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A statistic floats by early on in local filmmaker Jesse Locke’s new documentary, “7 Hills,” which brings a shock to the system. The country of Jordan has 67,600 displaced humans from Iraq, 671,579 from Syria, 14,457 from Yemen, 793 from Somalia and 6,146 from Sudan. That’s close to 1/10th of the population of the entire country. […]
The work of a world-traveling mural painter can now be found in Bend, at the skate school Bearings Skateboard Academy. John Pipes—who typically signs his murals under his professional moniker, Pipes Dreams—completed three pieces now on permanent display at BSA. According to Gabe Triplette, owner and coach at BSA, he and Pipes are longtime friends […]
Tyler Orton, the man behind this week’s feature photography, has taken some top-notch images of Central Oregon’s skate scene. Sadly, we had room for only two in our print issue. Here are the rest. Tyler Orton Tyler Orton Tyler Orton Tyler Orton Tyler Orton Tyler Orton “Skate photography was something I did just every once […]
For nearly a decade the skate community has been looking for a replacement for “Pondy” or Ponderosa Skatepark, which is, by all accounts, an antiquated and run-down community skate zone in Southeast Bend. Now that Bend’s skate community has, finally, gathered enough momentum and found a willing partner in Bend Park & Recreation District, it […]
Rodney Mullen shredding it up back in 1984 in Japan. I wonder if those tube socks help. Check it out!
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