New on Bend Ticket: Flobots, Karl Denson, drag shows & more
Bust out your calendar—here are the newly-announced Bend and Central Oregon shows, courtesy of BendTicket.com. THIS WEEK This is the third year of this story slam—with stories will ranging from the hilarious to the hair-raising. True tales from locals that will entertain and may even land a little too close to home! The evening’s theme,…
Cyclist Fatally Struck in Downtown Bend Intersection
**Updated story as of Nov 21. 2:47pm** A 31-year-old Bend resident has been identified as the victim in Monday’s fatal biking accident. According to Bend Police, preliminary investigation shows Jonathon Adams, 31 was struck in the intersection just east of NW Wall Street by a Fed-Ex semi-tractor trailer as the vehicle was turning right from NW…
Today is “National UnFriend Day” — do you know who your real friends are?
In the age of the Internet, social media is our playground—with an endless sea of “friends” available just a click away. The term “friend” has become more of a verb these days than a word referring to an actual human being. That guy that you met at your friend’s party last week? Better “friend” him…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Winter Jackets for Sexual Gratification at OSU and COCC
A two-year mystery involving the disappearance of at least 10 winter coats—twice from one woman—was seemingly solved last week by the Bend Police Department. A 51-year old Bend resident, Mark Mahoney, was arrested and lodged at Deschutes County Jail on Nov. 7 for allegedly stealing—and keeping—high-end winter jackets, mostly from within the Barber Library at…
A Significant Departure
C ertain names and faces have made an impression in the Oregon music scene—and Robert Wynia and his band Floater may be one of the most recognizable. Wynia and Floater recently celebrated an induction into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame, a big honor by any standard. “I really didn’t see it coming,” Wynia says…
From Homeless to Housed: Transitional housing project offers shelter, transformation and most importantly: Hope.
W ith a less than 1 percent rental vacancy rate, it’s no secret that Central Oregon is in a crippling housing crisis. For someone deemed a less than desirable tenant, with past evictions, a criminal record or substance abuse challenges, that might translate into hopelessness. Still, there are housing-crisis success stories. Yep, you read that…
Social movement, in mosaic form
I f you happened to stop by the Liberty Arts Collective during November’s First Friday Art Walk in Bend, you may have witnessed many helping hands busy at work putting together a mosaic of colored tiles. The mosaic, once finished, will depict a large ripple in water emanating from a stone’s throw—an allusion to something…
Bend Implements Snow Parking Restrictions
T he City of Bend has launched a new program to help ensure roads are kept as clear as possible in case of heavy snowfall. According to a Nov. 13 press release, the city has identified roads where cars parked on streets caused headaches last winter. This winter, the city has designated “Emergency Snow Zone”…
Say What? Coolio Cooks Up WinterFest Gig
Book these shows now so you don’t miss out! Remember this guy? How could you not? Coolio is firmly cemented in ’90s pop culture. Not only did he give us the 1996 rap anthem and Grammy-winning “Gangsta’s Paradise,” but many of us who grew up in the ’90s will remember his theme song to Nickelodeon’s…
Mt. Bachelor Announces Early Season Opening
Think winter came early this year? Mt. Bachelor certainly thinks so. With more than 7 feet of snowfall so far, the resort opens Saturday, Nov. 18—ahead of its usual Thanksgiving weekend start. Expected to rival its record-high 665 inches of snowfall in the 2010/11 season, the resort will have three lifts running: Pine Marten, Skyliner…
Picks of the Week: Nov 15-22
Thursday 11/16 Blind Pilot FOLK The Portland indie folk sextet is back, just over a year after the long awaited release of a third album, “And Then Like Lions.” Just as whimsically as their heartfelt melodies, the band formed in 2007 when Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski took on the West Coast by bicycle. Nebeker…
Crank Call
The Bend Police Department says they’ve identified a suspect following a bomb threat allegedly sent to a Bend-La Pine Schools website. Police say the school district received a threat on Nov. 1, which said that a former student intended to “blow up a math class” at Mt. View High School Nov. 3. Police launched an…
Brian Potwin
“I’m an experienced bike rider. It’s easy for me to bike around town. But it can ge hard for others. They don’t find it easy, and I want to be able to share that experience with them.” — Brian Potwin M any Bendites might think of Brian Potwin as “The Bike Guy,” since he works…
Accessing our national parks should not bea privilege afforded only to the privileged.
OPINION To underline the complexity of the debate around public lands, think about two local issues. Smith Rock is the first. Smith Rock is overcrowded, and many have proposed increasing fees and even capping the number of visitors as ways to control the populations—not always because they’re concerned about the conservation of the area, but…
Letters to the Editor: One reader asks, “Is this a War Zone?”
