An Asteroid is Supposed to Almost Hit Earth Today!
But it won’t hit us, so you don’t need to get all Deep Impact quite yet. NASA has promised us that much.
Win Free Tickets to See Collie Buddz
Tomorrow night, reggae/hip-hop innovator Collie Buddz is set to light up the Domino Room, and wouldn’t ya know it, we have some free tickets to give away. The show is set for tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 8pm and the opening lineup includes Gappy Ranks, New Kingston and Medium Troy.
Candidate for “Best Missed Connection of 2011”: Man seeks girl who held his iphone hostage
Only in New York? Probably not. I mean, iphones fall out of pockets all the time. Unscrupulous skids looking to make a buck are everywhere. Thanks, Village Voice, for jumping on this. Get comfortable, this is probably the longest missed connection you’ll ever indulge in. From a Manhattan Craigslist post, reprinted here: I first spoke…
Former Mayors Join Surface Water Opposition
Opponents of the city’s surface water project have grown into a who’s who of local business and political interests. Now they’re taking their case directly to the Bend City Council.
Trail Work Party: Whoops, there it is
Our immense and easily accessible trail system here in Bend is pretty awesome. Show you appreciation by getting out there tomorrow with the Central Oregon Trail Alliance to work on the trails you use on the daily.
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog on Occupy Wall Street
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog returns to Conan, and this time he’s going after the Occupy Wall Street protesters AND the Wall Street bankers in the funniest ten minutes you’re going to see all day (for you to poop on).
Tumalo Falls at Night
During two of our workshops we shot night photos at Tumalo Falls and Smith Rock. Before going there I went out to Tumalo one night to do some scouting.
Cloaked Characters New EP Features Sounds of Pretty Lights
I’ve been chatting with local hip-hop MC and producer Jay Tablet this morning about Cloaked Characters’ (his party-friendly hip-hop duo) new EP, which features the sounds of super-popular electronic music artist Pretty Lights. The EP, entitled Pretty Lights x Cloaked Characters, is currently in production, but JT was kind enough to share a free cut…
City Councilor Files Bancruptcy, Seeks County Seat
On the same day it was announced that Tom Greene had filed bankruptcy, the 58-year-old real estate agent turned Bend City Councilor, declared he would run for a Deschutes County Commission seat in next November’s election. Coincidence? “It’s not my fault that real-estate industry has been so slow,” Greene said during a phone interview. “No…
Hardcore Triathlon to Debut in Bend Next Year
Do you like swimming, running and biking for insanely long distances? Well, if you said yes, you’re going to be pumped to know that the Leadman Tri Life Epic 250 is coming to Bend in September 22, 2012. What is this, exactly? Good question.
Right On, Newport Market Sign Person
We’re not sure what this is about. But we like it.
Can we look forward to more simple life reminders from the local grocer? Hope so.
An Axle to Grind: After a decade of advocating, Bend skaters are still waiting for a new park
At thirty four, Katie Patterson is getting tired of waiting for the mainstream sports world to figure out what her and a generation of kids figured out long before ESPN launched the X Games: skateboarding is cooler than soccer. Patterson grew up in another mountain town that's nearly synonymous with sports, the Front Range city…
Welcome Back: After four years, Scott Fisher releases another record and it was worth the wait
Scott Fisher has just sent me an email, like he said he would in the half-hour interview we'd had over the phone the previous day. We talked mostly about his new EP, Sunnyslope Ave., but the two songs he's sent in this message have nothing to do with that. Rather, he wants me to listen…
Now Serving Spicy: Digging into the big portions and small prices at Los Jalapenos
Since moving to Bend, I've noticed some things about well-established, long-standing eateries around town. Many reject social media and the internet, bypassing a website for word-of-mouth reviews and print advertising. I've also found that restaurants in Bend serve specific niche markets including the business lunch crowd, the hungry student crowd and the stay-at-home mom crowd.…
Little Bites: Soup-er!: It's fall and time to start eating warm stuff
It's officially fall my friends. We've balanced our eggs during the autumnal equinox. We've awkwardly celebrated Columbus Day – pretending not to be happy to have a day off (on account of all that smallpox and pillaging stuff) even though we secretly are. We've allowed children to collect insane amounts of candy – of which…
M83: Hurry Up We're Dreaming
When I tell people I hate bands that have numbers in their names, I don't feel I need to explain my reasons (blink 182, Sum 41, Maroon 5). But I trip myself up because M83 formed in the early part of last decade, and I rather love the imagination of Anthony Gonzales (who essentially is…
A Collector of Stories: The Nature of Words brings Augusten Burroughs to share his memoir-writing skills
Augusten Burroughs isn't a professor of English. And he doesn't have a master's in creative writing, or even a bachelor's degree. In fact, his formal education ended in grade school. Still, the 46-year-old author of one of the most acclaimed memoirs in recent memory, Running With Scissors, is a hell of a writing teacher, even…
Gonzo Takes It Easy: The Truth Rebel gets a sad origin in The Rum Diary
With Johnny Depp's history of chameleon acting and his dear late friend Hunter S. Thompson's machine-gun writing style, we should have had a hit on our hands with The Rum Diary. Sadly, this is not the case. Rather, we get something that borders on cute and mediocre. The whole thing is meek and needs more…
Puss in IMAX: Puss in Boots will swashbuckle its way to your heart
Finally, we have an IMAX screen here in Bend! No more heading over to Portland for IMAX midnight screenings now that we can get our faces melted from the comfort of our little mountain town. For my first IMAX-ing (in 3-D), I watched the Shrek spin-off Puss In Boots, starring the sounds of Antonio Banderas,…
Whoo-whoo! Technology Train A-Comin'!
