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Your Number is Up

The secrets behind “auctioning” food at the table, and other server tricks of the trade
Marscha Lynch

“Who had the pork chop?” We’ve all been through this. You and your dining companions have chosen a restaurant, been seated, presented with menus and had your orders taken. When the food arrives, the server starts making you do all the work. It’s a conversation-stopper. Hands point to one another across the table. A glass […]

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Source Spotlight: Brad Chalfant

Protecting wild lands is his mission
Brian Jennings

“We’re not done — whether it’s in Camp Polk or one of the other properties. We see these fisheries coming back, but I want to see whole beaver colonies restoring these flood plains. And some day I hope to see sandhill cranes nesting in one of these meadows.” Brad Chalfant, a founding member of the […]

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Zendites

Weekly groups offer meditation, mindfulness practice
Howard Leff

“May I be filled with loving kindness. May all beings be free from suffering.” — from the Bend Zen chant Nine of us sit together inside a small room toward the back of St. Helens Hall on the Trinity Episcopal Church campus. We’re here to calm the mind. It’s hard work. You’ve heard of Monday […]

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GUNG HO FOR SHOWS 3/1-9

King Louie’s Blues Revue, Black Violin & the Avett Brothers
Avatar photo Magdalena Bokowa

Book these shows now so you don’t miss out. King Louie’s Blues Revue March 17-18 Phew, this is one heck of a funky show set for the Riverhouse Jazz series. The Portland-based brass band features three sets of smooth R&B, with bluesy vocals including “Oregon’s King of Soul” Andy Stokes, gospel queen LaRhonda Steele and […]

Posted inOpinion

Letters 2/22-3/1

Crooked River Water Flows, Source Activist Playbook Thanks & Response to Homelessness,
The Source Staff

Crooked River Water Flows I am concerned about the Crooked River water flows as it affects the fisheries. It is known that low water flows (1500 CFS) has raised havoc on the native trout and whitefish populations. Low water forces fish into smaller pockets and leaves insect larva high and dry. Extreme flows tend to […]

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Let’s Talk Saturation

Is there such a thing as too many breweries?
Kevin Gifford

Given the lack of a formal announcement, it might have been a surprise for fans of Redmond’s Juniper Brewing to go onto the local Craigslist a few days back and find the brewery for sale. The whole of Juniper’s operation is now on the market, including the two-barrel brewing system, 90-gallon brew kettle, four fermenters, […]

Posted inCulture

Picks 2/22-3/1

Your guide to this weeks picks
The Source Staff

Riff Raff with DJ Afterthought, Dollar Bill Gates, Owey and Peter Jackson Friday 24 RAP— Riff Raff first made it onto the scene when he tattooed MTV onto his neck so that he could legally go by MTV Riff Raff. Flash forward a few years later and the zigzag bearded rapper is still as off-the-wall. […]

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Oscar Sunday Returns

The Source picks the winners (or tries to)
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

It’s time once again for the Superbowl Sunday of Cinema: The 89th Annual Academy Awards. Since it’s so much fun to predict which way the Academy will vote, only to get mad when the things you love lose horribly, this year we’ll look at the movies and people we WANT to win, versus the things […]

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Side Notes 2/15-2/22

Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Central Oregonians Pack Sen. Wyden’s Town Halls As he walked onto the stage at Sisters High School Monday to introduce Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden (D), Sisters Mayor Chuck Ryan said the high school’s auditorium was the largest space they could obtain for the event.   With a large turnout, it was clear that bigger spaces […]

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