Breakfast & Lunch Guide 2015
As Bend continues to grow, so too does its food scene. And while dinner tends to get all the attention, we think breakfast and lunch are equally worthy of celebration.
Breakfast + Lunch Guide 2015
As Bend continues to grow, so too does its food scene. And while dinner tends to get all the attention, we think breakfast and lunch are equally worthy of celebration. Think about it: Eating breakfast for dinner is a thing. Dinner for breakfast? Not so much. That is, unless you’re eating last night’s pizza. (Always…
Indulgences on a Budget
To indulge oneself doesn’t always have to break the bank. Some of the greatest pleasures in life are reasonably priced or even cheaper than that. Here are ten things that cost between absolutely nothing and $165.00 that can either be purchased locally or from Etsy that I (somewhat) guarantee will make your life better (for…
Film Events 9/23-9/30
LGBT Movie Night This month's film is Route of Acceptance, a concept film about destiny. When Ryan has trouble deciding what college to attend, the film explores all three choices, showing how different life could be now matter what decisions are made. Sept. 28, 6pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr. $5. TGR Paradise…
Cooking With Cannabis
We’ve all heard about the magic brownie. There has been a comical association between pot and the beloved chocolaty desert for as long as I can remember. Popular culture has latched onto this and taken it for quite the ride. Whether it’s Eric Cartman of “South Park” warning his friends about the dangers of hippies…
An Old-Fashioned Revival
By When asked how to describe the Bend Roots Revival to someone who has never been, co-founder and manager Mark Ransom had this to say: “When someone asks you what a poem is about it’s kind of like, well, you have to read the poem, right?” Since that description is pretty enigmatic and wonderful, it…
Stop and Smell the Beer
Like beer? Fed up with all the pesky driving around and going to the store required to purchase beer? If you live in metro Bend, your prayers have been answered. Bouquet of Beer, founded this summer by Andrew Gorman and Daniel Brewster (with a last name like that, it’d be a crime if he wasn’t…
Riding The Wave with Citizen Cope
Citizen Cope’s head-nodding blend of acoustic soul, hip-hop, and folk music has taken the singer-songwriter around the world over the last 15 years and earned him both critical and commercial success—but you wouldn’t know it by talking to him. Born Clarence Greenwood, the Washington D.C. native radiates a humble sensibility that complements the low-key charm…
Culture Watch
The ninth annual Latino Community Association’s Festival of Cultures returns to Redmond’s Centennial Park September 26 with more culture than ever before. According to Executive Director Brad Porterfield, the festival will include 15 cultural booths, 10 sponsor/business booths, nine informal Street Fair booths, 21 nonprofit Kid’s Area booths, nine food vendors, and 10 performers. “Hosting…
Source Suggests 9/23-9/30
Strange Hotel On a Thursday night in Bend, there are some shows worth going to and some shows that can’t be missed for any reason outside of childbirth. This Thursday, San Francisco-based rockers Strange Hotel bring their vintage rock sound to the Volcanic and take notice, because this will be one of those can’t miss…
Indulge a Little
With the craziness of summer behind us, the days are getting shorter, and we find ourselves settling back into a daily routine. After the frenetic energy of summer, now is the perfect time to relax a bit and indulge. What does it mean to truly indulge? The concept behind indulgence is doing something you really…
Take Me Home
Finding a great rental property to buy isn’t rocket science, but it shouldn’t be taken lightly either. There are a lot of factors that can come together to create a snowball effect, which determines whether or not you make money on your investment. Here are a few tips to keep that snowball from running you…
Resorts & Spas
When contemplating the idea of indulging or splurging on something nice for yourself, you might seek something tangible, like a new toy. However, another option is to seek out an experience. Sure, it’s nice to have a bright shiny new toy, but we all know that after a short time those new toys typically end…
Indulging Your Pint Glass
What does it take to be a truly dedicated fan of craft ale and liquor? A well-trained palate? A temperature-controlled cellar? A bank account the size of the moon? All three help—but exploring the upper tier of alcohol requires some education, too. When it comes to beer, the biggest indulgence purchase you can make is…
Something Wilde
