Taped to the register at Bend’s Workhouse in the Old Ironworks Art District is an old tea bag tag that says “Together we can do what we can never do alone.” Owner Cari Dolyniuk told me that this little nugget of wisdom sums up the way that she and the other three shop owners at […]
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Friday Mixtape: Outlaw Country!
Author: Josh Gross Season 5 of the brilliantly written animated comedy “Archer” just started streaming on Netflix. If you haven’t seen it yet, you’re seriously missing out because one of the plot arcs for season 5 is a main character’s desire to become an “outlaw country” superstar. So in honor of that quest, here’s a […]
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Random Acts of Netflix: Demonic (AKA: Forest of the Damned)
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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City Council Votes 4-3 to Support Mirror Pond Redevelopment Plan
Lat night, City Council narrowly voted to support a plan put forth by the Mirror Pond Ad Hoc Committee and recently approved by the Bend Park & Recreation District Board, to replace the failing dam with a more natural feature that would maintain Mirror Pond. The proposal’s success relies on a public-private partnership and investment […]
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s issue
The job of an editor is, of course, or at least in part, to edit—to remove excess. But while there is a certain joy pruning verbose stories to lean fighting machines, there is also a frustration when we simply do not have enough room in our newspaper for everything. This is one of those weeks. […]
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Phish to Play Two Nights at Les Schwab Amphitheater in July
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived—Les Schwab Amphitheater announced today that the jam band Phish will be joining the summer concert lineup for two nights, July 21 and 22. Tickets go on sale April 2 for $70. But we have a feeling both nights will sell out, if only because of the […]
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Share Your Story with the Library of Congress Using Your Smart Phone
Everybody has a story to tell. For the modern day storyteller, media like podcasts and anonymous blogs give the opportunity to share those heartwarming and embarrassing human experiences with ease. From The Moth to Post Secret, Americans have fed the growing cultural obsession with recording those events—ranging from the mundane to the extraordinary—that captivate audiences of […]
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Congratulations! You’re (probably) registered to vote.
Oregon’s newly-minted Gov. Kate Brown just made history by signing a bill to register all voting-age Oregonians with DMV-issued IDs to vote. The legislation, which Brown had initiated while still Secretary of State, allows residents to opt-out of voter registration, instead of requiring them to opt in. The move is expected to add about 300,000 […]
