Aged 35 and older, masters racers—men and women—are often among the strongest riders in any peloton. Why? They’re old enough to have decades’ worth of miles in their legs (as well as years of racing experience), but still fit enough to hang with the young bucks. Next week, for the third year running, the graying […]
Flanked by two giant astronaut statues with creepy eyes peering out into the crowd, Primus front man Les Claypool slaps his guitar into a disjointed, yet sublimely coherent, bass line. Swirls of color emerge from the 3D graphics broadcast behind him and float over the crowd at this year’s SASQUATCH! Music Festival. “When it’s all […]
Nostalgia rots your insides, holding you back and preventing you from accomplishing anything new. This is a hard, unsentimental truth, one usually taught by too many heartbreaks or too many awkward reunions. Gary King (Simon Pegg) still hasn’t learned it. Still rocking the battered Dr. Martins and Sisters of Mercy T-shirt he’s had since he […]
As the annual marathon craft-brew taste-off, Bend BrewFest, got underway in the Old Mill District on Thursday night—an event that draws more than 60 breweries and 140 individual beers and, according to one Source staffer (after a few plastic mugs full), “a lot of f***ing people”—crowds of tourists spilled into downtown after the 10 pm […]
On Friday, a dozen hungry lunch-goers sat in a new common dining area on Bend’s Westside filling up on vibrant red and green curries from Thailandia, spicy fried chicken dishes served on a bed of bean sprouts and kimchee from Real Food Bistro, and traditional carnitas tacos made with handmade tortillas and slathered with salsa […]
Every Wednesday at 8 am, Palate Coffee on Colorado Avenue becomes a radiating hotbed of positivity and encouragement. A rotating cast of local women, all involved in some capacity with the World MUSE organization, meets at the coffee bar to share stories in an informal, but always optimistic, conversation. Topics range from urban homesteading to […]
In the 13 months since being elected, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has been making history. She has helped beef up Oregon consumer protection programs and endorsed a bill that should help medical marijuana cardholders better connect with legal pot-slinging dispensaries. But perhaps Rosenblum’s biggest accomplishment came the day she took office, June 29, 2012: […]
It was hard to miss the nervous, excited, anticipatory energy buzzing through the crowd of mountain bikers. Grown men dressed in neon greens and electric blues and sporting Star Wars-eque helmets were saying silly things, like, “Pedal bikes! Yay!” before high-fiving one of their goofily-dressed comrades. I know, because I was one such doofus (though […]
Until a year ago, when he became executive director of Portland’s City Club, Sam Adams had spent 20 year with City Hall as his business mailing address—starting in 1992 as a 29-year-old chief of staff to Mayor Vera Katz, then as a one-term city councilmember and, finally, from 2009 through 2012, as a controversial yet […]
Six grueling races later and Jack Perry, a young, high-energy Bend athlete, still shows no sign of fatigue. Perry likes to stay active and enjoys competition but is far from cutthroat. For Perry, races are just a good excuse to get outside and go hard. Perry, I learned, is also a creature of habit. When […]
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