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Council Will Proceed with Water Project
A majority of the Bend City Council voted last week to proceed with the pipe portion of the city's $68 million surface water improvement project. The decision may mean there will be no public hearing on the installation of the approximately 30-inch-diameter pipe along Skyliners Road, which would replace two aging pipes that currently bring…
Pickathon Lineup & Tickets!
Pickathon Lineup and Tickets!
New Music Roundup
Stream some music from some yet-to-be-released albums!
New Bike Lanes Downtown: Community Meeting Tonight
Bend was awarded a Bicycling and Pedestrian improvement grant from the State of Oregon and is using the money to add bike lanes and pedestrian-friendly amenities to the Riverside Blvd. zone (the rode that runs past Drake Park, from Galveston, and into downtown). It should be cool but there are still some details to hammer…
Pup Crawl Continues Tonight
Drink delicious beer and support the Humane Society of Central Oregon. This is a no-brainer. I mean, you were going to drink beer tonight anyway, right? Go to Cascades Lakes Brewing Company tonight, buy a HSCO pint glass and get a free pint! Drink it down and smile knowing that you’re supporting homeless pets in…
Oscar Movie Week
We’re smack dab in the middle of awards season which means this week, for your film loving, fashion-judging pleasure, the academy brings you The Oscars. Want to see who wins one of these gold dudes? Tune in Sunday Feb. 24 I feel like the award ceremony is a decent indication of what movies were good…
Best Deal on Craigslist > Bend
This was posted today on Bend’s craigslist site. Best views in Central Oregon. Okay. In review $60,000 gets you: a store, a boat-rental business (10 row boats, three pedal boats, dock, and inventory), your own spot on Three Creeks Lake. Oh, and some of the best (and most secluded) views in Central Oregon. Porch overlooking…
Mel Brown in Bend. Hot Hot Jazz!
Mel Brown Septet in Bend for the first time this weekend.
The Hobbit Visual Effects Breakdown
Last week, we wrote about Scott Baxter, a Bendite who traveled to New Zealand to work on visual effects for the first of three Hobbit films based on JRR Tolkien’s famous book. Baxter shared this video with us about Weta’s digital effects process. Watch below to see how Middle Earth was created. Spoiler alert, it’s…
Weekend Roundup 2/15-2/17
Valentine’s Day is over! That means no more fixating on how in love or how miserably lonely you are. Go buy a bag of discount candy and pass the time until St. Patty’s with this weekend’s best events. Look how much fun they’re having! All weekendWinterFest!The biggest thing happening in Bend this weekend is defiantly…
My Concert Wish List Worked!
Someone was reading my concert wish list. This summer is looking good!
Mead of the Week: Aphrodite (Valentine’s Edition!)
St. Valentine loves mead. If you need to give your Valentine’s Day a special charge consider this mead from Nectar of the Gods Meadery. It’s a quadruple aphrodisiac! Quadruple because mead itself is said to be a love potion and this one in particular is made with pomegranate, passion fruit and rose—all known aphrodisiacs. So…
See PDFs of Flaherty Subpoenas Here
An attorney for Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty has subpoenaed an array of documents and electronically stored information (i.e. texts, emails and videos) as part of the discovery phase of an ongoing lawsuit. Individuals who have received subpoenas include former Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan and Deschutes County legal counsel Mark Pilliod. Representatives…
Autonomics and Dirty Words Kick Off WinterFest TONIGHT
Two formally-local bands will be bringing some dirty rock-and-roll to the Old Stone Church tonight. Kicking off the WinterFest-ivites, The Dirty Words make you’re Valentine’s Day a whole heck of a lot more enjoyable. FREE admission with a WinterFest button! The Dirty Words. The Dirty Words started their musical venture in Bend. You might recognize…
WinterFest Preview
Dear Readers, If you haven’t noticed, it’s wintertime in Bend, Oregon. The sun is shining, but it’s still snowing, and over here at the Source, we couldn’t be loving it more. For the 14th year running, we’ll be celebrating all things winter in the Old Mill District at the 2013 WinterFest, also known as the…
What to do, what to do?
