The Society of Secret Handshakes: Celebrating 100 years in Bend with the local Masons
It's not everyday that you get an invitation into the inner sanctum of a bona fide secret society that's been linked to countless conspiracies, but then again, calling the Freemasons a "secret" society is a little misleading.
As several of the Masons, who were happy to share their identities with me as well as…
Republicans: Let the Ignorant Rabble Suffer
Over at the right-wing blog NW Republican, "Coyote" (Ted Piccolo) and convicted racketeer Bill Sizemore are advising conservatives NOT to fight a Democrat-backed state income tax increase at the ballot box.
Death Watch on Auto Row
One day long, long ago, shortly after The Eye moved to Bend, our boss came up to us beaming, shook our hand and offered his congratulations. Our big achievement: We'd just bought a Jeep Cherokee from a local dealer.
Yay, We’re a National Icon!
Bend, the Bubble-and-Bust Capital of America, is about to get some really big-time recognition: The Eye has it on excellent authority that the New York Times is working on a story about our current economic calamity.
Anastacia’s “Grains of Sand” Video
Sorry for the delay on this, but as promised in the Source’s Local Music Issue, here you have the music video for Anastacia’s "Grains of Sand" directed, edited and produced by Tim Cash of Far From Earth Films.
Anastacia "Grains of Sand" directed by Tim Cash from FARfromEARTH Films on Vimeo.
Oops. Too Fast.
This is why you don’t poach a jump you don’t know the speed for. Hopefully this guy is recovering and has learned some valuable lessons about watching before trying and physics.
Killing OSU-Cascades: A Dumb Move
Ever since the Cascades Campus of Oregon State University was founded in 2001 it's been treated like the ugly stepchild of the state higher education system - unwanted, undernourished and unloved.
Now, with the economy still tanking and a budget shortfall of more than $4 billion looming over the next two years, there are those…
Hard Touring Schedule or Hard Time? Road warriors Larry and His Flask fight on tour and in jail
Larry lays it on the line. It could be argued, and argued quite convincingly, that there is no harder touring band in Central Oregon than Larry and His Flask. Even before the Redmond-based outfit went from a hard-driving punk outfit to a gang of raucous Americana pranksters, these often-grizzly looking gentlemen were rampaging across the…
Bonus Coverage: The budget battle, downtown dollars: Skyline Forest update and more
Council Roundup The Bend City Council and staff head into an intensive round of budget talks this week that will produce the blueprint for next year's spending priorities. One person involved with the budget process said it's off to a positive start, but expect some tough negotiations this year between staff who are facing another…
A Resort By Any Other Name
Well here we go again, another destination resort is proposed for the Sisters area-only this one is being called, a "guest lodge." Hank Queen, retired Boeing executive, decided to get out of the rain in Seattle and build a magnificent Dream Home, (www.sunburstretreat.com) on 9+ acres of the north end of Sun Mountain Estates. (If…
This Week’s Non-Sequitur
Hey, I was wondering why all the news about what is happening outside of Bend when we, as individuals, have no control over what is happening 7,000 miles away? So many opinions about what is happening with the torturings and to what point? If anything talk about the issues closer to home like the problems…
WTF Was All Wet
I believe you are the best newspaper in town, but your last WTF note re: the water level at Smith Rock rates journalistically on a par with that rag that claims to be a local daily newspaper. Your rant shows a lack of research on your reporter's part.
PPP! Picks and Perils
PICKS
It's here, the PPP! Storming the beach, PPP style. Even though the weather has been prettycrappy for training, the forecast is looking good for race day, enthusiasm seems to be running high and there will be some serious competition for the mugs this year. I'm sure lots of wagers are being placed, so for…
Paging Dr. Ninja: Another year of training for this warrior
TOKYO: SOON Just like on the mountain, without the liftlines and cold toes.The city is a jewelbox spilled across the night. An alleyway winds across the sprawl. Within its darkness, a young girl lies curled up in a corner of rubbish. Coughing.
A narrow little figure in the suit of a salaryman detaches himself from…
Cardinal Sin: In Angels & Demons, everyone once again takes Dan Brown way too seriously
The truth is down there. If you thought Howard's adaptation of The Da Vinci Code managed to make ecclesiastical conspiracy boring, just wait for Angels & Demons.
Tom Hanks-sans his greasy Da Vinci mullet-is back as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, summoned by Vatican officials to help deal with a potential crisis. Though the book was…
Quick Bites: We’re International, Baby
The Bend restaurant merry-go-round has continued to spin over the past few weeks. The most recent casualty (again) was Fireside Red, the departure of which officially confirms that the area around Industrial Way is suitable for kayak shacks and law firms but cursed for restaurants. R.I.P. Honkers.
In more positive developments, the eagerly anticipated…
Quick Bites: We’re International, Baby
The Bend restaurant merry-go-round has continued to spin over the past few weeks. The most recent casualty (again) was Fireside Red, the departure of which officially confirms that the area around Industrial Way is suitable for kayak shacks and law firms but cursed for restaurants. R.I.P. Honkers.
In more positive developments, the eagerly anticipated…
‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple: South of the (city) border, Sunriver bistro rivals Bend’s best
Baked halibut at the south Bend bistro.I read an interview in the New York Times last week with celebrity chef Tom Colicchio of the Craft restaurant family and most recently of Top Chef fame. When asked about his cooking philosophy, he said, "Buy the best you can find or afford and don't overmanipulate it. If…
‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple: South of the (city) border, Sunriver bistro rivals Bend’s best
Baked halibut at the south Bend bistro.I read an interview in the New York Times last week with celebrity chef Tom Colicchio of the Craft restaurant family and most recently of Top Chef fame. When asked about his cooking philosophy, he said, “Buy the best you can find or afford and don’t overmanipulate it. If…
Analog Boys in a Digital Age: The Lonely H has one pair of jeans, a ton of vinyl and are NOT classic
We agree, that is pretty badass.The first thing anyone probably hears about Port Angeles, Washington's The Lonely H is that they're a "classic rock band." This is a problem. First off, the oldest member of the band is 22 years old and secondly, the band plays its own songs, not classic rock - whatever in…
Our Picks for the Week of 5/13-5/21
Big Lebowskiathon thursday 14 If you're one of those strange birds who insists that you don't like The Big Lebowski, all we can say is: "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." But for all those Little Lebowski Urban Achievers out there, this might be one of the best nights of the…
File Under: “NOW They Tell Us, Part II”
At the end of last month, the folks in Bend (well, those of them who hadn't been paying attention) were stunned by the news that Cessna was closing its manufacturing plant here and laying off its last 200 workers.
