Few men can get away with wearing tight, white jeans. But on stage, Boise rocker and heartthrob Cary Judd (who goes by his alter ego Danny Blaqk) sure can. In fact, he’s regularly referred to as “sexy” by music writers and fans in Boise. Men and women alike love his style. Most nights when The […]
From the blazing saddles of the old west cowboy, to the iPhone-obsession of the 21st century, entrepreneurs in Bend—and beyond—are exporting the Central Oregon lifestyle as much as they are living it. This year’s Made in Bend issue highlights products that reflect a distinctly Bend outlook on the world—and, values heavy with tradition, health, the […]
No, this is not your grandpa’s Police Department In recent months, the Bend Police Department has been rocked by a mid-level scandal: In January, The Bulletin reported that the Public Information Officer had been having sex with three female city employees over the past several years—sometimes in a squad car and reportedly in the police […]
The barista that serves up a double shot of hot, the brewers that put a hop in our step and fitness instructors that flex our love muscles, these are the Source reader’s votes for the most drool-worthy eye-candy around Bend. Happy Valentine’s Day! Apples of Our Eye Hottest Male Brewer Dan Mccoy, 35 Owner and […]
“I’m on a bus, actually,” is Pat Schowe’s response to our initial pleasantries during our phone interview. Part-time, Schowe is the drummer for Rose Windows, the new-wave, psychedelic seven-piece rock band out of Seattle. The rest of the time, he works at a holistic pet food store. “Weird, I know,” says Schowe as he bumps […]
In 1959, a year before Bono was born, U-2 was the name for a classified, unmanned plane that flew past the Iron Curtain and across the restricted airspace in the Soviet Union. Concerned about sending pilots into hostile air space, the US Air Force launched a program—code name “Red Wagon”—to send “unmanned aerial vehicle”—or, what […]
No, the east side does not have fine dining. Not yet. There is no slick décor Zydeco and no 5 Fusion top-grade sushi. But that doesn’t mean the east side is a diners’ wasteland. Hardly. Baldy’s offers scrumptious barbecue, The Phoenix is a bustling steakhouse, and the popular Jackson’s Corner plans to open its second […]
Crash Reel is not a film that will be shown by NBC during the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The remarkable documentary plainly, candidly and beautifully tells the story about Kevin Pearce, a top snowboarder and probably Shaun White’s biggest (and only?) rival—that is, until his accident. The story is fairly well-known, but even if you don’t […]
Facing reelection in November and with a number of Republicans champing at the bit to challenge the first-term senator, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) made a stop at Bend’s Central Oregon Community College last Saturday for a town hall. It is all part of his 36-county tour around Oregon. Although Stanford and Princeton, where Merkley received his […]
Every once in a while, there’s a perfect sequence of film. The part with the plane in North by Northwest. The accidental gunshot in Pulp Fiction. The Raiders of the Lost Ark truck chase. 2001‘s zero-g workout scene. The beginning of Up. Blade Runner‘s tears in the rain. Buster Keaton. The POV tour of the […]
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