Bend’s new mayor, who is beginning his third term as a city council member, holds a Ph.D. in physics, started a series of high-tech companies and is very interested in alternative energies. He raced motocross in the early-'70s, is passionate about superconductivity and is pretty sure he’s tested more water-heating solar panel designs than anyone […]
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First Ascents
Brooke Sandahl and your favorite routes at Smith Rock
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment in our five-part series on the pioneers of Central Oregon’s famed outdoor sports scene. In the past 100 years, a handful of people have helped progress the accessibility and notoriety of our adventure sport scene. These icons of the outdoor world, in a pursuit of their own fresh […]
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Lust List Survey
Who are Bend’s hottest hotties? Weigh in here.
Our annual Love Issue will feature the winners of the survey, as voted by YOU, the reader.
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Wheel in the Sky
Bicycle Re-Source of Bend keeps turning to provide bikes to Bend’s neediest
Monday was a day of triage at the Bicycle Re-Source of Bend. The all-volunteer staff was stripping parts from bikes rescued from the landfill and sorting them into two piles: reuse and recycle. The parts and frames that are salvaged will be turned into usable bikes and donated to those in need. The goal, according […]
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Two Men, a Canoe and a Lot of Gumption
How the Langleys put C.O. whitewater on the map
You know that outdoor sport that you love—the one you can’t stop thinking about and you spend all your free time doing? Yeah, that one. Now, imagine that after years of training, sacrifice and dedication, you have the opportunity to compete in the Olympics. But then, without warning, your event is dropped from the Olympic […]
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Music of the Gods
Folk singer Dar Williams gets conceptual on latest album
Concept albums aren’t only for art-pop or hip-hop; they’re for singer-songwriters, too. For proof, listen to the trilogy of albums by Manchester Orchestra in which front man Andy Hull based all the songs on a 17th century sailor. For New York singer Dar Williams, her concept album comes by way of her ninth studio release, […]
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Sour Power
What the hell sour beer is,
and why you should drink it
Sour beer ain’t no Bud Light. With new breweries and bottle shops popping up what feels like daily in Bend, brewers are stretching our palates and our perceptions of what beer is by innovating recipes and reinventing old brewing techniques. Sour beer is one such revival. Originally popularized in Europe, sours differ from other brews […]
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My Top Ten Meals and Moments of 2012
Best Bloody Mary Morning Elk Lake Resort Lawn chair scooted up to the edge of the lake, toes in the water, spicy bloody mary in hand and a bottle of rosé chilling between my feet. I was sure that life couldn’t get any better than this. We awoke to morning mist on the lake and […]
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Central Oregon’s Ultimate Top Ten Lists
What made our top 10 lists from 2012!
Top 10 Images of the Year From Our Fave Local Photographer 1. Antelope Canyon, Arizona. Participants in our Photo Workshop Group in Arizona. Nothing beats that place for texture and light in nature. 2. Bushman woman with child, Namibia. Spending time with a Bushman clan was a photographer’s dream we realized last May. 3. Daniel […]
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Big News: Prineville Brews
Solstice Brewing Company releases first microbrew
It was 1868 when Barney Prine first settled on the banks of the Crooked River, building a blacksmith shop nearby, and a post office a few years later. Soon after, the entire area bore his name— Prineville. Still under 10,000 people, Prineville has retained its small-town roots, while at the same time embracing opportunities for […]
