Things Smell Different Here?
Oregon, our clean, green state, is actually a leading importer of other places' garbage - and there could be a lot more of it on the way.
Cascade Festival of Music Cancels Season
After a run of 26 years, the Cascade Festival of Music has folded.
Honoring Eight Years of Solid Waste
As the George W. Bush presidency lurches and staggers to its conclusion, the good people of San Francisco have come up with an ingenious idea for paying tribute to Bush's … uh, special achievements.
Keep On Peddling Good Copy
Hi Eric & Staff I enjoyed your article (tSW 6-19). You guys did a great job.
Creative Consciousness, PoetHouse Art: The little upstairs gallery you should know by now
Fresh art and a beer garden: just what Bend needs.Sean Anderson looks happily stressed. He moves around the gallery at PoetHouse Art checking on the sound equipment, the event staff, the guests and, through it all, his two young daughters. PoetHouse Art - a spot you've probably walked below and didn't even realize - is…
A Bee in My Bonnet: Wrangling up a nest of hot hornets
Jim Anderson, fearless beekeeper. Father's Day has come and gone, but the joy that comes from the celebration goes on and on – like the book my wife, Sue, gave me, Robbing the Bees by Holley Bishop. This marvelous and well-written treatise is not only a biography of how honey sweetened the lives of…
Shifting Into Summer ‘Tude: Brush up on your bike etiquette, build trails, and more
What's With All The MTB 'Tude? Many longtime local mountain bike riders are scratching their heads wondering what's behind the current rise in blatant bad attitude on trails. You know, fast riders scowling as they bear down on you at mach speed, riders not warning you when wanting to pass or passing, riders screaming…
Old Snakes Die Hard!: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Don't mess with Snake's eye patch – or else!Generally, this time of year when kids are out of school, people are taking trips and enjoying the summer weather while video games take a back seat. But with the release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, those same kids may become firmly planted…
Missed it by That Much: Get Smart should have stuck to its classic roots
Who gave the Rock a gun?Get Smart attempts a big-screen adaptation of a small-screen show, trying hard to stay somewhat reverent to the original. The film was the brainchild of Buck Henry and Mel Brooks, (credited as consultants) but this remake somehow lost the duo's slapstick wit and brainy innuendoes. In fact, the entire movie…
The Art of Seduction: …and the unfinished sentence
Smoking isn’t supposed to look this cool.French actress Audrey Tatou (Amelie), with a personality as effervescent as a flute of Taittinger champagne, takes us on an escapade along the French Riviera in the romantic comedy, Priceless. As Irene, she teaches a naïve bartender, as well as the audience, the finer points of seduction while digging…
Dining on a Budget: Our favorite spots that won’t leave you doing dishes after the check comes
BALDY’S BARBEQUE Who knew some of the best BBQ to be had was in Central Oregon? Check out the great a la carte lunch deals, including the beef brisket sandwich for $6.25, add fries or mashers and slaw or beans for an extra $1.50 and make it a platter. Baldy’s relatively inexpensive, unpretentious, powerfully flavorful…
Dining on a Budget: Our favorite spots that won’t leave you doing dishes after the check comes
BALDY'S BARBEQUE Who knew some of the best BBQ to be had was in Central Oregon? Check out the great a la carte lunch deals, including the beef brisket sandwich for $6.25, add fries or mashers and slaw or beans for an extra $1.50 and make it a platter. Baldy's relatively inexpensive, unpretentious, powerfully flavorful…
Quick Bites: Confessions of an Iron Chef Judge
When Source publisher Aaron Switzer asked me to be a judge in the Iron Chef competition at the Bite of Bend last weekend, I thought, “How hard could it be?”
