Según Central Oregon Fire Info, tormentas eléctricas destructivas llegaron al Centro de Oregón el fin de semana provocando varios incendios nuevos y haciendo retroceder los esfuerzos para controlar algunas llamaradas grandes en la zona. Y las altas temperaturas y el clima seco durante los próximos días podrían provocar un aumento en los incendios y una […]
La activación de incendios aumenta en el Centro de Oregón Órdenes de evacuación vigentes en varias comunidades del Centro de Oregón
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Nathaniel Rateliff Bares His Soul
South of Here” may refer to a physical place—Hermann, Missouri, to be specific—but it also occupies a space in Nathaniel Rateliff’s mind. “I grew up in Missouri, which the Mason-Dixon line runs through,” Rateliff explains. “So, you know, it’s the Midwest, but it’s also a bit of the South.” Located on the banks of the […]
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Underdogs No More
You know, it’s funny. I watch everything. Everything. From Slow Cinema masterpieces like “A Ghost Story” and “Memoria” to every new Adam Sandler movie that comes out to all the random art and schlock in between. Comic book movies, South Korean revenge stories, queer Western romances, science fiction slapstick comedies…all movies deserve a chance to […]
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Fire and Water are the Troubles of Our Time. Local Governments are Seeing the Clock Tick.
Several years ago, the Source Weekly began an effort to uncover and publish the largest users of water in our communities. Our effort was focused on individual users, and ultimately, a local judge ruled that some users in the city did not have to disclose their usage to the public. We lost that fight, but […]
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Seeding Resilience
What is so tiny that you can hold hundreds of them in a single handful, yet holds the key to restoration and climate resiliency in Oregon’s high desert? A seed. Or rather, millions of tiny seeds, each of which holds the potential to grow into a native bunchgrass and help restore resilient, thriving desert grasslands. […]
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Prep Bend is for Sale
Prep Bend, the space used by food purveyors around Central Oregon, is for sale. The business announced Tuesday the sale of the building along NE Second and Revere. The building is listed for sale at $2.75 million. The space contains coolers, freezers and numerous cooking spaces that allow business owners without their own commissary space […]
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Baldy’s Expands to La Pine
A Bend (and Redmond) staple — which has won a plethora of awards in our past Best of Central Oregon readers’ polls — is now set up in La Pine. Baldy’s Barbecue began serving up its delicious meats and sides outside Legend Cider Co. in La Pine as of late July. The “soft open” included a […]
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Letters to the Editor 08/08/2024
Bend Works! I grew tired of passing two beat up old chairs someone had dumped in my neighborhood. (Putting a “free” sign on junk doesn’t make it not-junk). I called the City and they sent me to their website to find a page called Bend Works. I submitted a request, with the location and a […]
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Horoscope Week of August 8, 2024
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I love the fact that Antarctica doesn’t belong to anyone. Thirty nations have research stations there, but none of them control what happens. Antarctica has no government! It has a few laws that almost everyone obeys, like a ban on the introduction of non-indigenous plants and animals. But mostly, it’s untouched […]
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Rocking Through The Years: Smash Mouth’s Ongoing Legacy
And all that glitters is gold, only shooting stars break the mold.” You may recognize those lyrics from Smash Mouth’s late ’90s hit song, “All-Star.” Smash Mouth, an American rock band from San Jose, California, was formed in 1994 and is still rockin’ as ever. The band comes to perform at General Duffy’s on Aug. […]