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Creating Something From Nothing

The Helio Sequence show caps off a weekend of painting and community engagement in the arts
Avatar photo Chris Young

It’s been more than a year since the release of The Helio Sequence’s last record, and once again the buoyant pop duo are finding inspiration in the endless possibilities of a blank canvas. With the last record, the shimmering Portland-based rockers found themselves embracing a new creative process. Rather than meticulously laboring over every little […]

Posted inNews

What was in those Mashed Potatoes!?

Steve Holmes

Now that cannabis has been legal long enough to generate some reliable sales data, people in the industry are starting to ask the question: What type of cannabis products do people really want? A great deal of data, for example, suggests that older consumers are much more likely to buy edibles than younger consumers. Many […]

Posted inOutside

Go Here 9/28-10/5

Hayley Jo Murphy

Bend Rugby Men’s Calendar Release Party Ladies and gentlemen, the Bend Rugby Men’s team presents its inaugural calendar for 2017, featuring the fit men of the Bend Rugby team. Not only will buyers get to view team members participating every month in a different activity that Bend is known for, but 10 percent of the […]

Posted inOpinion

Letters 9/28-10/5

The Source Staff

In Response to, “Say No to National Food Chains,” (9/15): Steven, Steven, Steven (not the actor): If you want to stop national chains from landing in Bend, you’re too late. That ship has sailed. Also, Cracker Barrel is not fast food, and North Highway 97 is not a “hip vibe” area. Relax dude. I’m happy […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Little Bites: No, That’s Not a Coffee Truck

Local Grindz offers plates your Hawaiian ohana will love
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Visit any Hawaiian island and you’re sure to walk away knowing one thing: Hawaiians love them some carbs. Most meals are piled high with macaroni salad (just “mac salad” to an islander), rice and often potato salad, along with the meat of choice. It’s a carb-y phenomenon that non-islanders might puzzle about…but if you’re a […]

Posted inOutside

All the Pretty Therapists

Bend’s smartest horses ride to your emotional rescue
Howard Leff

My couples therapist has grass between his teeth. Not surprising. He grazes most of the day, this majestic creature, and yet still finds the time to provide clients with much-needed emotional support. Did I mention he’s stunningly handsome? Long legs, two giant brown eyes, a flowing mane and the innate ability to figure out exactly […]

Posted inOutside

Strange Job Title: Fish Watcher

Brian Jennings

Lee Spencer has one of the most unusual job titles in Oregon—Fish Watcher. For the past 18 years Spencer has kept watch over thousands of returning summer steelhead in Steamboat Creek, a tributary of the upper Umpqua River System. Every May Spencer returns to his trailer headquarters along the banks of the Steamboat. He has […]

Posted inCulture

Jenny From the Glock

“I Shot Jennifer Lopez” has its world premiere
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

When I heard the name of local playwright Cricket Daniel’s new play, a lot of things popped into my head. The title, “I Shot Jennifer Lopez,” reminded me of the 1996 film, “I Shot Andy Warhol,” by Mary Harron about Valerie Solanas, the ’60s radical who wrote a screenplay she wanted Warhol to produce. He […]

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