Oscar Wilde was the world’s first genre mash-up artist. He loved comedy, he loved horror, he loved tales of high society, and he loved farce. At any given moment in one of his works, he might dive from drawing room comedy to farce, dash it up with some romance, and maybe throw a villain in…
Picks 9/23-9/30
thursday 24 Everlast HIP-HOP—Once he taught us how to jump around (jump up, jump up, AND get down), but then he showed us his softer side with Santana on the Grammy winning song “Put Your Lights On.” Those sides combine for his specific acoustic hip-hop sound that is simultaneously conscious rap and easy listening guitar…
Active Gear
When it comes to the outdoors, luxury is relative. If you’re suffering through a backpacking trip in the pouring rain or driving snow, for example, a pair of warm, fleece-lined waterproof gloves or a hot bowl of miso soup might be your idea of luxury—but those things aren’t indulgent. If you count the ounces in…
Letters 9/23-9/30
OSU-Cascades Wow! I read the headlines of The Bulletin, “Truth in Site’s appeal fails,” it all seem so incredible to me. It seems to me that if you mention the magic words OSU-Cascades, suddenly everyone’s eyes glaze over and they start nodding their heads to everything. The university’s argument was that they might not buy the…
Tech Toys
It really depends on how we define indulgence to decide whether we should feel bad about indulging or not. If we’re playing by Catholic rules then we are in “partial remission of temporal punishment,” which means hell, because we still owe some form of penance. That sounds too stressful. Following the more…everyday definition, it is…
Legal Threat is a Wake Up Call
As a society, Americans have a reputation for being litigious. This tendency to sue over every too-hot coffee or too-tall neighbor’s fence is tedious, time consuming, and expensive. But sometimes, lawsuits are the clearest and quickest path to justice. When attempts to work things out informally fail, the mere threat of legal action can be…
Automotive Indulgences
Modern auto indulgences can bring the great outdoors inside, and the comfort of a sedan into the world of topless automobiles. Everybody seems to want what they don’t have. Those with open tops want the comfort of a warm cabin. Those with a cabin want to see the stars. If you are torn between the…
Smoke Signals
The City of Bend has appointed a 10-member Marijuana Technical Advisory Committee to guide it in adding a third, local layer of regulation of Oregon’s new cannabis businesses. The City describes its pending regulations as “reasonable time, place, and manner regulations” and hopes to have them in place by Jan. 1 2016. The Committee will…
Race for the Climate Cure
As the race against climate change continues, local efforts are well underway to make positive changes in Bend in support of the Bend Energy Challenge (BEC), an energy-saving competition, prompted by the Georgetown Energy Prize. As one of two Oregon semifinalists (including Corvallis), Bend is hoping its efforts will be enough to garner the top…
Side Notes
More than a week shy of the deadline at the end of the month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the greater sage grouse does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This marks a historic moment in conservation and resource management. For the past five years an unparalleled, collaborative, science-based,…
Matsutake Madness!
For a simple autumn meal, sear matsutake mushrooms in a hot cast iron pan seasoned with canola oil and salt. Finish up with a sprig of thyme and some butter. The ingredients are straightforward and easily purchased at your favorite grocery store. Collecting the mushrooms could take a bit more work. Fortunately, the matsutake mushroom…
Going to Great Heights
Well, it’s that time of year; the kids are back in school, the leaves are changing color, and there’s a pleasant nip in the air signaling that indeed fall has arrived. For many, this means it’s time to hang up your hiking boots and dust off your ski gear. But wait, not so fast! Now…
BendFilm Kickoff Party Goes Glam
Crisp autumn air in Bend means a number of things, but perhaps most exciting is the return of the BendFilm Festival. This year’s festival, which takes place October 8-11 and marks its 12th year, includes 15 narratives, 16 documentaries, and 50 shorts. For the second year in a row, G5 hosts the BendFilm Kickoff Party…
Back Into Thin Air
Everest has a disaster picture vibe along the lines of the old Irwin Allen flicks like The Poseidon Adventure. The main difference is that the story being told in Everest is true and that the lives lost were gone forever, not just off of the call sheet for the rest of filming. The film plays…
