If it’s not abundantly clear to anyone out there by now, know this: Central Oregonians love their beer. We love drinking it, talking about it…and yes, even making it ourselves. One such home brewer in our midst is the Source Weekly’s Brian Jennings, who has these tips to share about the fermentation and home brewing […]
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Drink Like a Scientist
OSU Science Pub brews up beer and research
Who says our Beer Issue has to be all about drinking beer in a vacuum of nonsense small talk? If you like drinking beer while watching “How It’s Made” or reruns of “Myth Busters,” then you need to attend a local Science Pub. The monthly events take scientists out of the sterile lab setting and […]
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Don’t Dream It, Be It
“Rocky Horror” returns for the month of October
This has come up before, but I just wanted to reiterate that most days I feel like an old-ass man. Not just in body, but also in mind. People annoy me and I sometimes think the sun is overrated. If I had a lawn, I guarantee that I would yell at people to remove themselves […]
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Endorsement: Knute Buehler
State Representative, District 54
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 […]
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Stuck in the Muck
Mirror Pond’s owners ask DEQ to step in against the city
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 […]
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Go Here 10/5-10/12
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 […]
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Aviation and Avian Creatures Can be Friends Again
Local technology helps protect wildlife in the sky
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 […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: Taco Stand Reopens Under New Ownership
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 […]
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Side Notes 9/28-10/5
Third Street Sidewalk Construction Begins Traffic on Bend’s Third Street will be slower going for the coming months, with the launch of the sidewalk improvement project on the south end of town. The City of Bend began work on Third Street between Wilson Avenue and Powers Road this week. Drivers can expect single-lane traffic between […]
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Limbo
John Sayles talks filmmaking
I am not adding a single ounce of hyperbole when I say that John Sayles is one of the finest filmmakers in history. He, along with life partner Maggie Renzi, a handful of my all-time favorite movies, and each one of them feels like a completely separate entity. He bounces between genres with ease, taking […]
