Bringing the Islands to the North Side: Bend Fish Company adds Hawaiian fare to its menu

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Bringing the Islands to the North Side: Bend Fish Company adds Hawaiian fare to its menu

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Five years doesn't qualify a business as an “institution,” but given the recent mortality rate for Bend restaurants, we need an apt label for tenacious establishments like Bend Fish Company. “For the first 18 months… we hit a home run, but then the [stuff] hit the fan,” recalls Mike West who, along with his wife Cynthia, started the eatery in 2005. “We've survived, but lately it's been hard and we've had to find other revenue streams.”
The Wests built their reputation with moderately priced, well-prepared seafood served in a casual environment. To increase revenue, a sushi bar was added in 2007. The latest complement to their menu is “Island Grind'z Hawaiian BBQ,” inspired by their son Justin's culinary school project, completed while moonlighting at an island grill restaurant near San Francisco.

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Winter Work is Underway: Expect more good things next spring

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Although winter seems to be “officially here,” as Bend's esteemed godfather of mountain biking Bob Woodward wrote last week, it doesn't mean the Central Oregon mountain biking opportunities have disappeared. All those suggestions are worthy. The enthusiasts can get our tires on dirt yearround; it just becomes a matter of clothing over weather. Make sure you head out well prepared, not only for cold, but for darkness as well. Keep in mind also as snow levels fluctuate and trails become snowed in, not only is the biking more difficult, but so is the emergency access. Please be careful out there!

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Trip of a Lifetime: Three weeks of water and wilderness in the Grand Canyon

Laurel Brauns

The party in the Grand Canyon started in the parking lot of Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe even before we left Bend. The group of nine of us gathered on the grasses near Geoff Frank's large passenger van, sharing beers and stacking gear and kayaks on top of the roof. Although we had a fourteen-hour drive ahead of us that Saturday night in late September, our spirits were soaring with anticipation of three weeks of rafting on the Colorado River.

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Invisible Monsters: Paranormal Activity 2 expertly ratchets up the tension, but forgets to pay it off

Avatar photo Jared Rasic

The found-footage genre is not for everyone, but for some reason it works for me like gangbusters. I saw Blair Witch before all the hype, so it scared the crap out of me and the original Paranormal Activity had me spellbound for most of its running time until the dodgy CGI-enhanced ending. The Internet tells me that people are sick of the found-footage genre because it's boring and nothing ever happens except at the end so this review comes with a caveat – if you hated Blair Witch or the original Paranormal Activity, then don't bother with this sequel because it doesn't break any new ground, but at the same time, it actually enriches the original and gives it an interesting mythology.

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The Poop Inside My Pants

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I'd like you to stop whatever you're doing right now, and deeply inhale the inside of my pants. Now: what do you smell? Perhaps… nutmeg? Maybe a touch of lavender? The lingering scent of last night's sex sweat mixed with a trace of Axe Body Spray? Okay, so tell me this: What's missing? CORRECT! Poop. There is not the slightest scent of poop inside my trousers. And NO, this is NOT a good thing!

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Bringing the Islands to the North Side: Bend Fish Company adds Hawaiian fare to its menu

Source Weekly

Five years doesn't qualify a business as an “institution,” but given the recent mortality rate for Bend restaurants, we need an apt label for tenacious establishments like Bend Fish Company. “For the first 18 months… we hit a home run, but then the [stuff] hit the fan,” recalls Mike West who, along with his wife Cynthia, started the eatery in 2005. “We've survived, but lately it's been hard and we've had to find other revenue streams.”

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Restoring Sanity

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The author is reporting from D.C., in a mall full of hipsters and hippies all looking to restore sanity, and someone named Molly.
A bizarro world was revealed on Sunday when Republican National Committee chairman Michael “Not of” Steele and Republican smear-mongerer Karl “Turd Blossom” Rove appeared on opposite talk shows. As Steele insisted on having no knowledge of shadow groups pumping billions (yes, billions – this election will cost $3.2 billion) into Congressional races on “Meet the Press,” Rove brought papers proving the dirty money and donor nondisclosures to “Face the Nation.” Steele is under fire in his party for not raising enough or supporting GOP candidates in need, yet still predicted, “An unprecedented wave on election day that’s going to surprise a lot of people.” Meanwhile, from his alternative universe, Rove is flush with cash and blaming “liberals” for inventing this mess, calling it and the Tea Party, “wholesome, patriotic and incredibly positive for the country.”

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