5 Fusion now does lunch and it’s good
Hands down, 5 Fusion and Sushi Bar in downtown Bend has the best sushi around. My problem: little kids at home mean dinners out are rare and, until recently, that’s put this restaurant mostly off limits for me.
Not Again: California pair goes missing in snowbound Southern Oregon
*Update: Klamath County Sheriff’s Office reports that the missing California pair was located and rescued from a remote area of Siskiyou County, Calif. In a case that bears an eery familiarity to the nationally publicized plight of the Kim in family in 2006, a man and woman from California are thought to be lost in…
Alpine Lake at Dawn
Living in Central Oregon I am always reminded of my old stomping grounds in Switzerland. What Sparks Lake is to me here in Oregon, Seealpsee was in my old country.
Movie Review: RUBBER (it’s weird and you should see it)
On the surface, Rubber might just be your average film about a sentient tire that rolls around a small desert town and kills people with its psycho-kinetic powers, but underneath the clichéd premise is a film about the nature of the medium itself. The film opens with a monologue explaining that all films…
Drink White Russians, Crush Pins, Win Bachelor Lifties: All in the WinterFest Bent Lounge
After you’ve taken in your fair share of rail jams and live music drop into the Bent Lounge where the tSW staff is hosting Lebowski Happy Hour from 9-10 p.m.
Da Fino Vs Bunny Lebowski; Help us Pick WinterFest’s (un) Official Mii
Thanks to readers who submitted Lebowski Miis this week. Here are our two favorites: Da Fino from Johnny Driggs:
And the Lovely Bunny from Annie:
Tell us which one you like best and we’ll give him (or her) a pair of Winterfest buttons and gift certificate for Westside Bakery.
Bend’s Unlikely Linsanity Connection, or the Delivery Driver Who Sat It Coming
The Wall Street Journal has a story this morning about Bend’s unlikely Linsanity connection. For those unfamiliar with Linsanity, you obviously haven’t been watching SportsCenter, or even listening to public radio, both of which have offered extensive coverage and commentary around the meteoric and unlikely rise of New York Knick’s point guard Jeremy Lin, an…
Trapping is Sadistic
Bend's TV news has recently reported on dogs getting caught in leg-hold traps on public land. Because of that, it was termed a controversial “sport.” Apparently as long as no pets get caught in these barbaric devices, it is considered “sporting.” But what is sporting about the torture and killing of innocent and beautiful wild…
Waldo Take Was Short on Facts
It is interesting the bias and misinformation that attempts to sway public opinion. For one, the advocates of a sensible approach to allowing motor use on Waldo Lake are not looking to “zoom around in power boats.” As a sailor who has made weeklong summer visits to Waldo Lake for the past 25 years (until…
Knight Knows Something About Child Exploitation
Nike CEO Phil Knight argues that Joe Paterno, the late Penn State football coach, is not responsible for any of that school’s child molestation scandal. The real villains, Knight claims, are the university trustees who fired Paterno in the wake of the scandal. Paterno, says Knight, did all he needed to do when he told…
Sno Park Follies
Those folks who've had the pleasure of dealing with the Forest Service know that the federal agency is a stickler for public process. In fact, critics would argue that the agency too often suffers from analysis paralysis.
Gene Whisnant Rolls With the Banks
In the foreclosure game, they call it the “spin cycle.” The name is apt: Just like the spin cycle of a washing machine wrings water out of laundry, the foreclosure spin cycle wrings the last drops of cash out of the hapless borrower who gets caught in it. A homeowner gets trapped in the spin…
Listen Up!: The unofficial WinterFest listening guide
Larry and His Flask: Given'er Every time In recent years, LAHF has transformed from a fun, but rough-around-the-edges local band, to a sharp and polished group, complete with multi-part harmonies and fast banjo picking. What was once a loose pack of half-drunken screaming lunatics, is now a tight collection of half-drunken lunatics. Credit some of…
La Magie Bakery: Bringing magic to Bend
As the previous home of the Bond Street Market, 949 NW Bond St., was known as a great spot to pick up such delicacies as Twinkies, a pack of Marlboro Lights, or a 40 of PBR. But no longer. With the opening of La Magie Bakery in the spot on Jan. 30, owner Di Long…
Cascade Lakes Project X
The latest seasonal release from Cascade Lakes is a smooth-drinking pale ale that will temporarily replace the Pine Marten Pale Ale. Soon available in six packs, Project X is a classic Northwest pale, that uses a blend of two-row, crisp, Munich and cara grains to create a well-rounded beer that puts as much emphasis on…
Gina Galdi and Guest Will go on as Tribute to Bend Theater Director Kmiec
When the curtain opens on the set of Gina Galdi and Guest at 2nd Street Theater this weekend, the cast and playwright hope audiences see a seamless and hilarious Sex and the City-style take on the life of a young women starting her own wedding cake business. They want people to go away believing the…
Telekinetic Teenage Wasteland: Chronicle soars above the average origin story
The further I get away from my high school years, the more those days seem like a rose-tinted ball of nostalgia, even though at the time I was pretty miserable. I was a senior when the Columbine shootings happened and, until graduation, that event seemed to bring everyone in school closer. As school shootings have…
Nowhere to Run: Safe House is what action flicks are all about
Before getting to what Safe House is, I'll say what it is thankfully not, and that is another of those disappointing Tony Scott/Denzel Washington collaborations. It's more like an espionage version of Training Day, with a much cooler, calmer Denzel. Instead of director Antoine Fuqua, it's a Swedish director with an equally exotic name, Daniel…
Stop Doing That!!
If you're currently doing something… stop doing it. I need to tell you something very important – and I need your full attention. Are you currently giving CPR to your mother? Stop doing that. What I have to say is that important. Are you just about to bang Mila Kunis and her previously unheard-of twin…
Kids and the Government in Central Oregon Climbing: Popular Area Crag Closed, For Now
photo: www.benherndon.com The Bureau of Land Management drew the ire of the climbing community on Feb. 1 when it notified climbers that it had closed Trout Creek, a popular crack-climbing destination just north of Madras and situated on a bluff overlooking the lower Deschutes River. BLM cited concerns over disturbance to nesting eagles as the…
A New Beginning: Indian Head Casino gives Warm Springs chance for economic development
When it comes to quality of life indicators on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, the statistics are staggering. Alcohol, drug and sex abuse rates are high.
It's a League Game, Smokey: Send us Your Best Lebowski Mii
If you’ve been paying attention to the Bent Blog then you’ve likely gotten wind of the Source’s Lebowski-inspired Wii Bowling Extravaganza on Friday night in WinterFest Bent Lounge. With that in mind, we’ve suspended all editorial projects in lieu of Lebowski costume preparations and Mii design.
