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A New Barrel-Aged Collage

Deschutes and Hair of the Dog team up for more complex booziness
Kevin Gifford

Four years ago—longer than many people reading this have even lived in Bend—Deschutes Brewery launched a beer called Collage, a collaboration between the Bend-based giant and Portland’s Hair of the Dog Brewing. The beer actually had its genesis earlier than that, in 2010, when HotD owner/brewmaster Alan Sprints stopped by Deschutes’ production facility to brew […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Barbecue Dreams Come True

Curb B Q melts in your mouth
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Ever since I moved to this city in 1999 I have been on the hunt for good barbecue. Each barbecue place usually has a few great dishes, but there’s never a sense of consistency. Sometimes the burnt ends are rock hard or the pulled pork is cold, but mostly the rubs and sauces are never […]

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

Candidates – Elections 2016

The Source Weekly’s Endorsements for 2016 Candidates
The Source Staff

Governor Kate Brown The looming budgetary shortfalls in Salem are of epic proportion. The shortfalls in education, public infrastructure spending, the public employee retirement system (PERS) and health care obligations are a wake up call for good governance. It’s enough to make a voter want to hit the reset button—but that would be foolish. Gov. […]

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

Elections 2016

All the endorsements for (almost) all the races
The Source Staff

Endorsements Elections 2016 Candidates · Governor: Kate Brown · U.S. President: Hillary Clinton · Bend City Council Position 1: Justin Livingston · Bend City Council Position 2: Doug Knight · Bend City Council Position 3: Sally Russell · Deschutes County Sheriff: Shane Nelson · Oregon Senate District 27: Greg Delgado · Oregon House District 54: Knute Buehler · U.S. […]

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Steak Me Home Tonight

Okawa is a hibachi-ball
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Okawa Steak House and Sushi doesn’t just sling good food; they give you a show on top of it. The restaurant on Third Street is modeled after the Benihana-style restaurants, which are in turn based on the Teppenyaki style of Japanese cuisine involving fireballs exploding, onion volcanoes, food flying toward your mouth and the chef […]

Posted inCulture

Mural Mural on the Wall

Community mural project lets local artists display on a rotating basis
Danielle Meyers

Bend’s Cosmic Depot is the place locals go for everything from cleansing sage to singing bowls. Now, they’re delving into the slightly-less mystical with a free mural art series. “Free public art is the bomb,” proclaimed Christy Nickey, owner of Cosmic Depot. Nickey says it was her love for art that inspired her to include […]

Posted inCulture

An Immigrant’s Take on America

Author Chitra Divakaruni brings a broad perspective during a tumultuous election season
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an immigrant—a word filled with notes of hope, pain, desire and freedom. During this election season, the Trump campaign has also tried to equate the word with “terrorist.” Divakaruni’s novels, poetry, essays and non-fiction are mostly from the point of view of immigrants exploring new places with fresh eyes and open […]

Posted inCulture

Stand-Up Drama

No, seriously…you can launch an actual comedy career right here. This guy’s doing it right now.
Howard Leff

You can’t see a thing. That’s your first thought. The second involves bolting for the door. Congratulations! You’re Bend’s newest stand-up comic, onstage for the first time ever, staring into a blinding spotlight aimed squarely at your optic nerve. The all-important microphone’s just inches away. If only you had some water or beer or anything […]

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