A Belated Farewell to The O’s Resident Righty
The Eye offers sincere apologies for being so late to pick up on this, but right-wing columnist David Reinhard has left The Oregonian.
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: Over the River and Through the Woods at 2nd Street Theater
I’ve fallen and I can’t find my grandparents. Oh wait, there they are.In Italian, the expression "Tengo Famiglia" means more than just its literal translation of "I hold family." The expression, as writer Joe DiPietro (author of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) shows throughout the production, is more about putting your family first.…
Weekend Warrior!
Friday Night 11/21:
Will Durst at the Tower Theatre Yeah, yeah, don't give me any more BS about how you're so "worn out" by this year's election to talk about or hear anything about politics. Get yourself to the Tower Theatre tonight and take in the political hilarity of self-described "raging moderate" Will Durst.
Eying the Budget Crisis Through Partisan Filters
Oregon Democrats and Republicans are dividing along classic ideological lines in response to the state's calamitous predicted budget shortfall.
Mike Dugan: Pick Josh Marquis, Not Me
Mike Dugan has been mentioned as a likely choice for US Attorney for Oregon, but it seems the Deschutes County District Attorney isn't too interested in the job.
A Flock of Applicants for Friedman’s Job
The Eye will never be able to understand why anybody would want the job, but 15 people have applied for the late Bill Friedman's seat on the Bend City Council.
The Real Campaign Starts Now
For new Oregon State head basketball coach Craig Robinson, helping his brother-in-law win the presidency of the United States is going to seem like a piece of cake compared to trying to win a Pac 10 conference basketball game this season - let alone a championship.
Robinson - Michelle Obama's brother - inherited a team…
Winter butterflies?: Warm days, more butterflies
"Mr. Anderson," my caller said last Wednesday afternoon. "I have a mystery. What in the world is going on with the butterflies? I smashed a beautiful orange and brown one on my windshield this afternoon - I didn't think I'd ever see a butterfly fluttering about in November! Is this the result of global warming,…
Adventure Racers Are My Weakness: Words and whitewater, grammar and granny gears
Ahhhh, a two-hour trail run along the Metolius, a campfire, a mug of hot chocolate, a good book and a great dog.I first came across Pam Houston's colorful stories of adventure and travel in magazines and more recently I read the book that won her fame, Cowboys Are My Weakness. Last week, she visited Bend…
Martini Man: 007 adapts nicely in Quantum
A bitter, badder Bond. Ever since GoldenEye 64 was released on the Nintendo 64 there have been many 007 games that try to emulate the classic. The latest is Quantum of Solace, a first-person shooter based on the new James Bond movie. The story follows super spy James Bond (Daniel Craig) and touches on the…
Our Picks for the Week of 11/19-11/27
The Sofa Kings friday 21 You've likely seen MC Mystic behind the turntables as well as the microphone, but most don't know the dude can also play the drums like nobody's business. He'll show off his beatkeeping prowess with this new band, the Sofa Kings, the female-fronted outfit that's debuting at the newly reopened Pyro…
Evolution of an Icon: Craig Brings Depth (and eye candy) to Bond
Even Bond is feeling the recession.Daniel Craig has that mysterious quality, that je ne sais quoi, that truly defines the James Bond character. This is a man who draws women effortlessly, kills efficiently and looks incredible in a tux.
