Well Done, Bulletin (And We Mean It)
The Eye rarely has anything good to say about The Bulletin's editorial page, but this being the season of peace and good will, we're going to pass out accolades for its series of editorials on the David Black case.
Sizemore Makes the Finals!
Great news: The liberal blog Talking Points Memo announced the finalists for the 2008 Golden Duke Awards two days before Christmas, and - ta-da! - Oregon's own Bill Sizemore made the cut in the Best Local Scandal category.
Fuel Your Own Adventure
KAREN & ROB'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE Lining up the Chandalar River in Alaska Have you seen "Fuel" yet? The Sundance award winning movie, currently playing at the Regal Pilot Butte, is about our addiction to oil and is getting rave reviews. One Bend couple has their own alternative to oil - chocolate. It all began 10…
Take the Longview on Transit
This week's letter of the week comes from Earl Williams who argues that transit opponents are taking a shortsighted view of the system. We don't expect this to be the last word on transit, but it's a good starting point for future discussions. Thanks for the letter, Earl. You can pick up your winners prize…
Lawn Chair Environmentalism
Micah Wolf Beyond The Shores It's easy to compare Maui singer/songwriter Micah Wolf to the likes of Ben Harper and fellow Hawaiian Jack Johnson, but in terms of social awareness, Wolf has branched out on a path uniquely his own with his latest CD. This surf-rock acoustic artist also happens to call Bend his second…
Give It A Rest
As a private, concerned citizen, I am again compelled to respond to another childish editorial rant from The Bulletin. Case in point, the derogatory editorial this weekend about the Bend Parks and Recreation District's new office building.
Year End Blowout: How to properly dispose of 2008
Another New Year's Eve is on its way, bringing with it an array of nightlife options for you to pick from. It's nice to have choices on the one night in which you are allowed, nay, encouraged to let yourself go bonkers or bananas or both. And we'll give you plenty of choices but first,…
Hardly Hardcore
Even in my youth I'm sure I wouldn't have measured up to Peter Balestrieri's image of a legitimate outdoor studly type. However, I have had to undergo numerous rehabs from injures sustained in the outdoors (not wrestling bears).
The Bridge Victory
Well, it finally happened! Last night by a vote of 5 to 2 in favor, we now have the "Peace Bridge of Bend!"
I want to thank all of you for helping to convert this "loony idea" into a symbol for peace. When you have a chance, take a stroll downtown and head for the…
Our Picks for the Week of 12/24-1/1
Holiday Show with The Erins friday 26
You know what? It's pretty nice to have the Erins back in town, especially around the holidays. For this day-after-Christmas show, which is part of Parrilla's Winter Music Series, expect both Erin Cole Baker and Erin Zurflu to spread plenty of holiday cheer-or whatever sort of cheer you…
Redmond Airport’s Heavy Baggage
Looking for a quick route in and out of Central Oregon? The Redmond Airport might not be your best bet. Want to check your flight status online, or check arrivals for someone you're picking up? The airport does not have a website – or even a phone number – to call for this information.
Who Wants To Be a Slumdog?
We’ll always have PunjabThanks to Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Millions, 28 Days Later) and India's casting director turned co-director Loveleen Tandan, Slumdog Millionaire may be the most hyperkinetic rags-to-riches saga ever made. What could've easily sunk into the abyss of Hollywood love-mush takes on three distinct genres: a love story, an interrogation flick, and a nail…
Thought Provoking, if not Entirely Enjoyable
You’re right, they do smell like peanuts.Seven Pounds is a film that you will think about long after you leave the theater. Conversations and phone calls that were so frustratingly unclear in the midst of the film must be re-conjured, mulled over and made sense of long after the final credits roll. This film is…
The Summit Saloon and Stage
The happy hour that’s downright joyful. Although still sometimes referred to as a "new bar" in town, the Summit Saloon and Stage has actually now been open for an entire year.
The Summit Saloon and Stage
The happy hour that’s downright joyful. Although still sometimes referred to as a “new bar” in town, the Summit Saloon and Stage has actually now been open for an entire year.
Recession-Proof Rolls: You’ll want to try Tomo in the New Year
Place your zen here.If Bend's boom years produced Deep and Kanpai, then perhaps the fine new Japanese-style dining at Tomo is the product of our collective belt-tightening. From owners Howie and Di Long, also the proprietors of Central Oregon Asian-themed restaurants BaBa, SOBA and Szechuan, comes Tomo Japanese Restaurant, a really good, reasonably-priced sushi bar…
Recession-Proof Rolls: You’ll want to try Tomo in the New Year
Place your zen here.If Bend’s boom years produced Deep and Kanpai, then perhaps the fine new Japanese-style dining at Tomo is the product of our collective belt-tightening. From owners Howie and Di Long, also the proprietors of Central Oregon Asian-themed restaurants BaBa, SOBA and Szechuan, comes Tomo Japanese Restaurant, a really good, reasonably-priced sushi bar…
Top 10 Local News Stories From 2008
1. Juniper Ridge Buyout: After earning the ire of the local business and real estate development community, the city of Bend cuts ties with its "Mater Developers" at the beleaguered Juniper Ridge high tech business campus. Juniper Ridge Partners agrees to hand over its "Master Plan" for the project in exchange for a roughly $2.6…
That Divisive, Radical, Activist Peace Bridge
All we are saying.
A Word On Internet Shopping: Charity Auction results, iPod “excessories,” and adios Homer
As a newspaper supported entirely by local advertisers (i.e. mom and pop businesses) we're not huge fans of Internet shopping, which serves as a giant cash vacuum, siphoning dollars out of the local economy to some faceless corporation. The notable exception is our annual Charity Auction, which turns the whole Internet cash vacuum model on…
We’re Oregon’s Biggest Kool-Aid Drunks
Pegasus Books owners and blogger Duncan McGeary spotted a fascinating graph on the Portland Housing blog showing that, while other Oregon and Washington cities also experienced a real estate bubble from 2005 to 2007, Bend's bubble was by far the biggest and baddest.
