Were you in Drake Park this Saturday morning? Then you couldn’t miss the thousands out there for the Central Oregon Women’s March for Action, on the anniversary of the inauguration of the 45th president. According to the Facebook page for the event, 3500 people attended. Source photographers were on scene to capture the action.
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Coming Soon: Super Blood Blue Moon and Lunar Eclipse
Celebrate Jan. 31 with a rare trifecta of events: a blue moon, a blood moon and a lunar eclipse
Cosmic events are kicking off 2018. The first full moon showed brightly on the night of January 1, but the best is yet to come. On January 31, the moon will go through three rare events: a blue Moon, a blood Moon and a lunar eclipse. What’s more, a supermoon will start off the chain […]
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Oregon does “well” in renter survey
State gets an F for affordability
Oregon received a passing grade in the current Apartment List’s Annual Renter Satisfaction Survey. This, however, is an average. Like a teen’s grades, Oregon‘s rating was all over the map. The state received an A+ for pet-friendliness, yet (and big surprise) garnered an F for affordability. The data came from over 45,000 responses focused exclusively on […]
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Happy MLK Day
MLK inspiration from a Bend artist.
Thanks to Susan Hovey for sharing these images, and happy MLK all. “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—Strength to Love, 1963
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BLM fee free day
Get out in the wilderness on MLK Day
Nothing to do with Monday off? Head out to a Bureau of Land Management recreation site for a day of waived fees. “On Monday, to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the BLM invites families to spend the day together enjoying America’s rich public lands heritage,” Brian Steed, BLM Deputy Director said. […]
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Z Snaps from the Ladies
A recap of the Golden Globes, in GIFs
Did you catch the Golden Globe awards this week? In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, Hollywood’s gotten rocked this year, with #metoo playing huge on this stage and elsewhere. And at the awards show, stuff got powerful and political. Here’s a recap, in everyone’s fave format—GIFs! 1. Reese Witherspoon and 300 other actresses […]
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TGIF Cartoon: Harry Potter
A weekly comic by Bill Friday
About the Artist: W.R. (Bill) Friday has been cartooning for almost 50 years. What started as cartooning with his two brothers for a kid-produced paper called the “Snooper Review,” lead to a lifetime of comics. His cartoons have since appeared in publications and exhibits worldwide, from Portland, Oregon to Saint Petersburg, Russia, winning state, regional […]
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Another One Bites the Dust
Summit Saloon closes
In a surprise social media post, Summit Saloon and Stage, the sports bar turned nightclub in downtown Bend, abruptly shut its doors on Tuesday. Citing “unsuccessful lease negotiations and economic factors,” co-owners Matthew Gordon and John Simac who ran the bar for more than 10 years wrote an emotional Facebook farewell stating, “It is with […]
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Another Year, Another Broken Resolution
How to avoid breaking your New Year’s resolutions
Portland makes the top ten for keeping New Year’s resolutions but Americans will mostly still fail.
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NYE 2018: Events in Central Oregon
Find the perfect place to ring in the New Year
Looking for something to do this New Year’s Eve? If you’re staying in Central Oregon to ring in the new year, this roundup is for you. *updated Dec. 29, 2017 Music & Dancing Bend Velvet’s best party of the year is almost here! DJ’s Byrne & LAShawn get the floor bouncing at 10PM. Lots of […]