Measure 101 passes
The voters have spoken: Measure 101 will soon become law. The measure, the only item on the ballot for the Jan. 23 special election, was an attempt to overturn some of the provisions of a House bill that passed in 2017. With the passage of Measure 101, those provisions will stay in place. Statewide, 61…
Best/Worst State to Drive In
Keeping with our transportation theme this week, here’s some interesting information just released from WalletHub, concerning which states are best, and which are worst to drive in. For starters, Oregon ranks the sixth-best state overall to drive in. Our neighbors north and south, well they’re near the bottom of the barrel. In fact, only Hawaii…
Our events module just got better!
HEADS UP! Central Oregon’s best events calendar just got even better. We’ve just launched a new events platform to serve you, our trusted clients and promoters, even better! We’re happy to personally answer any questions you might have, but here’s what you should know right now: What’s the same? Events are still FREE to submit.…
Steve Martin is back!
Les Schwab Amphitheater announced Monday morning that Steve Martin and his band the Steep Canyon Rangers are returning to Bend on July 6—along with fellow comedian Martin Short. Beloved as an actor, comedian and musician—is there anything Steve Martin can’t do? Word on the street is he’s even a nice guy to boot. Martin last…
Accused killer enters guilty plea
An ex-security guard at Central Oregon Community College accused of murder has changed his plea to guilty. According to KPTV, Edwin Lara, who was arrested in 2016 for the murder of 23-year-old Kaylee Sawyer of Bend, entered a guilty plea Monday morning, and will not face the death penalty as a result of a plea…
Scenes from the Women’s March for Action
Were you in Drake Park this Saturday morning? Then you couldn’t miss the thousands out there for the Central Oregon Women’s March for Action, on the anniversary of the inauguration of the 45th president. According to the Facebook page for the event, 3500 people attended. Source photographers were on scene to capture the action.
Coming Soon: Super Blood Blue Moon and Lunar Eclipse
Cosmic events are kicking off 2018. The first full moon showed brightly on the night of January 1, but the best is yet to come. On January 31, the moon will go through three rare events: a blue Moon, a blood Moon and a lunar eclipse. What’s more, a supermoon will start off the chain…
Westside 10 Barrel Outdoor-Only Until March
Sorry, westsiders: 10 Barrel Brewing’s Westside pub is closed, sort of. The interior space is temporarily shut for renovations. The company has plans to redo the kitchen, the entrance, restore the floors and add a new bar and draft systems to serve, you guessed it, more beers. In the interim, you can order beers and…
Health Care: The Push for a Better Way
In my admittedly overactive imagination, I picture the residents of most of Europe and much of the rest of the world regarding the past year in American politics with bewilderment, amazement and outright concern, as the individual occupying our Oval Office speaks and acts repeatedly against the best interests of most of those inside and…
Advice Goddess: Guess Pains
I got dumped four months ago, and I’m still not sure what happened. All of my boyfriend’s explanations seemed vague, and the breakup really came out of nowhere. I don’t want to contact him. How do I sort this out so I can move on? — Desperately Seeking Closure Science has yet to figure out…
A Trip to Russian River
When Russian River Brewing began operations in 1997, its homeland of Sonoma County was best known as one of California’s largest producers of wine grapes. Now it’s known to beer fans nationwide as the producers of both great Belgian-style brews and Pliny the Elder—the classic that arguably invented the entire concept of a “double IPA.”…
The New Tax Bill and How It Will Affect Real Estate
As you might expect, the National Association of Realtors was heavily involved in lobbying to preserve incentives and benefits for homeownership during the recent tax reform process. A recent analysis of the effects of the new bill show benefits for renters, still preserving most home ownership incentives. The doubling of the standard deduction to $12,000…
Public Lands: Shrinkage, Development and De-Funding
Of the many bad ideas that gained traction in 2016, privatizing public lands is one of the most radical and lacking in public support. Republicans and Democrats alike use and enjoy public lands, and Americans overwhelmingly oppose removing land from public ownership by selling it off or handing it over to individual states to manage.…
And I’d Do It All Over Again
The cleanse was awful. And I’d do it all over again. Most of us spend our lives staving off one calamity or the other… and that brings inevitable effects of stress, weight gain, indigestion, irritability, and even chronic disease and cancer. The incredible thing about the human body: be mean to it and it sends…
State Budget
We’re experiencing a phenomenon in our civic and social culture these days, in which our primary focus is on the words and actions of one person, President Donald J. Trump. Whether it’s in print, television or online media, social media—or even person-to-person conversations, the topic of Trump always seems to raise its head! That one…
The Soul of a Plant
For many people, health is a top priority. If you’re looking for natural and no-stress ways to care for your whole family’s health, it’s worthwhile to look into the use of essential oils. An essential oil is the liquid distilled from a plant, resulting in a super concentrate. Angelina Swanson, founder and creative director of…
The Trump Year
The year 2017 has been full of political vitriol on both sides of the aisle, Democrat and Republican alike, with the media hyper-echoing the differences. All of this political confusion and chaos has created such a din that developments which likely impact us more directly largely go underreported or unnoticed. The economy is humming along;…
Standing the Test of Time
You’ve definitely heard Marc Cohn’s most famous song. “Then I’m walking in Memphis / Walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale / Walking in Memphis / But do I really feel the way I feel?” Since its release in 1991, Cohn’s song has stood the test of time. In fact, two years ago,…
Little-Known Cafe Has New Owners
Walk into the Deschutes County building and you’ll see 97 Café. It has an ephemeral vibe with two free standing counters, but the coffee shop, previously named 5J Café, has been there for six or seven years and has had several owners. Most recently 97 Café was purchased by Kristal Jaquith, a previous employee. Jaquith…
Lynn Rothan: Listening to Nature’s Rhythm
Lynn Rothan lets the world speak to her, showing itself and its beauty. Then she takes it from there. Intuition is key for Rothan, which you can see in her retrospective show currently on display in the Pence Pinckney Gallery at Central Oregon Community College. The quality of life and the colors of the high…
Five Things to Focus on, Instead of #45.
