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Aug 16-22, 2012

Vol. 16, No. 33

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Local News

Home Distillers Duck the Law: Barriers to legal operations force booze makers to stay underground

There are now dozens of distillers in Bend, working on homemade systems, made of tanks, hoses and pipes attached with couplers from local hardware stores.

By Ciree Linsenman
Aug 15, 2012
Local News

A New Way to Protect That Gorgeous Mug of Yours

By The Source Staff
Aug 20, 2012
Local News

Can't Wait for the Face-Kini Trend to Hit Bend

By The Source Staff
Aug 20, 2012
Local News

Jazz at the Oxford Announces Series Line-Up.

By The Source Staff
Aug 16, 2012
Local News

Candidate Files Against Jim Clinton for Bend City Council

Mike Roberts, 49, who is a former city of Bend employee, filed his candidacy with the city today.

By The Source Staff
Aug 15, 2012
Local News

New Community Garden for 9th and Franklin Lot

A bare dirt lot at the corner of Franklin Avenue and 9th Street will soon become the first community garden on city property.

By The Source Staff
Aug 15, 2012
Local News

Whitewater Park? Why Yes, That Would be Grand!

More funner and more safer, it's a no brainer!

By The Source Staff
Aug 15, 2012
Local News

Hellbound Glory and Johnny Outlaw and the Johnson Creek Stranglers

By The Source Staff
Aug 15, 2012
Local News

What's Your Pleasure?

By The Source Staff
Aug 17, 2012
Local News

Burn What You Can, Bury the Rest...

By The Source Staff
Aug 18, 2012
Local News

Shakespeare in the Park VIP Ticket Giveaway

We’ve got two VIP tickets for the performance. To qualify, visit our FB page and tell us (without consulting Google) the relevant connection between River Phoenix and William Shakespeare.

By The Source Staff
Aug 15, 2012
Local News

Y'all Gotta Try This New Food Cart: Yo Momma's Country Cookin'

Darn right it's good!

By The Source Staff
Aug 15, 2012
Local News

SUV Crashes into SW Bend Duplex

A man crashed his black Suburban into a duplex in Southwest Bend last evening near the corner of Blakely Road and Doanna Way.

By The Source Staff
Aug 16, 2012
Local News

Lahaina to Close

By The Source Staff
Aug 17, 2012
Local News

Google Maps Street View Cam Captures Source Staffer Stuffing his Face

Remember this winter when we tweeted that we saw the Google camera car roll by? Yeah, well we did. And here's what they got.

By The Source Staff
Aug 17, 2012
Local News

Fall Fashion Part I: Please, stop wearing this stuff!

Clothing in Bend that make us wretch.

By The Source Staff
Aug 17, 2012
Local News

Care About Trout Creek? Speak Up!

Comment period now open for access to Trout Creek.

By The Source Staff
Aug 18, 2012
Local News

Are Superhero Films Art?

David Cronenberg hurt my feelings.

By The Source Staff
Aug 18, 2012
Local News

Bend Runners Crush in CO: Eight locals compete in TransRockies Run, all eight finish on podium

Area ultra runners come home from the six-day race with hardware.

By The Source Staff
Aug 20, 2012
Local News

Hiker Dies on Sisters-Area Trail

A 69-year-old hiker collapsed and died on a hiking trail west of Sisters early Monday morning.

By The Source Staff
Aug 21, 2012

Editorial

Buehler Dials Up a Gimmick Play

Dr. Buehler gets the this week's Boot.

By Source Weekly
Aug 15, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Bend Can Do Better By Its Animals

By Source Weekly
Aug 15, 2012
Letters to the Editor

A Solution in Search of a Problem

By Source Weekly
Aug 15, 2012

Picks

Our Picks For 08/15-08/23

Events happening in the area we are sure you will enjoy.

By Source Weekly
Aug 15, 2012
Theater

A Play is the Thing: The future of theater in Bend looking bright with Shakespeare in the Park

Choosing Romeo and Juliet for this year’s installment of Shakespeare in the park is all a part of a plan to make the event bigger, better and more accessible to the atypical theater crowd in Bend.

By Brianna Brey
Aug 15, 2012

Chow

Go For the Foodie Gold: Get your own team of friends in the kitchen

Cooking within a foodie group is a chance to venture outside of your comfort zone by experimenting with ingredients and dishes that you might not otherwise cook and to experience other couples’ attempts to do the same.

By Source Weekly
Aug 15, 2012
Chow

Kombucha Love: Make your own new flavor

Joe creates a new Kombucha flavor for the Kombucha lovers to try.

By Joe Benevento
Aug 15, 2012
Beer & Drink

Mini Bend Brewfest Guide

A few IPAs you need to try at the Mini Bend Brewfest.

By Source Weekly
Aug 15, 2012

Film

Off Message: The Campaign tries to blend outrageousness with political outrage

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis star in the new political comedy The Campaign.

By Source Weekly
Aug 15, 2012
Film

Tripping Down Jeremy Lane: Movies that put Renner on the radar

Renner caught our eye with his mesmerizing performances in The Hurt Locker and The Town, both of which got him nominated for Oscars. But he has plenty of lesser-known titles to his credit.

By Morgan P Salvo
Aug 15, 2012
Film Events

Bullets of Joy

A humorous look into IFC's new series Bullet in the Face.

By Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
Aug 15, 2012

Sound Stories & Interviews

Muth Sings the Staples: Country music with a NW blue collar twist

Zoe Muth is a rare and rustic musical goddess with a guitar who writes cowboy ballads about broken dreams, stiff whiskey drinks and lonely hearts.

By Brianna Brey
Aug 15, 2012
Sound Stories & Interviews

Moving on Up: Sara Jackson-Holman relocates to P-Town

The Rose City proved too beguiling for the classically trained piano player, Sara Jackson-Holman who's enjoyed great success recently, including having her single Into the Blue close out the last episode of season two of ABC's Castle.

By Ethan Maffey
Aug 15, 2012
Sound Stories & Interviews

Rock-u-mentaries: Get the most out of your Netflix account & increase your music IQ with these music movie recommendations

A few must-see movies available anytime on Netflix.

By Ethan Maffey
Aug 15, 2012

Natural World

Trigger Happy: Sign shooters are anything but sporting

Shooting signs comes under the heading of Criminal Mischief, which, according to the good people at the Deschutes County Sheriff's office, is covered by the Oregon Revised Statutes.

By Jim Anderson
Aug 15, 2012
Outside Features

Enduring the Next Trend: European-style enduro races might be the MTB wave of the future

Super Ds, which feature both cross-country and downhill segments, are relatively short and staged on mellow enough terrain that they attract a broad spectrum of riders—cross-country and downhill racers dig them, as do the casual all-mountai

Aug 15, 2012