“As an indigenous mutt, I have the unique gift to create bridges between many communities through music, activism and social work,” says Nahko Bear, the singer, songwriter and band leader of the worldly collective that carries his name. His project, Nahko and Medicine for the People, is one that nurtures a mission and delivers a […]
There are some plays where it’s very easy to know exactly what you’re going to get going into them. If it’s a farce you know you’re going to get some broad belly laughs and a goofy, convoluted story. But with Sara Ruhl’s “In the Next Room”—known less formally as The Vibrator Play, everything I knew […]
The race for State Representative in House District 54—which encompasses most of the city of Bend—is an interesting battle between incumbent Republican Knute Buehler and Democrat challenger Gena Goodman-Campbell. Democrats outnumber Republicans in the district by about 7 percent, but up to one-fourth of registered voters in the district belong to no party and about […]
A local investor group, Mirror Pond Solutions, is calling for the City of Bend to take more action to address the problem of sediment buildup in Mirror Pond. The City of Bend is calling into question the methods by which that group is basing its claims. On July 29, Jason Conger, attorney for Mirror Pond […]
Oregon Cancer Bike Out Now in its fourth year, the Oregon Cancer Bike Out is a full day of mountain biking fun with six hours of shuttled mountain bike rides from Wanoga Sno-Park. The goal of the event is to provide inspiration for those battling, honor those who lost their battle and raise funds to […]
The hit movie “Sully” starring Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood is reaping strong box office revenue–but it’s also having a major impact on a Bend aviation company that specializes in the manufacture of equipment for a global aviation market. Precise Flight CEO Doug La Placa tells the Source Weekly, “Everybody in this company […]
If you dropped by Bend’s longtime fave Taco Stand late last week, you were probably met with a shut and locked door. No, it didn’t mean that you’d never again get a taste of those uber-affordable burritos—it just meant you’d have to wait until the place opened back up under its new ownership. After 21 […]
There is nothing to relieve the boredom of the straight paved freeway coming at you like an eagle, or better yet, many, many eagles. I went on a family and business journey to Minneapolis, Minn., recently, and the return trip home was eagle after eagle. Eagles have been a love of my life from the […]
It seems fair to say that Chicago’s Goose Island Beer Co., owners of the largest barrel-aged beer program in the United States, would like to have a do-over on last year’s Bourbon County Brand Stout release. Four out of the six BCBS variants released in 2015, including both the original and variations like the Coffee […]
Denver and Minneapolis are set to collide in a clash of who can bring Bend the best blues-fueled, rip-roaring rock-out the Midwest has to offer. Starting in Seattle, the Central Oregon stop will mark the third show of a co-headlining tour featuring Colorado’s The Yawpers and Minnesota’s The 4onthefloor–and each party is talking a big […]
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