“Is this a War Zone?” We live east of Sisters, close to government managed lands. Just last weekend we had a friend —a long time resident of Bend—come out for dinner, to walk around on the magic lands that we so cherish, and have a mid-fall feast. At the end of the walk, off in…
No Girl Left Behind
O ne of the perks of living in Central Oregon is being surrounded by people who live an active life, whether it’s through skiing, running, climbing, cycling or a myriad of other sports. But the upside of this can also work against you. Being surrounded by other athletic people can be intimidating. When you’re huffing…
Little Bites: Dakine Cafe Opens with Fresh Fruity Fare
There’s a new restaurant open on Galveston. Dakine Cafe is a superfood cafe in a brand new building with an inviting bright white interior and warm wood ceilings. The menu is as fresh as the space, featuring smoothies, acai bowls, also known as smoothie bowls, toasts, granolas and coffee drinks. Try the avosmash toast, topped…
Natural World
S o, there I was, sitting at my desk with hacklemesh spiders in the forefront of my old, tired, almost-worn- out brain, when a hot-to-trot house spider suddenly ran down my face, onto my shirt, and vanished under my chair. Talk about being at the right place at the right time; it was followed by…
Little Bites: Shred Town Gone, Say Hello to Grilled Cheese
You may have noticed that the Shred Town food cart is no longer next to Aspect Board shop on Galveston Avenue. in Bend. They’ve moved—not to another location in town, but to Hawaii. In the cart’s place is the Tennessee’s Grilled Cheese bright red food cart. Tennessee’s Grilled Cheese, previously by Atlas Cider, is now…
The Coldest Blood
“I didn’t want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat.” — Perry Edward Smith It was a crime that shocked the country to its core when it happened. The United States wasn’t a more innocent place…
Little Bites: Celebrate the Holidays at Suttle Lake with Guest Chef Dinners
The Suttle Lake Lodge isn’t just for summer fun; the resort is offering plenty of reasons to visit during the winter. For the holidays, special dinners feature guest chefs. Thanksgiving dinner will be prepared by Chef Joshua McFadden of Portland’s popular Ava Gene’s and will feature family-style meals. Christmas Eve dinner is a surf n’…
Training Day
I t isn’t always a bad thing to be old fashioned. Sometimes that can be deemed an insult when describing music, movies or any kind of art that doesn’t break any new ground—but when describing Kenneth Branagh’s take on Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” it’s definitely a compliment. Christie’s novel from 1934 has…
Piloting New Beer
I n the brewing industry, a “pilot system” usually refers to a small brew setup, run separately from the company’s main system, used to create smaller batches of beer. This can be used for research purposes, or—in the case of setups like the five-barrel system situated behind the glass at Worthy Brewing—they produce one-off brews…
A Quest to Go Solvent Free
I frequently write about my fondness for solvent-free concentrates, and did so in my recent series covering my trip to California to check out the adult use cannabis program rollout in January. Selecting a concentrate or extract is already overwhelming, and sometimes you aren’t getting the best advice. I wrote of a budtender at a…
Advice Goddess: Reign Of Terrier
I know humans are typically your subject, but this is a relationship question, so I hope you’ll consider answering it. I have a new puppy (an 8-pound terrier mutt). I eventually want her to sleep in bed with me. However, she’s not toilet-trained yet, so I “crate” her at night in the laundry room (in…
Free Will Astrology: Week of Nov 15
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” – Charles H. Duell, Director of the U.S. Patent Office, 1899. “Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.” – Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895. “All the music that can be written has already been written. We’re just repeating the past.” – 19th-century composer Tschaikovsky.…
When to Say No to Holiday Cooking
D o you love spending time in a warm kitchen cooking and baking during the holidays? Then this story might not be for you. Maybe you’re the person who’s tried to mash potatoes faster in a food processor, only to create a thick, inedible paste. Or maybe you’ve attempted to cook a whole turkey but…
Feeling the Connection
B lind Pilot’s Israel Nebeker sings with a silky smooth voice that has a way of drawing you in. That, paired with a pop-meets-folk-rock style and soulful lyrics, makes for one of the most romantic bands to come out of Oregon—or even the country. When “Three Rounds and a Sound” plays, music lovers stop. And…
Show to See: Chris Cole and High Desert Museum
Shows Worth Seeing this Season Collaborative Exhibit at At Liberty The first collaborative effort from The High Desert Museum and At Liberty, the new cultural space that recently opened in the historic Liberty Theater, showcases a rich and compelling look at the natural world from six Oregon artists. The artists—Andrew Myers, Michael Boonstra, Nancy Watterson…
