Thursday 19 Author! Author! with Dave Eggers AUTHOR—Some love the cerebral, autobio marvels in a “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,” others favor the non-fiction wonders that author Dave Eggers dropped in “Zeitoun.” Whatever your flavor, you’ll get to hear him speak at the Deschutes Library’s Author! Author! Series. We heart you for this, Library. […]
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It’s Karl Denson’s Universe
We’re all just playing in it
You might have heard Karl Denson’s singing, saxophone playing or flute rocking in a few different places. For one, his work with acid jazz group The Greyboy Allstars defined mid to late ’90s soul funk dance music. He plays soul music with The Blind Boys of Alabama, reggae/rock with Slightly Stoopid, stadium rock with Lenny […]
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Winter Wellness & Fit Guide
Natural Approaches to Health and Healing
With an overwhelming number of approaches to using food and healing modalities in the place of—or alongside— Western medicine, newbies to alternative medicine may struggle with where to begin. Throughout this guide we’ll explore popular alternative approaches to healing, commonly sought out and confused. Dr. Joshua Phillips, ND, the creative director of Hawthorn Healing Arts […]
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Sipping Your Way to Better Autoimmune Health
Delving into Bone Broth
In Honor of Winter Wellness and Fitness Week, Here’s to Sipping Your Way to Better Autoimmune Health At a glance, bone broth may not sound very alluring—but this understated staple is both delightfully flavorful and extremely nutritious. Used for centuries, bone broth can be made from the bones of almost any vertebrate, from beef to […]
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A Flood of Movies
2017 will be a milestone year in film
Now that we’re ever so slowly inching our way out of January, the theatrical doldrums of the post-holiday world will be mostly behind us. While 2017 will see a ton of new sequels, reboots, remakes and the like, there are also quite a few interesting original properties headed our way. Here’s a look at just […]
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Ben Affleck Has His First Stumble as a Director
A review of “Live By Night”
Ben Affleck was a joke a little over a decade ago. He was tabloid fodder every week due to his relationship with Jennifer Lopez, while at the same time having a string of terribly received films starting with 2003’s “Daredevil.” With 2007’s “Gone Baby Gone” Affleck quietly slipped into the director’s chair and made one […]
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Sex, Drugs, Rock n’ Roll…& Smoothies?
Local musicians tell us how they manage to keep their svelte figures while touring
The world of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll hardly conjures up the image of healthy habits. Late nights, long travel days and copious amounts of stress lead many to go down comfort food alley. And that’s not to mention the many venues showing their appreciation by showering artists with ample treats—often in free-flowing liquor […]
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Shooting Investigation
On Dec. 23, Michael Jacques was shot and killed during a traffic stop by Bend police. Here’s what’s happening in the aftermath.
It was a Friday night around 10:30 when a Bend police officer stopped Michael Jacques in his Dodge Caravan near Franklin and Bond, after 911 reports of a van being driven erratically on Third street, allegedly nearly hitting a bicyclist. According to Oregon State Police, the officers on the scene first used a Taser on […]
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Side Notes 1/18-1/25
A massive snow removal task for Bend-La Pine Schools, and a rolling return to classes
Going Back to School A “rolling opening” of 30 schools in the Bend-La Pine school district was slated to begin Wednesday, after nearly two weeks of school closures. Students were set to go back to school Jan. 12 after multiple days of closures for heavy snow. That morning though, the roof of the gymnasium at […]
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Shining Bright
Bend has a lot of solar power in its future, but not everyone is happy about it
Ron Rupprecht isn’t thrilled at what he sees 250 feet from his house in east Bend. His property borders a major development with nearly 150 acres of solar panels, now beginning to produce electricity and send power to a Pacific Power substation. Tucked just off Neff Road, Rupprecht purchased his small acreage in 2000 as […]