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When the mercury drops, the city (in conjunction with the Bend Fire Dept.) is allowing shelters like the Shepherd’s House and Bethlehem Inn exceed capacity by setting up extra beds for those in need.
Local folk-punk heroes Larry and His Flask played a gig to a Poet House flush with Halloween spirit on Friday.
It was too raucous to get a focused shot of the band. Sorry.
I didn’t know what exactly to expect on Saturday afternoon when I made my way down to the Occupy Bend rally and march. When I arrived about 10 minutes before the scheduled beginning, there were only about 50 people in the square, holding signs and generally just milling about.
Saw this via Wolf Blitzer today, his neighbors aren’t too happy, but who cares.
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I just got back from checking in on the Occupy Bend camp down on Wall Street.
Things are in full swing as the loosely organized group prepares for its rally and march tomorrow, which begins at noon at Brandis Square (corner of Greenwood and Newport avenues) in accordance with other such protests happening around the country.
More recent transplants might not be as familiar with the name Allan Bruckner, but the former Bend mayor has definitely made an impact in the community over the years.
And now that impact will be even more tangible with Bruckner donating $800,000 to OSU-Cascades to help the campus secure a new building (pictured to the right) on Columbia Street (off of Colorado Avenue) that will house graduate programs.
Central Oregon’s Last Comic Standing is funny. Well, to be more precise, the people competing in the local comedy competition are funny.
I received the following email from reader Jared Leisek this morning in response to our article “Helmet Cams R Us: Sorry, but no one really wants to see your line,” found in this week’s Snowriders Guide:
“Loved your article yesterday about Helmet Cams. Hope this video passes muster for you — flying under the bridges north of Terrebonne and Smith Rock last weekend.
Downtown denizens have probably taken note of our ongoing construction project here at the Source. We’ve fielded a few questions already about just what the hell is going on at 704 Georgia, so we figured we’d go right to the source of all this consternation, our contractor Paul Biskup, to explain why the building seems to be disappearing one brick at a time.
Polka was old for a Northern Spotted Owl. He died today at age 26 (likely from heartache, as his partner, Dot, died last year).
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