What does it mean to be a resident, and why does it matter? These questions weighed heavily on the campaign for Bend City Council Position 6, with two of the four candidates facing accusations that they were not qualified to run due to inconsistencies in their residency information. What started as a claim that candidate […]
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Election Results
Some change, and some of the same
The mood at the downtown lounge Velvet was subdued. The snowboard video had been switched over to PBS and election results from the east coast were scrolling silently across the scene. City council candidate Nathan Boddie stood silently by the TV screen. It was 8:12 pm and the election results were scheduled to post any […]
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Thousand-Mile Journeys, By Foot
Local author presents environmental insight from miles in his shoes
When author Jonathan Stewart completed an extensive career with the National Forest Service, he sought a different view of the woods he’s walked countless times and many, many miles. His latest book, “Walking Away from the Land: Change at the Crest of a Continent” chronicles Stewart’s 3,200-mile trek of the Rocky Mountains, from Canada to […]
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The Glass Slipper
Eugene Ballet returns to Bend
When I moved here in 1999, the Tower was closed, there was no Les Schwab Amphitheater and the idea of being able to see opera or ballet here seemed impossible. Fifteen years later there are film festivals, a burgeoning theater community putting on challenging and thought-provoking work, live music almost every night of the week […]
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More Than Ski Porn
The subtle art and love stories of Warren Miller films
Although Warren Miller films are best known for their big and bold images, unbelievable jumps, tumbling wipeouts and swooping snowcapped vistas, it is actually the subtle touches that make these films enduring and captivating—the lowkey elegance that pay homage to ski towns around the world and fawning adulation of personalities and, more specifically, in the […]
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Introspective Empowerment
Naomi Wachira’s inspirational folk music
Originally from Kijabe, Kenya, Naomi Wachira’s velvety alto and unpredictable vocal lines over her folky wholesome guitar strumming reflect her musical upbringing and African homeland. “My dad was a pastor and when I was 5 I became a member of their singing group where we traveled to different churches in Kenya,” explained Wachira. “My mom […]
Posted inFood & Drink
A new bakery, another inch on the waistline
The Fantastic (Mrs.) Foxtail Bakeshop
The front room to Foxtail Bakeshop, a new bakery adjacent to The Lot, is tidy and looks as if Wes Anderson had designed the space to its very country-style detail: A turquoise chest of drawers serves as a front counter, three skinny chairs huddle in the corner and cookies wait in glass jars next to […]
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Election 2014 Endorsement Cheat Sheet
BEND CITY COUNCILOR 5: NATHAN BODDIE We are looking for councilors who we believe will better represent community values when they make decisions. BEND CITY COUNCILOR 6: LISA SEALES Overall we believe that Seales will fill the leadership and moderator gap that departing Jodie Barram leaves. CITY COUNCILOR 7: BARB CAMPBELL City council needs more […]
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To Reside, or Not to Reside
Casey Roats’ attorney claims opponent is the one with residency issues
A City Council race that started on high ground, talking about livability and affordable housing issues, has in its last weeks become overshadowed by questions surrounding the residency qualifications of candidate Casey Roats. That shadow grew longer last week when the candidate’s attorney, Neil Bryant, responded to calls for Roats to withdraw by attempting to […]
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’90s Guys Redman and Method Man
Smokers Club Tour has only one Oregon date: Bend!
Two of the most iconic and innovative hip-hop artists of the last two decades, Method Man and Redman got their start with Wu-Tang Clan and Def Squad respectively in the golden age of East Coast versus West Coast hip-hop. After teaming up in the mid-’90s they have produced two full-length albums as a team, been […]
