Listen: Central Oregon’s Transit System with Andrea Breault 🎧
Andrea Breault is the Transportation Director for Cascades East Transit. She has 18 of years of transit, parking and fleet management experience mainly from campus operations, having worked at two universities prior to working at CET. She’s also an avid bike commuter for 18 years. In this podcast we chat about Central Oregon’s transit system,…
Source Material
It’s officially Beyoncé season, with her seventh studio album, “Renaissance,” releasing on July 29. It’s been a hot minute since we’ve had a new Beyoncé album—the last was 2016’s “Lemonade” that took over every social media channel. The lone single off the upcoming record so far, the bouncy “Break My Soul,” has already become another…
The Gospel of the Indie Venue
Maybe you didn’t know this, but when touring musicians come to a town, they size up the crowd. In the mountain town of Bend, we’ve been described as “oxygenated”—fans full of life and vigor who’ve spent the day trail running or skiing and are now ready to rock. Or, that’s at least how the bluegrass…
Connection with the Moon
Lindsey Stirling could hardly have experienced a more abrupt and dramatic stop to her music activities than what happened when the pandemic hit in early 2020. She was on a plane with her dancers, band and crew heading to South America to start a leg of her “Artemis” tour, when word came that the tour…
My Time with Tom
Breakdown: Dedicated to the memory of Tom Petty The roots of this story go back long before I met Tom Petty or even knew who he was. Those roots are the path we choose in life. In the years 1973-1978 I was a professional ski racer on Bob Beattie’s World Pro Ski Tour, along with…
Sin poder soportar el calor
Se proyectó que el Centro de Oregon pasaría varios días con temperaturas altas, sobrepasando los 100 grados Fahrenheit de martes a sábado. Con la cúpula de calor del año pasado, los gobiernos locales están exhortando a la gente a tomar precauciones. La cúpula de calor fatal del año pasado fue la temporada de calor más…
Tour de France Femmes Watch Party
For the first (official) time there will be a Tour de France bike race for women cyclists, aptly titled Tour de France Femmes. Although efforts to have a women’s race that takes riders across France have been happening since the 1950s, no event has had enough support to be sustainable. The newest rendition appears to…
Changes In SE Bend
I wanted to take a quick break from the typical article about the changes in the local real estate market and talk a little about the changes happening in Bend. I spend quite a bit of time driving around various parts of Bend, so one thing that I do notice is how things seem to be…
Gung Ho for Guerilla Shakespeare
Be on the lookout this week for folks dressed up as fairies and a rogue fellow with donkey-like features. Guerilla Shakespeare returns for its fifth edition this summer and will perform a “Midsummer Night’s Dream” around Central Oregon. For those unfamiliar with the Shakespearean classic, it goes something like this: A mischievous fairy named Puck…
Horoscope Week of July 28, 2022
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the coming weeks, Leo, I urge you to always be confident that YOU ARE THE PARTY! Everywhere you go, bring the spirits of fun and revelry. Be educationally entertaining and entertainingly educational. Amuse yourself by making life more interesting for everyone. At the same time, be kind and humble, never…
Letters to the Editor 07/28/2022
Guest Opinion: Does Fossil Gas Really Have a Future? Growing numbers of scientists, health care workers and environmentalists are calling to stop fossil gas. Oregon’s Public Utilities Commission, however, seems to be following the gas industry’s playbook. Will it continue allowing the gas industry to subsidize installation of dangerous, unhealthy fossil gas infrastructure? More than…
New Spaces for Old Favorites
When it comes to OG spots for food, brews and fun in Bend, you don’t get much more OG than some of the earliest breweries—and one beloved ski shop. This summer, Deschutes Brewery, Silver Moon Brewing and Powder House are all offering something new to entice locals and newcomers alike. Deschutes Brewery Outdoor Beer Garden…
Winging It in the Heat
The outside thermometer is launching into the red zone this week, and like us, our wildlife will be seeking respite. We know that heat can have concerning health impacts, but not just for us upright, two-leggeds. Everyone suffers in extreme heat—insects, mammals and birds, as well as those with roots holding them in one place,…
Can’t Stand the Heat
Central Oregon was projected to have several days of high heat, exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday through Saturday. With last year’s heat dome fresh in the minds of Oregonians, local governments are urging people to take precautions. On July 26 Oregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency for 26 Oregon counties through July…
Floater Drowns in Whitewater Park
Joseph Clarence Torkelson died on Friday, July 22, one day after being recovered from Bend’s Whitewater Park, officials said. Torkelson started the float upstream with a roommate on July 21, according to the Bend Police Department. From the footbridge adjacent to Colorado Avenue, passersby spotted the 56-year-old unresponsive in the park’s middle passage, upstream from…
Camping Code Continues
The Bend City Council continued its efforts to manage campsites in public right of ways at its regular meeting on July 20. Over a month prior the City Council directed staff to establish a work group to tackle the time, place and manner restrictions that could be placed on campsites on City property; the decision…
Efficient Electricity?
Bend is hosting a community Q&A on its potential Home Energy Score Program, which the City’s Community Climate Action Plan listed as a priority in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Bend by 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2050. The program requires that all homes listed for sale obtain a home energy…
Should the State Sell its Lands to a Central Oregon Golf Resort? Weigh In.
In the 15+ years that Central Oregonians have been hearing about the development of Thornburgh Resort near Cline Buttes, much has been said, much debated. Parts of the story seem like a done deal. As was outlined in an enlightening piece by OPB this week, to ensure Thornburgh gets the approximately 6 million daily gallons…
Way Too Close Encounters
Don’t let anyone spoil “Nope” for you. It’s not hiding some mind-blowing twist like a Shyamalan picture, but watching Jordan Peele use his considerably astounding craft to weave a story is breathtaking. Following him across the dark and bloody patches of his imagination is a treat for us lovers of suspense and, with his third…
U.S. Senate May Finally Take Up Federal Legalization
More than 50 years of federal marijuana prohibition has devastated Black and brown communities, helped militarize police forces throughout the country and made criminals out of countless millions who dared to consume a naturally occurring plant whose greatest medical downsides may include excessive Doritos consumption. If a U.S. Senate miracle happens, however, this could be…