It’s not too late to do something special with your valentine this weekend! PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS WITH A ROMANCE PACKAGE Spend an entire weekend snuggling up at elegant Pronghorn resort. Romance packages include dinner at Chanterelle with a prix fixe meal that includes an appetizer, main course and dessert for $65 per person…
Time for Federal Government to Get Off the Pot
When the history of marijuana prohibition in America is updated in a few decades, this will be recounted as its awkward age, when some states allowed the production and dissemination of medical cannabis, some didn't, and the federal government made delicate—and sometimes seemingly arbitrary—decisions about raiding grow sites and co-ops. The residents of Washington and…
Our PIcks for 2/13 – 2/21
It’s Pet Week! wednesday 13- thursday 21 What’s better than fuzzy little puppies? Fuzzy little puppies and beer! Support the Humane Society of Central Oregon by purchasing a Pup Crawl HSCO pint glass at participating breweries. It comes with a beer and warm fuzzies. More at hsco.org. Through Thursday, Feb. 21. There’s also the Testicle…
Pacific Power Should Pay
In the game of compromise there are always winners and losers on both sides of the table. As the former project manager who worked with the Mirror Pond Steering Committee, I know the quest for a solution, if one could even call it that, is socially complex and politically powered. I applaud the city of…
District Attorney Subpoenas Former Rivals
An attorney for Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty has subpoenaed documents, letters, emails, texts, memos, meeting minutes, recorded communications, videos and audio recordings from a range of individuals as part of an ongoing lawsuit. Former Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan, Deschutes County legal counsel Mark Pilliod, an assistant in Pilliod’s office, representatives of…
Letters 2/7 – 2/13
SELF-RULE or CORPORATE RULE? “The people must rule the corporations or the corporations will rule the State. I believe that if God intended that the corporations, and not the people, should rule he would have created the corporations first.” The quotation is from the Declaration of Principles of Oswald West campaigning for governor of Oregon…
Slides and Safety in the Mountains
Earlier this month, Todd Glew stood on top of a body that was buried under nearly four feet of snow. “It was really creepy, honestly,” Glew said. Glew, who was skiing near the Silver Fork Headwall, in the backcountry outside Utah’s Alta Ski Area, had his beacon in hand and was looking for an avalanche…
Blech Magic Woman
Look, I’m gonna be frank here: This whole paranormal and/or apocalyptic teen romance subgenre that appears to have taken over young-adult literature, movies and the world? It needs to die—and in a way that does not permit a supernatural resurrection. Of course, there are going to be exceptions. Just a couple of weeks ago, Warm…
Brain Murderer!
Let’s talk about my brain for a minute. You know… how advanced it is. To help you understand the advance-iness of my brain, let’s use the most fanciest, most expensive crystal goblet in the world as a metaphor. Would you fill the most fanciest, most expensive goblet in the world with a daiquiri made out…
Holy Fire
Holy Fire | Foals | Warner Music Intelligent rock. That’s the trade of the members of the Oxford, England, band Foals. And, damn, they’re good at their craft. The band’s third release, Holy Fire is a catalog of smartly constructed indie synth-rock that feels like an arduous but satisfying journey through the entire existence of…
Checking in With Netflix
The “Socalled” Movie National Film Board of Canada “Frankly, there’s nothing so unusual about being a Jewish cowboy.” Those lyrics, from a concert that opens the 2010 documentary The “Socalled” Movie, reference Canadian rapper Josh Dolgin—who goes by, Socalled. The truth is, “rapper” is a label that should be used very loosely when talking about…
Ring the Bell
Just over 20 miles north of Bend, down a cinder-dusted highway lined with juniper trees and horse ranches, is the little town of Sisters. It’s home to giant quilt and folk festivals, a popular rodeo and now, Central Oregon’s newest live music venue—The Belfry. Contained within the walls of an early 20th-century church and complete…
Give Me the Harmonica
John Belushi used one to lay down emotionally charged solos as one half of The Blues Brothers in the late ’70s. Stevie Wonder used one to transform soul music. And Salt Lake City harp player Tony Holiday uses his to get you up and moving. He’ll prove that to you when he brings his band…
Out of Town 2/14 – 2/20
seattle thursday 14 Savage Love Live The Master of love—straight, gay, missionary, kinky and otherwise—Dan Savage takes on Seattle’s sexy and repulsive issues. And on Valentine’s Day! Savage will host a live stage show, which doubles as a taping of his Lovecast. You can trust that, with his advice, he’ll destroy the holiday for some…
Dammed Thinking
While sitting inside a Bend Park & Recreation District meeting room last Wednesday, I was immediately thankful that I didn’t have Jim Figurski’s job. Figurski is the Mirror Pond project manager, hired by the Mirror Pond Steering Committee, the project’s ultimate decision-making arm. It’s his responsibility to reach out to the community and both explain…
Seduction in a Glass
Seduction in a Glass Shaken, stirred, muddled and infused. Sounds like love to us. This Valentine’s Day, get your sweetie out on the town to celebrate the many moods of love with a tour of some of Bend’s sexiest and most romantic cocktails. Up-to-date-bartenders in Bend are now referred to as mixologists as they transform run-of-the-mill…
Keeping it Local
If you’re a sustainably conscious shopper, you may have noticed that our little mountain town is sans a local co-op. The reason for this lack is pretty obvious: Farming in Central Oregon hits a brick wall after the first freeze, which means little to no produce from local farms from October to March. But those…
WinterFest Fire Pit Competition
Check out the first art installation of the 2013 WinterFest Fire Pit Competition! Fire art! Awesome! This fire pit by Ryan Beard was installed in the Old Mill today. Here’s a photo of the Lay it Out Events Crew helping put it in. Thanks to them for the photo! Other fiery art installations from artists:Kellen…
