Northwest Crossing goes contemporary
Notice, no jumping trout or nesting eagles. It's been seven months since Andy Wachs and Colleen Dougherty began the process of creating a contemporary art gallery in Northwest Crossing.
Sizemore Has a Rough Day in Court
Things are looking pretty grim for anti-tax crusader Bill Sizemore, who admitted in court yesterday that he's spent more than $660,000 from a tax-exempt foundation on personal items.
Outback Fest Photos
So, this week’s Sound Check told you about the Outback Festival down in Paisley, but didn’t give you much visual representation.
Destination Resorts: Take Your Best Shot
Destination resorts - love 'em or hate 'em? You'll be able to have your say next Wednesday.
Get Your Eyeballs Ready for BendFilm
Big Names at BendFilm There are several facets of a film festival, but in one respect, the festival can be split into two areas: there's the excitement of film buffs taking in day after day of independent cinema and then there's the filmmakers who show up in town to well, watch other people watch their…
Farewell, Kimbo
There's plenty to catch up on in the sports world. Baseball playoffs are in full swing (no pun intended) with Boston securing the final spot in the championship series on Monday night with an extra innings win over Anaheim, most NFL teams are nearly a third of a way through the season, the NHL officially…
Rats, Fleas and History: And why the plague is a total bummer
Golden mantle ground squirrel mooching at Crater Lake.A little while back, I went to the defense of our much-maligned rodent-eating reptilian friend, the Western Rattlesnake. In that piece, I asked people to be considerate of where they go and how they act while in rattlesnake country. The same holds true when among rodents. No one…
FAT City: Fat Tires and the Skinny on Body Fat
Fat fun on the Metolius Windigo.The organizers of Bend's Big Fat Tour (BBFT) called me up recently to invite me to ride in their 14th annual mountain biking event October 17-19th. Unfortunately, I had to take a rain check, but I'll be there next year for sure simply because founder Paul Thomasberg waxes so poetic…
A Base on Balls: Mario Super Slugger is a decent addition, but no home run
Over the years there have been many Mario games that feature Mario in different sports, including Mario Super Baseball, which was released on the Nintendo GameCube in 2005. Like many other Mario sports games it had a fun arcade feel, great graphics, comic voices, special super moves and lots of fun stuff to do. Now…
Big Sounds in Small Rooms and Rain in the Outback
Silver Moon in a Can? Hey there Jake Bellows, You wanna Miller Lite?When Jake Bellows, the front man for increasingly buzzed about band Neva Dinova (see last week's issue for a full feature on the Omaha band), pulled a can of Miller Lite from behind his amp on the Silver Moon Brewing Co. stage and…
Have a Pint with Gaelic Storm: World music chart-topper pays first-ever visit to Bend
Wait, are you calling the fashion police on yourself?Ever have one of those nights where the house band in some Irish pub is so much fun to sing along with and dance to that the night could stretch into sunrise and not only would it be all right, the idea actually makes sense because several…
Seated, But Not Sitting Out: The subdudes go low key and lowercase
The subdudes dress for the occasion.According to the subdudes guitarist and lead vocalist Tommy Malone, the band has decided to take a seat for a while. And he means that literally. Just like their intentional lower-casing of their band's name, the five-piece roots rock band with plenty of soul is stepping back from their electric…
Our Picks for the week of 10/8/08
BendFilm Festival thursday-sunday 9-12 Movies, movies, movies. Documentary movies, feature-length movies, short movies, tall movies, round movies, square movies.
Putting a Sunshiney Face on the Economy
The Eye tuned in OPB this morning to listen to the "Think Out Loud" program (taped Monday) about the slumping Bend economy and learned that the Doctrine of Bend Exceptionalism is still alive, if not exactly well, despite the bursting of the real estate bubble.
Reviving the Western
Somewhere in the slipstream, between nostalgia and morality, resides the American western. It's proved to be a worthy packhorse for values clarification and sagas about justice for generations.
Blind Man’s Bluff
Blindness is a strange movie. It's like a diary of someone paralyzed by fear, a metaphor for socio-politico human tendencies, plus a vision of personal chaos and mass insanity.
Quick Bites: The Dive Brunch
After a long weekend of revelry, the mantra that goes through many of our heads is some variation on the Replacements lyric "All I want to do is drink beer for breakfast"-plus a little caffeine and a little grease, of course. In polite society the manifestation of this sentiment is brunch.
Quick Bites: The Dive Brunch
After a long weekend of revelry, the mantra that goes through many of our heads is some variation on the Replacements lyric “All I want to do is drink beer for breakfast”-plus a little caffeine and a little grease, of course. In polite society the manifestation of this sentiment is brunch.
The Other BBC
It’s What’s for DinnerThere's probably been no clearer example of the changing economics of Bend's restaurant landscape than the recent closing of fine dining favorite Bluefish Bistro and the subsequent opening of Bend Burger Company on the corner of Wall and Franklin. Goodbye white linens, hello paper napkins.
The Other BBC
It’s What’s for DinnerThere’s probably been no clearer example of the changing economics of Bend’s restaurant landscape than the recent closing of fine dining favorite Bluefish Bistro and the subsequent opening of Bend Burger Company on the corner of Wall and Franklin. Goodbye white linens, hello paper napkins.
Don’t Fall for Urban Renewal
Deschutes County Commissioners recently voted not to approve the City of Bend's request to form an urban renewal district to fund development at the Bend Airport. The primary reason was that it would rob other governmental agencies, like the sheriff's department and 911, of much needed revenues. Unlike the county's considered approach, the present City…
The Boot: The Chamber’s Political Platypus
When the first stuffed specimen of a platypus was brought back from Australia in the late 18th century, the scientists who examined it were convinced it had to be a fake - the creation of a clever taxidermist who sewed a duck's bill onto the body of a small, beaver-like mammal. Here in Central Oregon…
Suck On Our McMansion, Valley Snobs!: OPB Comes to town, drawing a blank, and hands off our Boot
You’re not so bad!Upfront is a sucker for a little OPB radio, so when we heard that the newish Portland-based radio program, Think Out Loud, was going to be taping live at the CTC downtown, we tore ourselves away from YouTube and high-tailed it downtown for a cup of coffee and the company of our…
Letter of the Week: What Are You Afraid Of?
It's campaign season, and that's evident based on the assault of television and radio political ads that are dropping as the nation girds for this important election. This week's Letter of the Week underscores just how strong the feelings are running on both sides of the ticket.
America The Business
As a boomer growing up watching Leave it to Beaver, I never quite understood why that phrase - giving someone "the business" - was always used in a negative connotation. I get it now.
Red, White, Blue and Green
What happens when you mix the colors red and blue? Most people would say purple, but as I observe all the confusing political jousting, it just gives me "More Blues." Donkeys and elephants, libs and conservatives, right versus left.
Ben Is My Guy
As a long time resident of Bend, this election seems to be evolving to be one of the most "sit up and take notice" events, EVER! Having felt so strongly about it, I have donated the most money, ever, in an election cycle. So, I guess I have put my money where my mouth is.
Grow a Heart
In reference to your Upfront article last week, the column entitled "World Gone Wild," I can't believe what a callous and demeaning statement Ric E. James made about "the world going to hell in a handbasket thanks to a bunch of bums who didn't pay their mortgages.
Freaked Out
Frankly, it scares the heck out of me that someone like Sarah Palin, who desires to be Raptured, has a possibility of being in control of our "Football," that briefcase that is always within the immediate reach of the president and contains our nuclear launch codes in case of nuclear war. The idea of the…
