Kapka Gets Green Light From FS
A controversial proposal to build a new Sno-Park at Kapka to Butte along the Cascade Highway has been given the green light from Forest Service. The Bend Fort Rock Ranger District announced that it intends to go forward to with a plan to build 70 new parking spaces at the intersection of the Sunriver cutoff…
Park District Holds Meeting Tonight to Hear Seniors’ Comments
Bend Park and Recreation District will hold a meeting tonight to allow the public to testify about issues related to the Bend Senior Center and the United Senior Citizens of Bend. One issue: the meeting wasn’t noticed to the public until today.
Don’t Stop! Won’t Stop! Endurance races and ‘cross events continue to flood Bend
Leadman! Another endurance race will descend on Bend this weekend, but this one, a triathlon, is totally insane. The Leadman Tri is a 250-kilometer race (155 miles) that starts with a chilly 5-kilometer swim in Cultus Lake.
There’s a Great New Brewery in Hood River and it’s Called Pfriem
No, that’s not a typo. Hood River’s newest (best?) brewery has a funny handle because it’s named after one of the owners—Josh Pfriem.
Deschutes Brewery Goes Viral With Music
That right, our own Deschutes Brewery is stepping out into the music scene with locally produced videos of nationally recognized artists performing river inspired covers songs, live on the banks of the Deschutes River. The videos are an attempt to raise money and awareness for the Deschutes River Conservancy, an organization that focuses on sustaining…
Polecat Returns to Bend: GoodLife Brewing, tonight, 6pm
I’ve written about Bellingham Washington’s ultra-talented bluegrass band Polecat before, and I don’t intend this to be the last time. Their music is just too damn good and the vibe of their shows is just too damn sexy– in a boot-stompin’ sweaty kind of way.
Revanche
Not what it seems.
Leprechauns or Leis?
Sweet Saturday how shall I spend thee? On the shores of Elk Lake watching the Gerry Lopez Stand Up Paddleboad Race Series, sampling the culinary delights of a traditional Hawaiian Luau and listening to the sweet sounds of legendary local musician Bill Keale, strumming and crooning listeners into a state of aloha? Or do I…
Spork Weighing Restaurant Plan
Spork, the popular westside eatery and godfather of the local food cart movement, is weighing the possibility of moving into a traditional “brick and mortar” operation. Spork proprietors Jeff Hunt, Erica Reily and Chris Lohrey told customers that after wrapping up the summer season later this month they will mothball the cart for the winter…
Riding the Wind
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Pink Slime Makers Say ABC News Got it All Wrong, Sues for $1.2 Billion
Remember when ABC News broke that “pink slime” story, revealing the super-gross, cheap ground-beef filler that was being used by Beef Products Inc., a giant meat processor? Well now BPI is suing for $1.
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Thursday is the New Friday
Thursday kick starts the weekend with performances by comic Leif Skyving, Erin & the Project and Animal Eyes. Thursday Night Comedy at Kayos’ Dinner House and Lounge has been supplying Central Oregonians with their fair share of chuckles and guffaws for the better part of a year.
Gold Medalist Eaton to be Honored at Downtown Parade
Olympic gold medalist, former Eugene star and Bend favorite son Ashton Eaton will be honored along with Bend’s other Olympians at a hometown parade and celebration before the end of the month. Eaton who took home the top honors in the men’s decathlon, a grueling 10-sport event that many consider to determine the world’s best…
Bend’s Best Music Venue Slammed for Noise Violation
If you weren’t at The White Buffalo show last night, you screwed up. It was great.
Fire at Phil’s!
Definitely ALL SET on fires at the moment. Didn’t need this.
HELP STOP THE FRACKING OF THE NEWBERRY VOLCANO!
