Episode 1
What started out as a way for some friends in the snowboard industry to share stories photos and inappropriate content, has morphed itself into an internet TV show on Volcom's "Stone Your TV." The underground website collaborates content from film makers, riders, and other bromosexuals with nothing better to do and puts it…
How Many “Days of Sunshine”? It’s a Cloudy Issue
Does Bend, aka "the Paradise of the Cascades," really get 300 sunny days a year? Not according to the weather experts.
Hard Times Hit Stumptown
Portland made the front page of the New York Times today, but Oregon's metropolis probably would just as soon have passed up the honor.
Luring the Lifestyle Nomads
Bend has picked up another one of those "Best Of" honors: This time, it's being touted as "America's Top Mountain Biking Town" in Mountain Bike Action magazine.
Keep Your Left Hand Up!: A night at the Golden Gloves
The work beneath the gloves…Boxers don't walk. Boxers don't strut. Boxers glide, eyes forward, their profiles reminiscent of Dick Tracy, strong and dashing, with a hint of vulnerability that belies the ballet of brutality to come.
Noted author Joyce Carol Oates refers to boxing as, "the lost religion of masculinity," and the horde that gathered…
Keep Bike Lanes Clear
I wanted to say a few words about the, you guessed it, bike lanes. We have seen many, many responses to the bike lanes here in Bend and how important it is to keep them free of vehicles and junk.
The World of Oregon’s Weird Wildlife: Introducing you to a couple new species
The work beneath the gloves…You have to be alert while driving down the highway to observe some of Oregon's more unique forms of wildlife. Take the photo above for example. It isn't often you see one of the Giant Oregon Rock Worms, let alone get close enough to have it almost bite your leg off…
Keep Downtown Skater Friendly
This week's letter comes from J. Turley who fears a crackdown on downtown skateboarding will limit commuting options and unfairly target law-abiding skaters. Thanks for the letter and the reminder that skating is (still) not a crime. As a small token of our gratitude for your letter, drop by our skate-friendly office, 704 NW Georgia,…
Corned Beef Hash: On a hare’s trail in search of beer and fitness
The hounds take after the hare…and beer.Sometimes, I'm a little off-kilter, so to speak. Case in point: On St, Patrick's Day, I ended up at a Mexican restaurant with a few friends. I know McMenamins would have been the happening place to be, but the seafood rellenos and the service (since we were the only…
A National Disgrace
I am a blue-collar person. I have a wife, two daughters, and all the pleasure that that brings.
Stop Being So Snide
Can the editorial staff please do me a favor and stop using parentheses to interject their astute observations of obvious grammatical errors within readers' opinion letters? I can't tell where the readers' semi-coherent ramblings (which often include parenthetical explanatory notes) end and the editors' assertion of their own snickery grammatical superiority begins. It's like, before…
Big Britches
Dear Aaron Switzer, Trading pants sounds like fun. Seriously.
Dupe City: Performances shine in romantic con game
A Ray Bans man.This quick-paced espionage comedy (apparently part of an emerging genre when combined with Burn After Reading) trades blazing guns for sharp-tongued dialogue and finely honed performances. But despite the unconventional delivery, this movie is, at heart, an off-kilter love story that ultimately turns out to be quite conventional.
Duplicity starts off promising…
Taking the Apron out of the Kitchen
Pretty is as pretty does and a flirty apron worn over jeans and a sheer top coyly whispers: "I've got both covered." Similar to the dress with pants trend of the last few years, a smart apron develops the look a step further, exhibiting DIY confidence while maintaining a view of those apple bottom jeans…
Cutting Their Loses: As sales plunge, some shop owners opt to pack it in
After a couple of years watching merchants come and go, Bend Downtowners Association Executive Director Chuck Arnold has come up with a term to describe people who jump into the local commerce game with more inspiration than perspiration: recreation retailers.
These are the folks who open up personalized dog sweater shops and stores that sell…
The Mount Bachelor Voucher Fiasco
It looked like a pretty good deal at the time: For $269, you could buy a voucher for five all-day lift tickets at Mount Bachelor at Joe's Sports & Outdoor stores - a savings of anywhere from $4 to $15 per day, depending on which days you skied.
The deal turned out to be not…
The Big Payday: Overstimulated at last, drone åwars, ships that bump in the night, and more!
Editor's note: Mike McMenanminuses has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from Cape Disappointment, WA, on assignment for or-bust.com and The Source Weekly.
$3,333.33 For Every American Don't get running for your mailbox anytime soon. $3,333.33 for every single American (300,000,000 and counting) is…
Bromantic Comedy: Actors squeeze formulaic plot for all its laughs
Caution: (working) man in progress.If nothing else, the gay-rights revolution in this country has definitely breeched the dam of repressed, man-on-man hetero love in Hollywood.
In the summer of 2007, we had Michael Cera and Jonah Hill (channeling Richard Gere and Julia Roberts) rocking each other to sleep at the end of Superbad. In…
The Cocktailing: Sucker Punch
One unfortunate side effect of alcohol is that normally calm and often times bland people will become uncharacteristically headstrong, violent, and/or maniacal. This weekend seemed to bring out the most unusual in people. On Saturday, two guys dropped by in good spirits, laughing and smiling as they both ordered a beer. About twenty minutes later…
The Cocktailing: Sucker Punch
One unfortunate side effect of alcohol is that normally calm and often times bland people will become uncharacteristically headstrong, violent, and/or maniacal. This weekend seemed to bring out the most unusual in people. On Saturday, two guys dropped by in good spirits, laughing and smiling as they both ordered a beer. About twenty minutes later…
Better Late Than Never: Breaking Bend’s fine-dining mold at Staccato
Art on the plate: Staccato's Seafood Risotto Among Bend's fine-dining elite, Staccato lives comfortably in the upper stratum. But a few things set it apart from its neighbors. First, it's an upscale restaurant that cannot be classified as New American, Pacific Northwest or, my favorite, "eclectic." Most dishes have a contemporary twist, but Staccato's roots…
Better Late Than Never: Breaking Bend’s fine-dining mold at Staccato
Art on the plate: Staccato’s Seafood Risotto Among Bend’s fine-dining elite, Staccato lives comfortably in the upper stratum. But a few things set it apart from its neighbors. First, it’s an upscale restaurant that cannot be classified as New American, Pacific Northwest or, my favorite, “eclectic.” Most dishes have a contemporary twist, but Staccato’s roots…
The Dre Dog Commeth, Again
Mr. Andre Nickatina, looking dapper as usual.
CD Review- The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love
The Decemberists
The Hazards of Love
Columbia Records This is how Decemberists front man Colin Meloy described the Portland band's new record, The Hazards of Love, a few months ago: "…the tale of a woman named Margaret who is ravaged by a shape-shifting animal; her lover, William; a forest queen; and a cold-blooded, lascivious rake,…
Our Picks for the Week of 3/25 – 4/2
Freestyle Fiasco 9
friday 27 Benevolent local musical guru MC Mystic is joined by DJ Wicked to host the ninth installment of this all-out lyrical battle. There should be an explosion of rhymes blasting from the mouths of our talented local rhymesters, all of it coming right off the top of their domes. All ages,…
At Last: Badlands Wins Wilderness Designation
It took a long time getting there, but Bend's Badlands area has finally achieved federal wilderness status.
