Typhoon Could Face Multi-Million-Dollar Fine Over Labor Violations
The popular Thai restaurant Typhoon! could pay handsomely for alleged labor violations related to its imported Thai workforce. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) Commissioner Brad Avakian announced that he is seeking fines of $250,000 for every worker that was reportedly discriminated against by the Beaverton-based restaurant chain that has a location in downtown…
Structure Fire Near Downtown Bend
UPDATED at 6:04pm with more details. We’ve learned more about the house fire that decimated an abandoned home on Colorado Avenue near downtown Bend.
The Dark Knight Rises Trailer is Finally Here
Are you a Batman nerd who’s been waiting impatiently for another look — anything! — about the upcoming Dark Knight Rises, the latest in the series of Christopher Nolan-directed films? Well, today’s your lucky day. And this film looks crazier than Nolan’s previous efforts.
Christmas in Popayan, Colombia
We arrived in Popayan, a beautiful Colombian colonial town, at night. After a long day driving over bumpy roads and long waits at landslides we were beat, but still game for a look around.
Dunk of the Week: OSU’s Jared Cunningham
Last night’s Oregon State vs. Howard game wasn’t televised, so one of the best basketball plays of the week has gone largely unnoticed.
Think Nordic Skiing is Boring?
You’re not trying hard enough. See below, then go out with your pals and replicate.
Brothers Will Keep Its Post Office
Almost two dozen post offices slated for closure by the Postal Service will remain open, including postal facilities in Brothers, Post, Paulina and Fort Rock. Sen.
Precursor from 10 Barrel: 2011 Small Batch Series
The latest special release from the fellers at 10 Barrel Brewing Company, which received a hearty thumbs-up from everyone here in editorial, is now available for purchase. Precursor Imperial Red Ale—they only made 2,600 of ’em!
Finding the delicious 10%, 85 IBU beer won’t be easy, though.
Less Crowds, More Routes: Smith Rock shines in winter's solitude
Puffy coats and wool beanies at belay stations. Handwarmers tucked into chalkbags. Thin socks in shoes a half size larger than normal. Sun on south facing rock. Thermoses filled with hot tea. Classic lines with no crowds, and temperatures perfect for sending. Welcome to central Oregon winter rock climbing. While many locals have been busy…
Former Landwatch Director to Lead Watersheds Council
Former Central Oregon Land Watch Executive Director Erik Kancler is the new director of the Eugene-based Oregon Watershed Councils. Kancler who helped orchestrate the campaign to stop a pair of proposed resorts near the Metolius River and helped broker the proposed preservation deal for Skyline Forest will oversee policy issues, fundraising and other work to…
We Are the Future
This is how tech we are at the Source, USB ports on our outlets.
Can you believe how ahead of the times we are? Yes, the same folks who employ Scoop Lewis, Ace Reporter.
New, Free Music From Mosley Wotta
I just got this new track from Mosley Wotta called “Front Porch” and you’re free to download it below. This song has an excellent hip-hop-meets-blues-feel to it and is definitely head-bob worthy and is from the forthcoming Amalgam X EP, which Mosley Wotta himself just told me will be available for sale at his New…
One Order of Christmas Laughs, Please: ITW and Clint Clark put a creative spin on Santaland Diaries
Clint Clark can certainly identify with Crumpet the elf, the character he portrays in David Sedaris’ Santaland Diaries. The irreverent one-man production is a theatrical adaptation of Sedaris’ hilariously dry, self-deprecating account of his stint working as a Christmas elf at Macy’s department store in New York City – a job few self-respecting men would…
Our Picks for 12/15-12/22
Tacos for Life Party with Strive Roots thursday 15 Amalia's likes to go big, as we learned last year when the downtown Mexican eatery sponsored the enormous Cindo de Mayo street party that featured the sounds of Ozomatli and the screams of about, oh, 87 million people. Now, Amalia's is holding a contest that gives…
Brandi Carlile Hits the Tower… Again!
Over the past three years, there have only been a few out-of-town artists who have made the sort of impact on Bend's music scene as Brandi Carlile. Whether opening shows at the Les Schwab Amphitheater, like she did this summer for Ray LaMontagne and three years ago for Sheryl Crow, or headlining with her band…
South of the Border, Southside Style: Reyes Tortilleria brings authentic Mexican fare to the south side
Hidden in the southside's unassuming Scandia Village shopping plaza off of Reed Market Road is the most authentic Mexican food joint I have found in Bend to date. Reyes Tortilleria owners Carlos and Martha Reyes of Michoacán, Mexico, started the business in 2003 simply as a tortilleria. Their amazing fresh corn tortillas, only $2.70 for…
Critical Condition: Retired workers represent a billion dollar liability for public employers – but who will pick up the tab?
