I‘m not sure how it happened, but earlier this year I was lamenting the fact that 2022 hadn’t been a great year for cinema, but then in the last, like, four months, a dozen or so all-around amazing movies were released. So amazing that here at the end of the year making a Best of […]
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New Year’s Eve 2022-23 Guide for Central Oregon
Gathering a list of NYE parties, so you don’t have to
Looking for a New Year’s Eve party? We’ve got you. Here is a list of what’s happening in Central Oregon to ring in 2023. Make sure to scroll through to check out all the extraordinary parties. Know of an event but don’t see it on this list? Submit events for free to our online calendar, and NYE […]
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Letters to the Editor 12/22/2022
Elections The elections are over, thankfully! The vitriol seems to get worse and the lies are exponential. For example, the overturning of Roe vs. Wade did not mean the end of abortion availability. Trump won! We can save the planet by eliminating fossil fuels. How many votes were purchased with the promise of cancellation of […]
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Tableware, Gourmet Treats from Italy Among Items at New Box Factory Store
Visit this “lifestyle concept store” opened by Mimmo Rosati
Tastes of Italy and Europe are among the items available at a new store that opened Dec. 16 in the Box Factory in Bend. Borgo Rosati is a “lifestyle concept store” opened by Mimmo Rosati, featuring collections of tableware and gourmet foods from Italy, artwork from local and regional artists, furniture and even women’s clothing. […]
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Latin-American and Japanese Mashup at El Sancho’s Secret Spot
Best-kept not-kept secret spot in Bend
It might be called “the Super Secret Side Street Saloon,” but El Sancho’s latest venture is in the Source events calendar… so, it’s kinda like the best-kept not-kept secret in Bend. Now through March 4, El Kussho, the sushi spot also known as Kusshi NW that previously popped up in downtown Bend, is posted up […]
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More St. Charles Staff Unionize
About 40 home care and hospice nurses are the latest group of St. Charles employees to form a union
Home health and hospice nurses at St. Charles Health System voted to form a union on Dec. 8, becoming the latest cohort of St. Charles employees to become unionized. About 40 nurses across Central Oregon will now be represented by the Oregon Nurses Association, who already represent over 1,100 nurses in the St. Charles Health […]
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Governor Commutes Death Row Inmates
Seventeen inmates with death sentences are no longer eligible for capital punishment, a policy the state hasn’t acted on in over 25 years
On Dec. 13 Gov. Kate Brown commuted the sentence of Oregon’s 17 inmates on death row and ordered the execution chamber to be dismantled. The 17 prisoners will now serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. Oregon rarely uses the death penalty, executing only two inmates in the last 50 years. Since the […]
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Christmas Lights: A Judgmental Guide
Rate the lights in your neighborhood with this helpful system
One of my fondest childhood memories of Christmas in the 1970s was riding around in the family station wagon, “Bessie,” to look at Christmas lights while I whined to my parents about needing a snack – again. There was something magical about a familiar evening landscape transformed to a radiant wonderland at the expense of […]
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At the Holidays, Make Redistribution of Wealth a Personal Task, Not Just a Governmental One
Workers and volunteers helping our houseless neighbors are tired. Those who benefit from the increase in housing values need to step up.
This time of year is typically a time for people to count their blessings and focus on a measure of gratitude. For homeowners, one needs only to look at the property tax statement that arrived in the mail not long ago to see a dose of that gratitude played out. While it’s true that some […]
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Cross-Country Skiing, in Town
Grooming of a Nordic track at Skyline Sports Complex allows skiers to enjoy the snow under lights til 9pm every day
A 1-kilometer loop groomed for skiing is now packed at Skyline Sports Complex in Bend, seated next to Cascade Middle School. The most recent grooming took place on Friday, Dec. 16. The park lights should be on until 9pm most evenings, allowing for night skiing. “It is a skate pad only as the snow isn’t quite […]
