An unusual marching band from Oregon will be part of Barack Obama's inaugural parade, but there's going to be something a little misleading about its musical repertoire.
Abernethy describes the last 15months as “low-grade” burn outMayor Bruce Abernethy steps down this week after an eight-year run on the Bend city council that has spanned four city managers and just about every major issue that's worth recalling, from the Bill Healy Bridge to an equal rights ordinance for the LGBT community, to Juniper Ridge and the current urban growth boundary imbroglio.
A Harvard management school grad, Abernethy ran almost a decade ago for city council on a slow growth platform, but has carved out a legacy for himself as a principled moderate who could work with all councilors on both sides of the aisle. In the process he alienated some of his ardent supporters on the Left but earned a reputation as an accessible and reasoned politician. We sat down with Abernethy to survey where the city has come during his tenure and what his plans are for the near and not so near future.
The Oregonian's replacement for conservative columnist David Reinhard, who left the paper last fall to become a shill for the tobacco industry, calls herself "center-right," but to The Eye's eye she looks more right than center.
Is here! Stay tuned for upcoming posts about backcountry romps, snow conditions, renegade tobogganning, plus the occasional Steelhead Falls slip and slide.
Things are tough all over, but they must be really tough for the New York Times: The venerable daily announced today that it has begun selling display ads on its front page.
I know of people who swear off going to the mountain during the holidays, let alone the last holiday weekend when every vacationer in the county goes up to get in runs before they go to work the next Monday.
It's usually these same people who end up complaining about not having enough good days at the hill.
Highway 97 has claimed its first life of 2009 - 16-year-old Mountain View High School cheerleader Shalae Rae Mortenson.
The once brisk bar at MerendaOver the past half decade Bend's culinary scene has made waves on a regional and national level - even garnering a mention in The New York Times. But you don't have to look too hard to notice some significant changes in the local industry - eateries of all types are opening, closing or changing their approach all over town.
Just this week, news broke that Deep, the chic downtown Japanese bistro, would be closing and then the following day, Jody Denton announced that his other restaurant, Merenda, would also be closing up shop. Both eateries' last day was slated for New Year's Eve.
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.
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