In December 2010, as protestors were swelling the plazas and thoroughfares of Tunisia to demand the ouster of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, artists there also took to the streets. Demands of freedom were scrawled across walls from Matmata to Tunis with rattle cans and brushes. These messages were the backdrop to the movement […]
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My Top Ten Meals and Moments of 2012
Best Bloody Mary Morning Elk Lake Resort Lawn chair scooted up to the edge of the lake, toes in the water, spicy bloody mary in hand and a bottle of rosé chilling between my feet. I was sure that life couldn’t get any better than this. We awoke to morning mist on the lake and […]
Posted inCulture
New Year's Round-up
Where will you be when 2013 hits? Speaker-freaking at the Midtown? Snuggling up with your sweetie in a dark corner of Velvet? Or stomping the crap out of the floor at the Century Center with Larry and his Flask? Fear not, party people, the Source has a list of events happening in Bend on the […]
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Top 10 Central Oregon Outside Events
A lot of impressive stuff happened in the outdoor world this year
1 – Passage of Park’s Bond Measure No. 9-86: The Bend Park & Recreation District bond measure passed this November, barely—51.70% to 48.30%—which means for a few measly bucks more in taxes, we’ll get: more trails, soccer fields, parks, AND a whitewater park. Bend is about to be more awesomer than ever. 2. Boswell Signs […]
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Passin’ the Flask
It’s been a big year for Central Oregon’s Larry and His Flask.
Over drinks, they told me all about it.
Andrew Carew walked into Parrilla last Wednesday afternoon and was immediately greeted by damn near everyone in the Westide Bend burrito joint. Carew is a dishwasher at Parrilla. He’s also one of the six members of Central Oregon’s punk bluegrass band, Larry and His Flask. So, it makes total sense that everyone in the small […]
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Central Oregon’s Ultimate Top Ten Lists
What made our top 10 lists from 2012!
Top 10 Images of the Year From Our Fave Local Photographer 1. Antelope Canyon, Arizona. Participants in our Photo Workshop Group in Arizona. Nothing beats that place for texture and light in nature. 2. Bushman woman with child, Namibia. Spending time with a Bushman clan was a photographer’s dream we realized last May. 3. Daniel […]
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Big News: Prineville Brews
Solstice Brewing Company releases first microbrew
It was 1868 when Barney Prine first settled on the banks of the Crooked River, building a blacksmith shop nearby, and a post office a few years later. Soon after, the entire area bore his name— Prineville. Still under 10,000 people, Prineville has retained its small-town roots, while at the same time embracing opportunities for […]
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The Beat Goes On
Despite the end of Century Center, other Bend venues keep on trucking
2012 has been a rough year for Century Center. The two-year-old music and event space has faced chronic noise and nuisance complaints from neighbors, as well as traffic and land use issues with nearby bullet company Nosler. Owner Dave Hill shut down one of the venue’s largest events, the yearly Roots Festival, with only week's […]
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Blowing the Dam
Why this option—and others—should be discussed, but aren’t
Science was not driving the conversation at a recent Mirror Pond Steering Committee meeting. Politics and frustrations, however, were. On this December day, members of the steering committee trickled into the Bend City Hall boardroom one by one. Soon, five people sat scattered around several large tables. As they exchanged small talk before Mel Oberst, […]
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The Man, The Myth, The Wanderlust Legend
Owner of local tour company sheds light on his adventures
After 20 years of operating one of Bend’s most prominent guiding companies out of a building in their backyard, Wanderlust’s owners are finally opening a brick-and-mortar shop in Bend. We recently sat down with Dave Nissan to talk about the tourism industry in Bend, the path to now and a few stories about the company’s […]
