Jeff P. This brown trout and smaller rainbow trout are just a few of the victims of our antiquated water management policies. Countless fish now lay dead on the banks of the Upper Deschutes, stranded after the Water Resources Department reverted to extremely low winter flow rates earlier this week. What’s perhaps even more depressing […]
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Snowrider’s Guide
Four ways to enjoy winter, as told by local athletes from four different disciplines
This winter season the Northwest is in line for an above-average snowfall, at least according to AccuWeather.com‘s “Expert Long-Range Forecaster” Paul Pastelok. That’s good news—if you believe in such things. As for us, well, we don’t trust a forecast that’s more than a couple days down the road, but we will take September’s record-breaking snows […]
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When the Dam Breaks
Leak in ailing Newport Avenue dam could force Pacific Power’s hand
Last week, a small fissure deep inside the wooden and concrete base of the 103-year-old Newport Avenue dam erupted. River water surged through the hole in the dam—the aquatic impoundment that creates Mirror Pond—and, as of press time, continues to pour through at the alarming rate of approximately 500 cubic feet per second. It is […]
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Better, but Not Great
New school year brings changes for LGBTQ teens
In 2002, Stephanie Lawless was a closeted teenager at Bend High School. At that time, a few friends knew she was bisexual, but no one knew that, beneath the sports jerseys and masculine mannerisms, she was not a boy but a transgender girl. “I knew of roughly three to five individuals that were ‘out’ as […]
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Chilly on the outside, warm on the inside
Comfort food roundup
Admit it: Summer is over. Done. Finished. Put away the ice cubes and tall tumblers of ice tea. Walk away. But the end of one season means the beginning of another and this week’s brisk days and chilly evenings had our staff in a comfort food mindset, dishes to stoke the inner furnace. Grilled Cheese […]
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Hostile Takeover
Supervillain Sandwiches delivers downtown with a Bang! Pow! Boom!
We might not live in Gotham City, but Bend’s downtown is now occupied by a slew of Supervillains in the form of sandwiches. Supervillain Sandwiches, a new lunch spot and deli, took over for local favorite big, bready, East-Coast-style New York City Sub Shop last Tuesday, across Bond Street from Deschutes Brewery. The atmosphere is […]
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City Council Roundup
City Shifts Intersection Construction to Accommodate Galveston Businesses No one likes a detour. But when that detour catches neighbors by surprise, sends heavy traffic onto small side streets, and diverts the flow of customers from area businesses, people are likely to be a bit miffed. And that frustration came out at last Wednesday’s City Council meeting, […]
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Now or Never
Is the city of Bend doing enough for sustainability?
For any heel-dragging doubters of global warming—a reality that will increasingly shape the livability of the planet—the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a panel of several hundred Nobel Peace Prize winning scientists, recently released a draft report that said, yes, beyond doubt global warming is happening and, what’s more, it's happening at a rate faster […]
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Miles from the Ocean
Juno is sushi in the tradition of excellence
Tiny, hard-to-spot restaurants are a long-standing tradition in Japan, and Juno, a new westside sushi bistro, can be tricky to find. It's located in the space formerly occupied by Spice Box and tucked between commercial businesses, and its entry faces another building. My companion and I had to search a few minutes for the location—and […]
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Pod People
New food cart collective and open-air bar? Heck yes!
On Friday, a dozen hungry lunch-goers sat in a new common dining area on Bend’s Westside filling up on vibrant red and green curries from Thailandia, spicy fried chicken dishes served on a bed of bean sprouts and kimchee from Real Food Bistro, and traditional carnitas tacos made with handmade tortillas and slathered with salsa […]
