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Home of the Aluminum Bottle

One year old, Portland’s Base Camp Brewing puts down stakes in Bend for beer dinner
Avatar photo James Williams

Can or bottle? In the ongoing contest as to which brewery can produce the best-looking, most appropriate vessel for its beer, Portland’s Base Camp Brewing Company has made an interesting new entry. Neither a can nor a bottle, the now one-year-old, adventure-themed brewery offers its beers in 22-ounce aluminum cans that are shaped like bottles […]

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An English Lit Six-Pack

This weekend’s Nature of Words festival brings together a literary kaleidoscope
The Source Staff

Jazz music. Fishing. Seattle’s Space Needle and 1962 World Fair. Slam poetry. Six literary talents, each flowing to and from the power of words at very different angles; there is little to hold together the six poets and novelists who make up this year’s Nature of Words annual festival and fundraiser. But, taken together, as […]

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A River Runs Through It?

Inspectors say leaky dam is showing its age, neighbors get a glimpse of a river
Avatar photo James Williams

Early last week, in order to get a good look at the leaking Newport Avenue Dam, Pacific Power, the utility company that owns the structure, drew down the already-low water levels of Mirror Pond (or, do we now call the water adjacent to Drake Park the Deschutes River?). The reason for lowering water levels even […]

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

Winter Wellness

Fact or fiction: What to believe and what to be
The Source Staff

Don’t fall for the hype! Some common health maxims hold up, others don’t. Read on to find out how to stay healthy this winter. Claim: Kombucha is good for you. If you know anyone who does their shopping at Whole Foods, you’ve surely been assured of the health benefits of kombucha, a fermented tea drink […]

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Breaking into the Big League

Freshly home from Europe, Ian Boswell explains racing with world’s best cycling team
Avatar photo James Williams

Last week, Ian Boswell was, by his own admission, “dying.” At 6 feet tall and 155 pounds, the lanky 22-year-old Bend native is one of America’s best road cyclists. Last month, Boswell wrapped up his first professional race season with Team Sky, a British cycling squad widely regarded as the best in the world (the […]

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Meet the Artist

Kevin Prather: Sharpies and obscure pop culture references
Avatar photo Brianna Brey

You’ve probably already met KP, who designed this week’s Source cover and is our artist of the month with a curated show at Franklin’s Crossing. He’s blonde and bearded, with shy light eyes almost always tucked under the brim of a baseball hat. The production manager for Random Presents, a local music promotion company, has […]

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Cool Runnings

How to stay fit during the darkest days of the year
Avatar photo James Williams

With the end of Daylight Savings Time on Sunday, gone are the evening daylight hours, and the leisurely post-work evening workouts they allow. What to do? Adapt! Below are a number of clever options for bolstering both motivation and fitness levels during the shorter days. Also note that all suggestions here rely on groups; that’s […]

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Lust, Caution 

Blood and regret in Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy's The Counselor
Erik Henriksen

It’s perhaps best to think of the Counselor (Michael Fassbender) not as a lawyer but as an investor. An investor who has made a terrible investment. That isn't to say he's stupid. He's clever enough to know how handsome he is. He's clever enough to have fallen in love with the gorgeous Laura (Penélope Cruz), […]

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Back in the Game

Blues music isn’t just for old timers any more
Avatar photo Ethan Maffey

Bend blues band Blackflowers Blacksun doesn't necessarily need the help of modern-day, big-name blues artists conjuring up meaningful relevancy for the genre to pack its shows and win over new fans. But the fact that blues music is reaching new heights in this era of indie music dominance certainly doesn’t hurt things either. That's something […]

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Double Down

Imperial IPAs are big, boozy and appearing with increasing frequency
Avatar photo James Williams

A recent pour of Pliny the Elder (see this week’s CHOW story) reminded me just how impressive a well-made, big IPA can taste. A good India Pale Ale should be crisp, cold and hop-forward. A double IPA, sometimes called an Imperial IPA (a term borrowed from Russian Imperial stouts), is simply a bolder version of […]

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