Efforts to stop plans to “frack” (i.e. hydraulically fracture) the Newberry Volcano have hit a critical juncture. The help of every concerned citizen is needed now. An Appeal of the BLM’s decision to permit AltaRock Energy, LLC to proceed with a “demonstration” of “new” technology in an “exploratory” project has been filed, but we are…
Mongol Horde Shuts Down Foghat
Members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club have been convicted of offenses including meth trafficking, firearms violations, robbery, assault and murder. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is described as an organized crime syndicate by the US Department of Justice; the list of its criminal activities is so extensive that it rates its own entry in Wikipedia.…
Shotgun Wedding: Critics say new event rules open the door for abuse
James Gindelsperger made a living flying through nuclear clouds as a member of an Air Force reconnaissance team that collected data on the Soviet arsenal. But that work didn’t prepare Gindelsperger for the storm of controversy that erupted when his neighbor put up a new barn and threw its doors open for weddings. The result,…
Hospital Preps for Strike: Union says primary roles of nurses at issue
St. Charles hospital in Bend has hired a firm to begin recruiting nurses in the event of a strike by members of the Oregon Nursing Association who work at the hospital, said a hospital official. “We have a responsibility to our community to continue providing high quality care no matter what the circumstances,” wrote Lisa…
Our Picks For 09/13-09/22
Accelerate Bend Celebration thursday 13 Over the summer, Bendites dreamed up dozens of ways to “accelerate” bringing their visions for the future into reality. Go check out their cool ideas. Free. All ages. 6-8 p.m. COCC’s Campus Center, 2600 NW College Way. Mexican Independence Week thursday 13 – saturday 15 Three different events in Bend,…
Watch Me Climb on Top of This!: Bend hip-hip group MOsely WOtta scale creative heights with a King Kong concept album
“Cast us as the monster, and bride of Frankenstein. You’re gonna try to take us, now we’re off the leash. You’re gonna to try break us on these city streets.” On the surface, these lyrics from MOsley WOtta’s new concept album KinKonk, refer to King Kong on the loose in New York City clutching Ann…
BBQ For Breakfast? Hell Yeah: Baldy’s—the new breakfast bad ass
A crazy concept? Breakfast for dinner is commonplace here in the States. Popularized by 24-hour giants such as Shari’s and IHOP, and stretched to gourmet by trendsetters like Gravy in Portland, my guess is just about all of us have enjoyed eggs or pancakes way past noon. But dinner for breakfast seemed a backward concept.…
Little Bites: The Dough Nut Solves Your Drunken Munchies Problem
You know how when you’re in Portland and, after a long night, you realize you’re too drunk and thus find yourself at that doughnut place everyone’s always talking about? After deliberating over the multitude of Voodoo Doughnuts’ novelty offerings, which are topped with all sorts of zany ingredients, you walk away proudly with a couple…
I’m Not Going to the Toilet; I’m Going to Showbiz!: Mel Brooks’ abrasive classic The Producers comes to The Tower
If you don’t think farts are funny, don’t bother showing up. That’s what Bend theater producer and actor David Simpson said about the Mel Brooks mania taking over the Tower Theatre next week, including showings of Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Cat Call’s full scale production of The Producers. In a serious case of art…
Killer Instincts: Dysfunction spirals toward depravity in Killer Joe
Killer Joe’s opening credits gives us the heads up that we are seeing the second collaboration between writer Tracy Letts and Director William Friedkin—the first joint effort produced Bug. Sporting an NC-17 rating due to some full frontal rampant nudity and graphic sex, Killer Joe has an even weirder vibe that hangs over the entire…
The Friedkin Connection: Three decades of good, bad and really ugly
I truly thought William Friedkin had a much more illustrious career. Yet when I look back, I find he has his share of some real truly great films and some horrific duds. The French Connection Gene Hackman deserved his Academy Award for his role as Manhattan homicide detective Popeye Doyle who furiously tracks down a…
Survive… and Thrive!
“Oh, boo-hoo-hoo,” I hear you cry. “Oh, boo-hoo-hoo, I’m scared of the coming apocalypse, and therefore I’m a big tubby crybaby with a diaper full of bottom-squirts because I am such a scaredy-cat crybaby chicken bawk-bawk!” YOU DISGUST ME. I am not the least bit scared of the coming apocalypse, for two reasons: 1) I…
Pay or Play: Turbine Makes Free-to-Play a Compelling Element in the MMO Space
werTurbine was there at the beginning of the modern age of massively multiplayer online games. The modern (also sometimes referred to as the Second Generation) age of MMOs kicked off back in 1996 with the release of Meridian 59. A year later saw the release of Ultima Online. In 1999, two games were released –…
Harder, Higher, Longer and Awesomer: MTB marathon national champs, Masters road roundup and big news for Woody!
Climbing up Flagline Trail is kinda tough, but it’s fun and scenic and generally not THAT hard. Climbing up Flagline 17 miles into a 54-mile mountain bike race, however, is a real kick in the pants. Once again, Central Oregon will play host to the U.S.A. Cycling Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships, Sept. 15, but…
Deadline for Fall Fiction and Art Contest Tonight!
You have until midnight tonight to bang out your fiction entry or put the finishing touches on your viz art piece for our Fall Fiction and Art Contest. It’s all up to interpretation! No wrong answers! All participants will be invited to a party where we will wine and dine you and invite you to…
Animal Eyes Play The Horned Hand
It was announced last week that Bend’s live music hot spot, The Horned Hand will be shifting formats and as a result put forth a diminished concert schedule. But before that happens, there are still some chances for you to soak in great live music! Case in point, Portland’s Animal Eyes plays the venue tomorrow…
BCC Director Fired After Taking Sides on USBC Fight
Bend Community Center’s executive director Taffy Gleason has been fired and the center will likely close Friday unless private donors step in to save it, said leaders of the organization that has provided social services to Bend’s most vulnerable populations for 10 years. The closing of the center came as a shock to employees and…
