019

  
• Local News

  Mothers (and Others) Demand Gun-Related Change

  By Cayla Clark

  Dec 10, 2019

  
• Local News

  Knute Buehler Officially Announces a Run for U.S. Congress

  With Greg Walden retiring, the 2nd Congressional District race has a big field of candidates

  By Laurel Brauns

  Dec 11, 2019

  
• Regional/National

  Pet-Saving License Plate Introduced in Oregon

  “Oregon Loves Pets” license plate created to fund “Spay it Forward” program

  By Cayla Clark

  Dec 9, 2019

  

Opinion

• Editorial

  Portland is Finalizing a Deal to Use Tourism Dollars to Battle Homelessness.

  It's a Precedent Central Oregon Should Follow.

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Letters to the Editor

  Dec 4, 2019

  

Culture

• Culture Features

  My Mom, Ma Boyle

  For one Central Oregonian, she was more than "one tough mother." She was her actual mother, too.

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Smoke Signals

  Congress takes historic step to full legalization; OLCC affirms right to ban adulterants

  Could national legalization be ahead?

  By Jeremy Dickman

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Take Me Home

  Ways to Get a Home Energy Assessment

  Energy savings uncovered

  By Abbie and Rick Sams

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Advice & Fun

  Baby Got Backup & The Truth Fairy

  People give you a reason for their behavior

  By Amy Alkon

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Advice & Fun

  As we approach the end of the decade...

  We're witnessing the collapse of retro trends

  By Jen Sorensen

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Advice & Fun

  Free Will Astrology—Week of December 5

  I foresee a silk-worm's-cocoon-falling-in-your-cup-of-tea type of event in your future, Sagittarius. Be alert for it.

  By Rob Brezsny

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Advice & Fun

  This Modern World—week of December 5

  Maga-Vision Goggles!

  By Tom Tomorrow

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Advice & Fun

  Mild Abandon—week of December 5

  If you thought Banana Rebublics were bad

  By E.J. Pettinger

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Art Watch

  Dear Stuart:

  An open letter of support for a struggling artist

  By Cari Brown

  Dec 4, 2019

  

Food & Drink

• Chow

  A Cup Bridges Civilians and Veterans

  Elephant-friendly global tea blends, from a Sunriver native

  By Lisa Sipe

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Chow

  Fermented Hot Sauce, Made #inBend

  If Caribbean hot sauce and hot wing sauces got married and had a baby, this would be what it tastes like.

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Chow

  Avid Cider Launches Apple-Based Seltzer

  Branching out to a new product, using the same core ingredient featured in its ciders.

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Beer & Drink

  A Tour of Monkless Brasserie

  Brewery celebrates its grand opening and embarks upon a collaboration with The Ale Apothecary

  By Heidi Howard

  Dec 4, 2019

  

Screen

• Film

  Cut to the Quick

  "Knives Out" skewers the 1%

  By Jared Rasic

  Dec 4, 2019

  

Music

• Sound Stories & Interviews

  As Live As It Gets

  Moon Hooch has a new album coming in January, with each song recorded in one take

  By Isaac Biehl

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Sound Stories & Interviews

  Artist Fact Sheet: Andrew Marlin

  One half of Mandolin Orange comes to play at The Belfry

  By Isaac Biehl

  Dec 4, 2019

  

Outside

• Natural World

  The Bobcat Business

  A tale of wildcat rehab—and catching jackrabbits with a chair tied to a Jeep

  By Jim Anderson

  Dec 4, 2019

  
• Outside Features

  Surviving Winter

  For transplants and visitors, a quick guide to thriving when winter throws out her worst

  By Joshua Savage

  Dec 4, 2019