Around conference tables and in city council chambers around the state, elected officials and finance officers are asking themselves how cash-strapped public employers will fund health care premiums that have been promised to future retirees. In Oregon, it's a $3 billion question as health care costs continue to rise and an aging and benefit-rich public…
Three Creeks' Rudolph's Imperial Red Ale
One of the best things about the holidays is the delicious high-alcohol winter seasonals that breweries start to roll out beginning in November. These boozy, heavily-spiced beers often divide our beer loving staff and the community at large: there are those who love the flavorful, wintery touch and those who would just as soon have…
Little Bites: Chicken Plus Waffles: Equals Crazy Delicious, one of Bend's newest, most outrageous food carts
If you're going to name your food cart Crazy Delicious, you better be ready to live up to that seemingly hyperbolic moniker. But it was that name – and the accompanying “$5 Breakfast sign” – that convinced me pull over on a recent Saturday morning and peruse the menu at the vibrant blue-and-green cart parked…
What to Play: Game On's guide to buying the best games this holiday season
Every year around the holidays I need to escape. Maybe it’s the relentless Christmas marketing. Maybe it’s the way the cold wind makes my face sting. Maybe it’s the long nights. But every year I find something that I need to get away from. And so I open a videogame. I find a quiet corner…
Neighbors to City: Keep It Down
The city hears you. Officials say proposed revisions to the city's special events code should strike a better balance between business owners, neighbors and event participants alike. The code dictates how special events, such as bike races and some concerts are conducted. During the December 7 city council meeting, the issue captured the attention of…
Rural Post Offices Get a Reprieve
Less than a week after Postal Service officials notified the city of Bend that the local sorting facility was on the chopping block as part of a massive wave of consolidations and closures, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that they had won a temporary reprieve. On Tuesday, the Oregon delegates announced that the…
A Very Gimpy Xmas
Dear television in my living room: First I'd like to apologize for the stains on your screen – both you and I know how they got there, so I don't see any reason to discuss it further, other than to say, “I'm sorry.” Secondly, I'd like to thank you for the best gift any wise-assed…
Remembering Christmas: Your local weatherman presents A Christmas Memory
Local news celebrity Bob Shaw – aka the morning weather guy on KTVZ – stars in this one-man show that spurs nostalgia for Christmas past, and a hankering for whiskey-drenched fruitcake. A Christmas Memory is based on a Truman Capote short story about a young boy's Christmas with his elderly cousin and unlikely best friend.…
Conservation Education in Overdrive: More on my time with the Wolftree educational project
Back in 1949, Oxford University Press published a remarkable book that changed the way conservation education is being taught, and in doing so, left behind a solid base for everyone wanting to see the conservation of our natural resources. That book, A Sand County Almanac, was written by Aldo Leopold, a man who many consider…
TV Abs: People are still doing workout videos and I am proof of that
I just finished working out. It is three minutes past midnight and I'm in my basement. I've been trying desperately to write something about how comic book-loving Robert Griffin III's Heisman win over the smiley face of Andrew Luck has a lot to do with the Occupy movement and the first three films of the…
Our Straight Poop Is Sometimes Naughty but Always Nice
Monday, Dec. 5 Not Putin' up with it anymore: Thousands take to streets in Moscow shouting “Death to Putin!” after Prime Minister Vladimir's party accused of rigging parliamentary elections … New Deal: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nikolas Sarkozy call for new European Union treaty that will punish countries for overspending … No…
Prineville's Nativity Scene Fiasco
America's founders knew history, and history had taught them that religion and government don't mix. They knew that for centuries Europe had been wracked by religious wars, inquisitions, persecution of “heretics” and burning of “witches.” They wanted no part of that in the new republic they were creating, so they laid down a clear rule…
In reply to: Locally Sourced and Locally Adored: The Depot Cafe in Sisters is right on track, Chow, 12-7:
Thank you for recognizing the wonderful strengths of Depot. Living in Sisters, it is one of the best restaurants in town and brings the locals together for great food and fun.
In reply to: Peddling a Different Message: Traveling by bicycle, a local woman delivers a healthy message to America’s students, News, 12-7:
That is such a great article about a dedicated public health advocate. If riding across the country and talking to students and faculty doesn’t make a difference, nothing will.
Keeping Occupied
A few months ago, when Occupy Wall Street came to Bend, I invited many of my conservative friends to participate along with my liberal friends. Very few conservatives accepted. Most gave their reasons for declining as political, even as I assured them that this was not a political movement. If anything, it was anti-politics. I…
He Likes The Sound of It
I would like to respond to your December 1 article about Jazz at Joe's written by Bob Woodward. I found part of the focus of his review to be of doubtful relevancy, and some of his comments not representing my experience with this valuable music source. Yes, the series of concerts has changed venues twice.…
Of God and Man
I am always amazed by the audacity of a self-proclaimed Christian speaking for God. You started out on the right track, sir. One of God’s Ten Commandments is “Thou Shalt Not Kill.” Four words that are difficult to misinterpret. It was not:: “Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless as Punishment for a Capital Crime.” Your statement:…
Turns Out the Phil’s Trail Creeper Was Just a Friendly Guy
If you picked up The Bulletin yesterday morning, you saw the front-page story with the headline: Disquiet at Phil’s Trail: ‘Creepy’ man reported. The story went on to mention a widely circulated Facebook post (we received it, too) about a guy with a European accent who was talking to women, and in some cases, following…