Because I don’t watch television, I had never seen the show. But thanks to the pervasiveness of pop culture, I knew there would be…
Quick Bites: Confessions of an Iron Chef Judge
When Source publisher Aaron Switzer asked me to be a judge in the Iron Chef competition at the Bite of Bend last weekend, I thought, "How hard could it be?" Because I don't watch television, I had never seen the show. But thanks to the pervasiveness of pop culture, I knew there would be…
Urban Cool: Volo busts onto the high-end dining scene
Piling it High at Volo.Ah, downtown Bend, the heart of Central Oregon. Its quaint small town look mixes with urban sidewalk urban appeal;. There are even “lofts” (note: not apartments) to promote downtown luxury living, which is a far cry from the days in which the only folks who lived downtown were those who needed…
Urban Cool: Volo busts onto the high-end dining scene
Piling it High at Volo.Ah, downtown Bend, the heart of Central Oregon. Its quaint small town look mixes with urban sidewalk urban appeal;. There are even "lofts" (note: not apartments) to promote downtown luxury living, which is a far cry from the days in which the only folks who lived downtown were those who needed…
Liner Notes: New View From the Summit
"We're not going to become a bunch of disco drones, OK?" said Summit Saloon and Stage co-owner Rob London last week. A strange comment, it might seem, but after word got around that the less-than-a-year old venue was going to discontinue its now-familiar stream of bands on weekend nights, some weren't quite sure what…
On the Horizon: Michael McDonald
Last year Kenny Rogers, this Year Michael McDonald. We love beards.
Believe the Hyphy: Learning to go dumb with E-40
Don’t know the language? Learn it from E-40.The last time E-40 came through town, about 14 months ago, this publication - the one you're reading right now - discussed the plus-sized rapper at length, but only briefly touched on his illustrious lexicon. The Bay-Area hip-hop mogul (who is approaching legendary status or as already achieved…
The Fast Life of Reed Thomas Lawrence: A tale of loving Bend and playing the same song 65 times in a
Through the looking glass with Reed Thomas Lawrence.The left arm of Reed Thomas Lawrence is resting on a sidewalk table in front of a downtown Bend coffee shop clearly revealing a tattoo that covers a healthy chunk of the appendage. The tattoo is a three-frame strip of film with one frame occupied by Salvador Dali's…
Our Picks for the Week of 6/25-7/4
1956: The Year Elvis Shook the World wednesday 25 Mike Ficher, who you got to know in last week's edition of the Source is also the host of KPOV's Ultimate Oldies Show, and is giving a presentation on the early years of Elvis Presley's career. 6:30pm Wednesday, Jun 25. La Pine Public Library, 16425 1st…
Reaching Across the World: A Bendite’s story of Helping Children in Kashmir
Indians killed Danish Khawaja's father. The 12-year-old Pakistani boy with big brown eyes lost his dad to militants from India who fought for the controversial plot of land called Kashmir. Like many Kashmiris, Danish's father was a jihadist in the India-Pakistan conflict. And like many children in the region, Danish could easily join a jihadist…
Sleep With Your Baby, Go to Jail
Some district attorneys crusade against meth. Some crusade against child pornography. But Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan has found a crusade all his own: He's cracking down on mothers who sleep with their babies. Last Sunday, Dugan announced that if a parent sleeps with a baby and the baby dies, he's going to…
The Law of the Land: Busting out-of-control officials while Tiger takes your phone
He’s the sheriff!From Iowa, With Love So I, Mr. Mick McMenaminsus, was lounging in my 9,689-square-foot mansion in Juniper Ridge, you know, the one beside the top-tier university, near the Les Schwab headquarters, made of recycled radials, of course. My cell phone rings: It's my editor calling from Iowa; he's in a tizzy applying for…
Godvertising?
Letter of the Week This week's illustrious Letter of the Week award goes to Liz Nahnsen for bringing to our attention the exciting world of "Godvertising." As a resident on the Northwest side of town, I can't help but notice Westside Church's newish row of banners along Newport Avenue. Usually they are banal church advertising,…
Mountain Biking Trails
This letter is concerning the state of trail building and mountain bike development in the region and, most likely, will strike some nerves. For that, I apologize. For many years, the COTA (Central Oregon Trail Alliance) has done an incredible job of building, maintaining and promoting the mountain bike trails in this region. This is…
Tuning Into the Pervert Channel
I've written many letters in support of gay rights. On May 1 this year, one of my letters was published in the Source.