Regardless of how you view the events of Jan. 20, 2017, below is a bunch of stuff you’d do well to be paying attention to, since that fateful day. Here, local experts remind us that sh*t’s always been real. 1. More Than a Hashtag 2. Health Care 3. Public Lands 4. State Budget 5. The…
Crikey! Mates Making Pies
I discovered Duda’s Billiards Bar while researching the businesses using Prep Bend as a commercial kitchen. Duda’s Billiards Bar uses the spot to make Amy’s famous homemade Aussie meat pies. I was intrigued. I’ve had Cornish pasties, the baked English pastry filled with minced (ground) meat and vegetables, which gained popularity in the late 18th century…
Think of the Children!
I was planning to do a column regarding our batshit-crazy, Mad Hater Attorney General and his racist, prohibitionist rescinding of the Cole Memorandum and its tenuous protections. That would have been a fun read, and I would have been the only one to have thoughts on the matter! But that story’s just starting, so while…
Defying Convention
Director Marla Manning describes Alan Alda’s “Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie,” as a rewarding and unconventional project in more ways than one. The tribute to Nobel physicist Madame Marie Curie opens at the Cascades Theatre Friday. Most people associate the playwright with his iconic portrayal of Hawkeye, the wisecracking surgeon on the TV series…
Hated in the Nation
In the United States. we love our heroes almost as much as we love to watch them fall from grace. As a country, we exist in this feedback loop—a perpetual state of “What have you done for me lately,” expecting our celebrities to entertain us while also giving us plenty of fuel with which to…
Muse + March
It’s like a perfect marriage, without the trip to the chapel. The sixth annual Muse Women’s Conference, beginning March 1, serves this year to kick off the inaugural Bend Women’s March, a month-long program of events to coincide with both Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. If you’ve attended in the past, then you…
Rock Party
Joey Jannsen creates problems for other people. Specifically, the more than 100 sport climbers descending on the Bend Rock Gym this week to compete in the Bend Boulder Bash. Jannsen’s job? Set vertical obstacle course “routes” for those making their way up the bouldering wall. He’s the head “setter,” which puts him in charge of…
More Than a Hashtag
The past year shined a light into many dark corners of our society, revealing both the ugliness hiding there and the strength of those willing to uphold the light of truth. As men accused of sexual harassment and assault both rose to power and fell from grace, we witnessed the incredible impact of survivors speaking…
Vote Yes on Measure 101
When considering the decision of whether or not to support Measure 101 during this week’s special election, we’d like to point out a statement in a letter to the editor written by Michelle Ganow-Jones, who opposed The Oregonian’s “no” endorsement: “Another headline for this decision could have been, ‘Vote to make the perfect the enemy…
Picks: Jan 18-24
THURSDAY 1/18 RUBBISH RENEWED ECO FASHION SHOW CATWALK—Do you love fashion and saving the planet? Enjoy a spectacular showcase featuring upcycled, wearable art that fuses environmental responsibility with fabulous fashion. Founded in 2010, this annual fundraiser for REALMS Middle School features both trash fashion and re-fashioned garments, a live and silent auction and more! Two…
Letters to the Editor: On Immigration, Measure 101, New Year, New Ideas
Wolves: In Response to David Horn (1/11) Wolves perform an important function in large wild ecosystems, but it’s wrong to imply that they only prey on the weak and sick. Wolves are opportunists that often kill some of the largest and healthiest animals in a population. It’s also wrong to accuse sportsmen of “violating healthy…
Tobacco 21
Remember the ol’ adage, “Old enough to fight and vote, old enough to drink and smoke?” Nah, not really. As of this year, those under 21 can still make life and death choices or vote for presidents, but they can’t buy smokes. Recent statistics by the Oregon Health Authority and the National Youth Tobacco Survey show…
Winter Wellness
Cleansing, essential oils and other fun stuff for wellness this winter.
