Central Oregon music more commonly means cowboy guitars and bluegrass mandolins than mics and two turntables. But, if Jaime Scott and Anthony Anderson have their say Bend will become a springboard for hip-hop talent. Anderson, who is the CEO for M.T.C. Promotions, and Scott, who owns F5Entertainment, are consistently being asked by up-and-coming rappers for […]
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From the School of Mom
The Curry Shack brings authentic Indian food to Bend’s east side
I first fell in love with curry when I was 25 years old, and living in Singapore. It wasn’t any place special—really, little more than a dining hall with bins full of chicken masala and potatoes soaked in orange curry that I would sop up with deep-fried naan bread. But that place opened up an […]
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Different Strokes
Local paddle maker stands up for environmental practices
Bend isn’t the first place that comes to mind as home-base for an outrigger canoe paddle maker—after all, the high desert is a far cry from the shores of Waikiki. But those geographic differences haven’t stopped Dave Chun from setting up shop for Bend’s only outrigger canoe club, and bringing one of the country’s largest […]
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An Old Building, New Idea
Workhouse celebrates third anniversary
If the US Census—instead of counting things like household income and marital status— had a matrix for features such as collaboration, artistic production, and creativity, then the Ironworks Art District would be a hotspot on Bend’s city map. Constructed in 1912 to support the then-booming timber industry of turn-of-the-century Bend, the Old Ironworks is a […]
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Doing the Dam Thing
A plan for Mirror Pond moves forward despite dissent
When the Mirror Pond Ad-Hoc Committee first presented its hybrid proposal for addressing the failing Newport Avenue dam last November, the plan was well received. For a time, it seemed as if the committee had accomplished the impossible—bridging the chasm of public opinion between those who want to repair the dam and save Mirror Pond […]
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Fat Tuesdays Brings New Orleans Closer
Authentic Cajun cuisine arrives in Central Oregon
The approximately 2,300 miles that separate Bend from New Orleans’ world famous Cajun cuisine has recently been reduced to a mere drive across town. That’s right; the unique and storied flavors of Acadian-inspired Cajun cuisine have arrived in Central Oregon. No need to wait for some one-off bacchanalian trip to New Orleans, the ambrosial smell […]
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When Metal Goes Acoustic
Guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela are flamenco head bangers…sort of
Listen closely and you can hear it. Amid the flourishes of Latin strumming and percussive hand slapping, there it is—the tortured sound of grumbling heavy metal shrieks through the otherwise intimate music of acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. The story is well known—as Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero have told it many times—two teenage kids […]
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TEDxBend: Tchicaya Missamou
Here’s the dilemma: The organizers at TEDxBend want to keep the list of speakers a secret until the day of the event. They want you to trust them. And, here’s the problem: Even though the event isn’t for another month, tickets for this year’s TEDxBend, a day-long event of inspiring speeches and ideas, go on […]
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Head of the Class
Incoming Superintendent Shay Mikalson looks to the future
After seven-year Superintendent of Bend-La Pine Schools Ron Wilkinson announced his plans to retire this summer, the district launched a national search for his replacement. In the end, though, they found someone close to home. Shay Mikalson, currently serving as the assistant superintendent, was selected as the district’s top pick last week. Though Mikalson worked […]
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Too Old For This
The Gunman: Where BAM! and KA-POW! Meet the AARP
The Baby Boomers—previously known as the cohort that inherited a pretty sweet setup from the Greatest Generation, and currently known as the cohort that somehow managed to mess everything up just in time for the Gen Xers and millennials—are getting old. And there are a lot of them. In 1950, Americans over the age of […]
