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Sunriver Brewing and BBC Win Gold at 2016 World Beer Cup
Submitted by Brian Butenschoen, Oregon Brewers Guild The Brewers Association (BA), announced the results of the 2016 World Beer Cup Awards (WBC) at the conclusion of the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America® in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the evening of Friday, May 6, 2016. With the highest number of entries to date, the 2016 edition […]
Dating: We Want to Know
In an age when people are interacting on a less face-to-face basis, where does that lead the dating scene? Is it making it easier or more difficult? Back before the Internet was in everyone’s pocket, you’d have to rely on randomly meeting someone at a grocery, bookstore, or even a bar. Sliding your number to […]
High Fiber Arts Symposium
This coming weekend is the Scalehouse’s first interactive High Fiber Arts Symposium, on Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14. The mission of the Scalehouse is to create programs and events that promote creative thinking, innovation and collaboration in Bend and this symposium does exactly that! Through a weekend of speakers, panel discussions, workshops and […]
New Radiohead Has Arrived
This is just a reminder that the new Radiohead album, “A Moon Shaped Pool” has been released and it’s awfully good. This is their first record since 2011’s “The King of Limbs” and the wait has been worth it. The band has also released a few new tour dates, which you can find here. Enjoy […]
Bike Helmets for Kids
Submitted by The Center Foundation Wearing a helmet should be an automatic habit for anyone, regardless of age. Each year, about 400,000 children under the age of 15 are treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for bicycle-related injuries, and bicyclists ages 5 to 14 have the highest injury rates of all riders. Helmets provide the […]
You Must Choose…Wisely
Just so no one wastes their time, Daily Dot has made a list of the top 25 worst movies on Netflix. Most of the movies on the list are definitely terrible and pretty easy targets, but I’ll stand up for “Bed of Roses,” “To the Wonder,” and “Elizabethtown.” They aren’t the greatest movies, but there […]
Dads That Step Up
I get that Mother’s Day is just around the corner, so this may seem a bit off topic, but not completely. The day has made me think of all the dads out there who have stepped up and been either what mothers couldn’t be or what biological fathers didn’t want to be. I grew […]
A New Park in Bend to Honor Rolando “Rolo” Garcia
This Saturday, May 7, a community park located within the new Pettigrew Place neighborhood in east Bend will be dedicated in Rolando Garcia’s honor. In addition to Saturday’s park dedication, a cul-de-sac currently under construction in Pettigrew Place will be named Rolo Court. Rolando “Rolo” Garcia, a longtime fixture of Bend’s building community, died unexpectedly […]