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Top Five City Council Decisions
(We’re not necessarily saying that we agree with them, but these were the five most important decisions by City Council this year.) 1. Noise Ordinance: In 2012, the question of when (as in how late) venues can host live music and how loud they could play their music had residents so hot under the collar…
Win Two Tickets to Larry and His Flask New Year’s Eve Show!
The next 20 people to like our page will be entered to win a pair of tickets to the 4th Annual Rise Up International New Year’s Eve Party with LARRY AND HIS FLASK! This is going to be one of the best shows of the year, and is a great way to ring in 2014!…
What in the World? Today’s News
Likely the last What in the World for 2013, here’s what’s brewing in the news today. Party at the N.S.A! This morning a federal judge ruled that the National Security Agency’s practice of keeping systematic phone records of all Americans is lawful! The decision caused conflict in lower courts and means that the final decision…
Looking Backward, and Looking Forward
Top Five People We Will Most Miss 1. Nelson Mandela, July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013: Imprisoned for alleged terrorist activities in the early '60s, Nelson Mandela grew into an international symbol for peace and patience, and a focal point for dissembling South Africa’s centuries-old system of brutal racism. Finally released from prison in…
Top Five Ways Bend Stayed Exactly the Same This Year
1. Mirror Pond (more or less) 2. Still sucky public transportation 3. The housing frenzy returns (with potential buyers routinely bidding over asking price, apparently not heeding lessons from the housing bust) 4. Highest per capita ski movies and breweries 5. Puffy coats are still trendy Top Five @sourceweekly Tweets of 2013 Five things that…
Top Five Oregon Sports Moments
1. Blazers return! With two wins over the Jazz in less than one month, the Blazers have their best season start in 20 years! 2. Jacoby Ellsbury boosts Red Sox to World Series victory. The Madras all-star center fielder and former Bend Elk finished 2013 with 31 doubles and a league-leading 52 stolen bases. Before…
Top Five Movies of the Year
Top Five Movies (Narrative) By Tin Pan Theater 1. Short Term 12 We laughed, cried and rejoiced with the characters in this film. It was the only movie of the year where the closing credits made us feel like we were saying goodbye to family. 2. Before Midnight The most realistic film about long term…
Top Five Albums of 2013
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts Cold War Kids Downtown Music LLC Like cannon fire signaling the beginning of a revolutionary battle, Long Beach California’s Cold War Kids’ fourth studio album, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, blasts away oppressive emotions from the very moment front man Nathan Willett bangs on his piano’s keys for the opening track, “Miracle Mile.” Thundering…
Top Five Restaurant Upgrades
1. Spork While we loved Spork’s global-street-food-inspired food cart, the move out of the Airstream and into a proper brick-and-mortar location is the best thing that could have possibly happened to Bend’s food scene. 2. Worthy Brewing If Spork is the best thing to happen to Bend’s westside, Worthy gets the prize for best eastside…
Top Five Books of 2013
1. The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt: The one common denominator for almost every thinking-person’s “best literature of 2013” list, Tartt’s third novel, a beautiful and epic story about tragedy (the teenage protagonist loses his mom in a bombing at an art museum) masquerading as redemption—or vice versa. 2. The Circle, Dave Eggers: His ninth book is…
Our Picks 12/ 26 – 1/2
thursday 26 Peter Rodocker MUSIC—We’re suckers for anything with an accordion in it. And Portland-based, Nashville-bred “organic electric folk pop” artist Peter Rodocker weaves the ole squeezebox in with banjo, mandolin and drums for a Celtic-tinged, head-bobbing good time. 8 pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr. $5. thursday 26 Crappy Gift Exchange Party…
