Our journalism makes a difference, and so can you. Become a Member and support The Source Weekly!

Find out how Support Us

Mar 10-16, 2011

Vol. 15, No. 10

Previous Issue Next Issue

Back to the Issue Archives

Local News

Governor Kitzhaber's Lunch Date With Central Oregon

John Kitzhaber makes his first official appearance in Bend.

By Marissa Madej
Mar 15, 2011
Local News

Owsley Stanley, the Acid King, Passes on

Owsley Stanley, one of the godfathers of LSD, passed away.

By Bob Woodward
Mar 14, 2011
Local News

Geekology: iPad part deux

Portlanders line up for their new iPads.

By Bob Woodward
Mar 14, 2011
Local News

The Traveling Camera: The Crossbill

A photo of a crossbill bird, caught in a rare moment of stillness.

By Christian Heeb
Mar 9, 2011
Local News

Brandi Carlile Set to Play in Bend on May 5

Brandi Carlile makes a return appearance to Bend, Oregon.

By The Source Staff
Mar 14, 2011
Local News

4 Peaks Music Festival Returns for 2011

The 4 Peaks Music Festival returns to Bend this summer.

By The Source Staff
Mar 9, 2011
Local News

Oregon Drug Bust of the Week: Meth is Gross

Don't put two pounds of meth in your guitar case.

By The Source Staff
Mar 9, 2011
Local News

Watch our video for a peek inside the Bend Table Tennis Club

Take a peek inside the Bend Table Tennis Club and learn about their upcoming tournament.

By The Source Staff
Mar 10, 2011
Local News

Deschutes Brewery Continues Eastward Push: Now in South Dakota

Deschutes Brewery expands distribution to South Dakota.

By The Source Staff
Mar 10, 2011
Local News

Benefit for Erin Zurflu Tonight at the Century Center

The Breath EZ event tonight benefits a local musician in need.

By The Source Staff
Mar 10, 2011
Local News

Out of Town, Microcosmos, and the Lounge Lizard debut on Tsweekly.com

New content debuts on The Source Weekly website this week.

By The Source Staff
Mar 10, 2011
Local News

New Shows Announced: Devil Makes Three, Baseball Project, Rev. Horton Heat and more

Spring and summer are looking up in terms of live music in Bend.

By The Source Staff
Mar 11, 2011
Local News

"Stuck in the Middle of Bend": A Song About the REAL Bend, Oregon

This song pretty much sums up life in Bend, Oregon.

By The Source Staff
Mar 11, 2011
Local News

Get Old Timey at Tonight's (not so) Secret Speakeasy Party

Go back to the 1930s tonight at the Speakeasy in Bend.

By The Source Staff
Mar 12, 2011
Local News

Video from Franchot Tone's Performance at Velvet on Saturday Night

Bend-based singer-songwriter Franchot Tone performs at Velvet in Bend, Oregon.

By The Source Staff
Mar 13, 2011
Local News

For the Technologically Inclined: Ruby on Ales Conference Comes to Bend March 24 & 25

The Ruby on Ales conference brings leading Ruby developers to McMenamins in Bend, Oregon.

By The Source Staff
Mar 15, 2011
Commentary

The Phony Budget Crisis: The answer to America's fiscal woes is one we refuse to consider

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011

Editorial

Got Your Fresh, Piping Hot Straight Poop Right Here

By Source Weekly
Mar 10, 2011
Editorial

This Poop Is Guaranteed Straight or Your Money Back

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Editorial

Flaherty's Prosecutorial Crusade

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Guest Commentary

Don't Believe the Hype: Worker solidarity can win economic justice

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Letters to the Editor

So, Was That Just a Press Conference?

By The Source Staff
Mar 9, 2011
Letters to the Editor

American Workers Can Learn From Gaddafi

By Source Weekly
Mar 10, 2011

Culture Features

Bend's Gypsy Table Tennis Club Comes Home: Settled into a downtown location, the club readies for second-annual tourney

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Picks

Our Picks for 3/9 -3/17: Breathe EZ Benefit Concert, Sunny Ledfurd, 9th Annual Grin and Bear It Run and more

What to do in Bend, Oregon the week of 3/9 - 3/17/2011.

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Theater

The Rainmaker closes, Tuesdays with Morrie Opens and Aida sings its way into your heart

By Anne Pick
Mar 9, 2011

Chow

Kayo's: The Marilyn Room

By The Source Staff
Mar 10, 2011
Chow

Little Bites: Pilot Butte Drive-In Eyes Westside - Lease Negotiations ongoing; Pine Tavern re-opens

By Eric Flowers
Mar 9, 2011
Chow

New Kid in Town: From the ashes of El Cap Sisters comes the cozy Los Agaves

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Beer & Drink

Beer To Go: Bend's Cycle Pub

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011

Film

Love and Other Adjustments: Adjustment Bureau stirs up a melting pot of genres at hyper speed

By Morgan P Salvo
Mar 9, 2011
Film

Slow Motion: Mars Needs Moms may capture motion, but it doesn't capture much that's real

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Film Events

A Kick in the Balls: Bulletstorm is a solid shooting gallery without any pretext

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Film Events

The Charlie Sheen Network

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011

Sound Stories & Interviews

Out of Town - 3/9 - 3/17: Joshua Radin, Disturbed, Devo, and Eugene Irish Cultural Festival

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Sound Stories & Interviews

Adele - 21

Save for a couple of so-so tracks, 21 is a beautiful album led by a singer with a pristine, classic voice.

By Source Weekly
Mar 9, 2011
Sound Stories & Interviews

Brews and Guitars: The Mother Hips are making beer and excellent throwback rock

Of all the things Tim Bluhm could be excited about, beer doesn't seem like it would be at the top of the Mother Hips front man's list.

By Mike Bookey
Mar 9, 2011

Natural World

Ode to Packy and Dr. Matt Maberry

By Jim Anderson
Mar 9, 2011
Outside Features

What's a Jimmer? The quiet, white awesomeness of the nation's seemingly invisible leading scorer

By Mike Bookey
Mar 9, 2011
Outside Features

Snow Therapy at Dutchman Flats: How to treat the late-winter blues with outdoor exercise

By Laurel Brauns
Mar 9, 2011

The Women's Issue

Woman of the Year - Possibilities with a View How Lawnae Hunter is changing Central Oregon's economic future

By Sara Roth
Mar 10, 2011
The Women's Issue

Who's the Chick on the Drums?: Lindsey Elias is leading the way for the region's young female musicians

By Source Weekly
Mar 10, 2011
The Women's Issue

Swimming Through a Sea of Plastic Bags: Sara Wiener at Sara Bella Upcycled creates useful, environmentally friendly products out of trash

By Anne Pick
Mar 10, 2011
The Women's Issue

Why Should Women Have the Vote? Why Not?: A history of women's suffrage in Central Oregon

By Source Weekly
Mar 10, 2011
The Women's Issue

Riding High: Miki Keller Makes Women's Motocross a Serious Sport

By Sara Roth
Mar 10, 2011
The Women's Issue

Ageless Songs: Sure, she's 79, but that hasn't stopped Harriet Dickson from returning to her music

By Mike Bookey
Mar 10, 2011
The Women's Issue

Women Making the Best Beer in the Region... To Name a Few

By Source Weekly
Mar 10, 2011