Let's talk… TECHNOLOGY. Now, while I am generally in favor of technological progress, there is definitely some room for improvement. Example: And I hate to play “Monday morning quarterback” here, but… before Steve Jobs died, I kinda wish he'd spent a little less time on the iPhone, and a little more time on making a…
Our Picks for 11/2-11/9
The Nature of Words wednesday 2 – sunday 6 If you flip to the Culture section of the paper this week, you can read our interview with famed memoirist, Augusten Burroughs, who is appearing at The Nature of Words this week to teach a workshop (sorry, it's sold out) and also deliver the key note…
The Long Goodbye: A fitting farewell to a faithful river companion
I grew up a dog-loving kid. I cried for Maggie, the spaniel who was hit by a car before I was born. Fanny, our dutiful golden retriever pulled me through knee-deep snow in our backyard during the bitter Minnesota cold. And though she never responded to a word I said, I cried, too, for Fanny…
Hands on Nature: Learning about the spotted frog in LaPine with Wolftree
Early last Thursday morning, Bess Ballantine, field manager for Wolftree, an Oregon-based ecological education outfit and her side-kick, Rachel Manzo, met with mentor Ed Brown, a plant specialist with the USFS Chemult Ranger District. But that's not it. Also on hand were wildlife biologist Hailee Newman from the USFS Bend office, Cassandra Hummel, from the…
Back on the Hunt: Some pointers for Kim Kardashian's next try at landing a pro athlete husband
There's a chance you're unable to read this. It's quite likely that your vision has been obscured by tears, your belief in love shattered and your ability to even crawl out of bed suspended by a deep depression upon learning this week that Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her husband, NBA star Kris Humphries,…
Our Promise: There Will Never Be a Straight Poop Deficit Here
Monday, Oct. 24 How the mighty have fallen: Libya's transitional government says body of dictator Muammar Qaddafi will be buried in secret grave in desert … Harvest of democracy: Islamist party wins elections in Tunisia, first “Arab Spring” country to hold them … Tuned out: Netflix stock plunges after company announces it's lost 800,000 US…
County Commissioners Whychus Gaffe
You've got to hand it to Deschutes County Commissioners, at least they're consistent. For years, the county's triumvirate stubbornly refused to throw its collective weight behind a grassroots effort to create a new wilderness area at the BLM's Badlands area east of Bend. They eventually settled on a no-formal opposition position, clearing the way for…
Give Builders a Break
I would like to comment on the SDC article of Oct. 6 as I was the one that went before the county board of commissioners and complained, as Tony DeBone explains to the reporter. First, it is anything but an “interest free loan” as stated by the reporter since it is paid by the homeowner…
Share the Sno-Park Parking
Just a note on Allie Middleton's article on where to go for cross-country skiing. There is usually lots of parking available at the sled hill lot at Wanoga and snowmobilers cannot park there.
Time for a Second Look at Surface Water Project
I recently read with interest your article about the City of Bend's proposed Surface Water Improvement Project (SWIP.) On one level it is commendable that officials are acting to maintain clean water by avoidance of potential cryptosporidium (Crypto) contamination, as required under applicable EPA regulations. But other aspects of SWIP, combined with the City's sudden…
Pickin and Grinnin’: Chantrelle hunting in the Cascades
It’s chanterelle season in the Pacific Northwest. You can find the apricot flavored mushrooms at every store in town. The prices range from $15.99 to $19.99 a pound. And, most of the mushrooms are from Canada. Which seems a little steep considering if you have a day and love nature you can get them local…
Bend's Celebrity Tortoise
Yes, Bend, Oregon, home of all things weird (take that Portland!), can add celebrity tortoise to the list of its offbeat attractions and biographical footnotes along with balloon chair traveler and pregnant man. While Herman the tortoise, as he has been christened by his owner Terry Cubero of Bend’s Reptopia, isn’t national news material, his…