James Bond has long been a cultural icon for masculinity at its best. Operating outside of…
Life Goes On: Keeping it positive with Mike Leigh
Hot for teacher?The title Happy Go Lucky is kind of misleading. It implies a cutesy-fresh-feeling, sunshine approach to life, but it's far from cute-it's about real problems for real people and the ability to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Central character Poppy (Sally Hawkins) maintains a positive outlook throughout the movie.…
Quick Bites: Tough Times: Restaurant industry continues its slide
It’s been a brutal year for the restaurant industry. Nationwide, restaurants and bars shed more than 11,000 jobs in October as the country marched deeper into recession. Last month’s dismal numbers represented the fourth straight month of job cuts for the restaurant industry – something that hasn’t happened in 45 years, according to the National…
Quick Bites: Tough Times: Restaurant industry continues its slide
It's been a brutal year for the restaurant industry. Nationwide, restaurants and bars shed more than 11,000 jobs in October as the country marched deeper into recession. Last month's dismal numbers represented the fourth straight month of job cuts for the restaurant industry - something that hasn't happened in 45 years, according to the National…
Devore’s To-Go: Health Food Even a Hater Can Love
Not your mother’s health food co-op.Devore’s Good Food, a neighborhood gem too often obscured by the mammoth shadow cast by Newport Market across the street, offers food you can truly feel good about. Produce is always organic and locally grown when in season. The shop is locally owned. And for those of us who are…
Devore’s To-Go: Health Food Even a Hater Can Love
Not your mother's health food co-op.Devore's Good Food, a neighborhood gem too often obscured by the mammoth shadow cast by Newport Market across the street, offers food you can truly feel good about. Produce is always organic and locally grown when in season. The shop is locally owned. And for those of us who are…
Liner Notes: Mac Lethal’s Midwest Attack
Last week in this very column we discussed the geographical idiosyncrasies of the hip-hop world, specifically the influx of dope-ass rhymes emanating from the Bay Area. But this week, we're spinning the globe a bit to the right to take a look at the Midwest, which has long had a bustling indie hip-hop scene going…
Feelin’ the Best Feeling
Keller telling us Why we need to wake up early. Sound Check wasn't quite sure what to expect from Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll and Sipe when the all-star quartet took the stage at the Domino Room last Wednesday (11/12). We'd put a few solo Keller shows under our belt over the years, but had…
For Britt and Lia, From Bend: Local bands and community members throw benefit show.
If you need a reason to hit up this benefit, just look above.The news of the gruesome attack on Bendites Britt Leis and Lia Koehn as they traveled through Ecuador didn't take long to spread through town. The details of the assault were outlined in national news reports and now, weeks later, talk of Leis'…
You Stay Classy, Rockers: Tentareign brings rock to the Tower. In other news, hell freezes over.
You ready for These folks, Tower?It's just after 11am on a recent Saturday morning when Hannah Jacobs, Jason Costa and Andy Hoard of local prog-metal band Tentareign walk into Thump Coffee to talk about their upcoming CD release party on November 22. They've been up until 3am doing a full-blown dress rehearsal for the show…
At What Cost? Record-breaking contributions raise questions about the role of campaign cash
If money, as the Supreme Court tells us, is the equivalent of free speech in politics, then some of the local special interests were doing a lot of talking this past election. According to the Secretary of State's Office, the Central Oregon Builder's Association (COBA) and the Central Oregon Association of Realtors (COAR) poured more…
Obama Looking at Kitzhaber for Cabinet Post?
Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber says he'd be interested in a Cabinet post in the Obama administration, but so far the Obama transition team hasn't contacted him about one, at least publicly. The Associated Press reported last week that Kitzhaber "has been mentioned as a possible secretary for either of two departments: Health and Human…
Reopening a Can of Land Use Worms
Oregon voters unwittingly opened a squirmy can of worms in 2004 when they passed Measure 37. They thought they had at least partially closed the can three years later when they passed Measure 49. But now a federal district court judge has pried the can wide open again. Back story: Under Measure 37, Oregonians…
The City Council Shuffle: Parsing the Bulletin’s endorsement, and a sad farewell
Don't you know, I am the man?Upfront was less than surprised to see that the local daily endorsed former planning commissioner Don Leonard to fill the seat opened when Councilor and former Mayor Bill Friedman died Nov. 9 after undergoing back surgery. Leonard, who ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Jim Clinton in the Nov. 4 election,…
Calling All Backcountry Skiers and Snowshoers
This week's letter of the week comes from Chris Moehl who reminds backcountry users that they need to get involved with the ongoing recreation planning efforts undertaken by the Forest Service along Century Drive if they want to preserve and protect their favorite backcountry spots. Thanks for the letter Chris. We hope that folks will…
Everything Has Its Price
Well it looks like the public relations department of Bend's pro-growth, pro-sprawl, pro-development community is at it again. What's that? You didn't know Bend's good 'ol boy network had a PR team? Sure ya did. You probably just know them by their other name: The Bend Bulletin. So I was not surprised this morning to…
Discrimination is Un-American
California, my birth state, was always out front, comprised of thinking, intelligent people. Homosexuality was seldom an issue.
Don’t Make Suicide A Secret
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Badlands Bill Must Wait for Next Year
Lovers of Bend's Badlands Wilderness who have been waiting for years to see it designated as a federally protected wilderness area will have to wait a little longer: Congress won't be able to get around to it during the current lame-duck session.
Badlands Bill Must Wait for Next Year
Lovers of Bend's Badlands Wilderness who have been waiting for years to see it designated as a federally protected wilderness area will have to wait a little longer: Congress won't be able to get around to it during the current lame-duck session.
