Jul 2-8, 2009

News

• Local News

  Mosley Wotta "Boom For Real" Video

  Don't know how we haven't seen this until recently (it was posted more than a month ago), but check out this video of Mosley Wotta's

  By The Source Staff

  Jul 6, 2009

  
• Local News

  Breedlove Guitars Video Tour

  Do you ever wonder how a guitar is made? We think about stuff like that...pretty much all the time. And that's why we toured the

  By The Source Staff

  Jul 2, 2009

  
• Local News

  The Nature of Words Announces Authors

  Last night, The Nature of Words - Bend's annual literary celebration - announced the authors for the 2009 event. At the top of the list

  By The Source Staff

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Local News

  Waiting for the "Human Capital" to Pay Off

  Since the opinions expressed in this blog are those of The Wandering Eye and not of the Source, The Eye feels free to express the

  By The Source Staff

  Jul 5, 2009

  
• Local News

  Nothing to Do in Nowhere

  The Eye wandered into Starbucks yesterday morning for my usual cup of coffee and copy of the New York Times. Ahead of me in line

  By The Source Staff

  Jul 3, 2009

  
• Local News

  Wyden's Health Plan: Blowing Our Big Chance

  In general, The Eye has looked kindly on Ron Wyden during his years in the Senate. So it's with regret that we feel obligated to

  By The Source Staff

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Local News

  You Have 1 Friend Request: Logoff Facebook - If You Can...

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Local News

  Hit The Highway: Bend shelter on hold again and a bikeless Hwy 97

  A plan for a transitional men's housing shelter just north of downtown Bend on Division Street has hit another legal snag. Neighbors are asking the

  By Eric Flowers

  Jul 1, 2009

  

Opinion

• Editorial

  Rants, Raves and the Rapture: Michael outdies Farrah, White rights, and Bernie goes down

  The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting while moonwalking, outside Bernie Madoff's

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Editorial

  The Bizarre Breakfast Tax Break

  Somehow, about six years ago somebody slipped a little loophole into the portion of the city code governing collection of Bend's transient room (hotel/motel) tax.

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Guest Commentary

  Deschutes County's Economy: Nature, Equity and Growth

  Monday, June 22, the Oregon House of Representatives passed legislation that would ban destination resorts in the Metolius Basin. It had already passed the Oregon

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Liberals Have No Answers

  While I am quite certain that The Source is a "left leaning" publication (I don't think I have ever seen a conservative article), it is

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Letters to the Editor

  The Shadow Knows

  Legendary rock-and-roller Link Wray released an intriguing song in 1964 called "The Shadow Knows." It is notable for its guitar instrumental and its singular lyric

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Legalize It!

  I am writing this letter in concern over the consideration of legalizing and taxing marijuana in Oregon. I must say that I am having trouble

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Paddle Boards Don't Belong On McKenzie

  No! No! No! You don't tell people they can take their stand-up paddle boards to the upper McKenzie "Going With The Flow" (Outdoors 6/25/09).

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  

Culture

• Culture Features

  The Other U-Haul: Moving a House - Make That Household - by bike

  Helmet? Check. Water Bottle? Check. Worldly possessions? Check. I have to admit I was ecstatic when I received several e-mails packed with far too many

  By Bob Woodward

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Picks

  Our Picks for the Week of 7/2-7/9

  By Mike Bookey

  Jul 1, 2009

  

Food & Drink

• Chow

  New Beginnings: Pubs and Coffee

  Pour us a pint, Brother Jon.Those in the Galveston Avenue neighborhood - referred to as the Parrilla District by at least one Source staffer -

  By The Source Staff

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Chow

  Little Bites: New Beginnings: Pubs and Coffee

  Pour us a pint, Brother Jon.Those in the Galveston Avenue neighborhood - referred to as the Parrilla District by at least one Source staffer -

  By Mike Bookey

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Chow

  Wining and Dining in Style: Portello offers a taste of the continent in Northwest Crossing

  A little of this, a little of that all in Northwest Crossing.I had been meaning to pay a visit to Portello Winecafe since it reopened

  By Alice Finer

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Chow

  Wining and Dining in Style: Portello offers a taste of the continent in Northwest Crossing

  A little of this, a little of that all in Northwest Crossing.I had been meaning to pay a visit to Portello Winecafe since it reopened

  By Alice Finer

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Beer & Drink

  The MJ

  Following Michael Jackson's recent death, even NPR is starting to sound like an '80s pop station as Beat It or Man in the Mirror seemingly

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  

Screen

• Film

  My Gypsy Road: Krasninski and Rudolph make for a quirky couple in Away We Go

  if halpert went all cousin eddie. The problem after viewing the new Sam Mendes film Away We Go is that all those adjectives leap to

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Film

  Gear Heads Unite!: Sequel has morphing mechanical robot aliens going turbo

  Busting out another Blockbuster.I can't recall any other big-budget movie based on action figures, but Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen again showcases the nuts and

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Film Events

  Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good: Clichés aside, Ghostbusters delivers franchise fun

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  

Music

• Sound Stories & Interviews

  Recordings you need to hear but may have missed

  By Intern

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Sound Stories & Interviews

  Bend to LA and Back: Local Franchot Tone shows off his Culver City Dub Collective

  When Culver City Dub Collective heads onto what should be (hopefully) a sunshine-covered Les Schwab Amphitheater stage on Sunday, it will be a homecoming of

  By Mike Bookey

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Sound Stories & Interviews

  Stars, Stripes and Playlists: Listen to these songs or else you hate America

  Illustration by Kristi SimmonsI assume I wasn't the only student who in the winter of 1991 sang along, sitting cross-legged on standard gray public school

  By Mike Bookey

  Jul 1, 2009

  

Outside

• Natural World

  Fly By Night: The return of the nighthawk

  Two nestling nighthawks in "nest." Our common nighthawks are back, but a little over two weeks late. Birds arriving "back home" late, in lesser numbers-or

  By Jim Anderson

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Outside Features

  Stock Car vs. Soccer

  While you were out mowing your lawn last weekend or watching with interest what moves your hometown NFL team was making in the offseason (Where

  By Mike Bookey

  Jul 1, 2009

  
• Outside Features

  I Take My Chances: Thoughts about Eddie, the Hullabaloo and Pacific Crest

  Start of the Pacific Crest Half Ironman. I'm the one in the blue cap. "You will have a long and prosperous life," promised the

  By Pam Stevenson

  Jul 1, 2009