With its exposed brick walls and bustling off-the-beaten pathway commerce, Tin Pan Alley could easily stand in as a double for a charming mid-century Bronx scene in a Scorsese film. And, last summer a handful of 8×4 foot canvases, each decorated by a local artist, were draped alongside the thin roadway—and the space’s aesthetic was […]
Doug La Placa
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The Endorsement Guide
We don’t seem to know the word “no”
There are no exciting bare-knuckle battles between candidates, or highly contested moral questions about ganja, gays or guns, but there are four important funding measures on this week’s ballot that will determine the flow of tens of thousands of dollars—and, if the measures pass, help communities in Central Oregon grow. Measure 16-69: Rural fire protection […]
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A Good, but Incomplete Idea
The Transient Room Tax increase leaves questions unanswered
Let’s be clear: We approve an increase in the Transient Room Tax for the City of Bend, as proposed by Measure 9-94 (not to be confused with Measure 9-96 for a similar room tax increase in Deschutes County). In fact, we think that the TRT for the City of Bend should be more ambitious. The […]