By: Josh Gross We’ve all been there, watching a movie and thinking, “Damn Geena, this is a great song.” That’s why for this week’s Mixtape, we gathered songs with iconic placement in films. Everything from Bond themes to Dolly Parton vehicles to the song that introduced the world to Bill Haley and the Comets, “Rock Around […]
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Random Acts of Netflix: The Retrieval
Hey folks! Jared here. Every Thursday I’m going to go on Netflixroulette.com, and then watch whatever the damn thing tells me to. In case you haven’t heard of Netflix Roulette, it’s basically a silly website that allows you to SPIN a virtual wheel which then chooses a film or TV show at random out of […]
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Bend City Council Votes to Limit Vacation Rentals
Last night, after hours of deliberation, a battle-weary city council voted unanimously to support the first reading of ordinances including a new short-term rental licensing program and changes to land use code that limit the concentration of what are frequently referred to as vacation rentals. Under the first ordinance, which passed with relative ease, new […]
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Inside the Mind of an “Emerging Artist”
One of First Friday’s biggest draws, for me, is the opportunity to engage with the artists whose works hang in our local galleries and shops. I’m especially excited to meet some of the talented young high schoolers whose art is on display this month at Red Chair Gallery’s “Emerging Artists” show. For one, their work […]
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s issue
Depending on the angle from which you view it, the differences between the rural and urban areas in Central Oregon are either a yin-yang balance, or a divide as wide as a canyon. Yes, there are working cowboys here, and yes there also are computer programmers who sip their lattes and jawbone about their beers […]
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Vote for Your Favorite Central Oregon Restaurant
It’s that time of the year, when we take a look at the culinary landscape and fill you in on what’s hot and who’s got it, for our annual Dining Guide. But this year, in addition to naming a Restaurant of the Year and Rookie of the Year, we’re introducing two new categories of recognition—Food […]
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Michael Franti Returns to Bend August 23
He’s baaack. Or, at least, he will be. Michael Franti returns to Bend with Spearhead on August 23 at the Les Schwab Ampitheater. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 1 for $39 plus service fees. According to LSA: Musician, filmmaker, humanitarian, Michael Franti, is recognized as a pioneering force using music as a vehicle for […]
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In Defense of Birthdays
By Josh Gross A friend of mine recently went on an anti-birthday rant, condemning no shortage of people he considered complicit in the greeting-card-industrial-complex. I told him while I certainly agreed that Hallmark’s corporate office is located in some circle of hell that Dante curiously omitted, holidays are times to celebrate certain emotions or concepts […]
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s issue
Like it or not, weed is coming to Central Oregon. In last week’s issue, Associate Editor Erin Rook wrote a far-reaching feature about how the legalization of recreational marijuana is presenting changes and challenges to Central Oregon. He wrote about the potential tax windfalls (which the City of Bend failed to capitalize on), and on […]
