Way back when, The Little Woody started with a small group of local brewers getting together to share the barrel-aged beers they were producing. The small batches of brew were made as a way to celebrate craft brewing as an art form, back when every element of beer culture wasn’t soaked up by the general […]
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From Community Activist to Longtime Mayor
Bend Mayor Jim Clinton looks back at 12 years in office—and to the future
Mayor Jim Clinton chose not to seek re-election this year to a fourth term on Bend City Council. The Source Weekly caught up with him recently to chat about the past 12 years in office, where Bend is today and what the future holds. The Past Clinton’s political journey started with elk. He and his […]
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Letters 8/31-9/7
Deschutes River Alliance Fires Back In your Aug. 24 article, “In Search Of a Cooler River,” Portland General Electric spokesperson Steve Corson states, “They (the Deschutes River Alliance) want to go back to the status quo prior to the selective water withdrawal system, and essentially to abandon the reintroduction effort for salmon and steelhead above […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Wild Game and Foraged Finds
Dinner with Hank Shaw celebrates “Buck, Buck, Moose”
If there is any event to be excited about this fall in Bend’s culinary scene, this is it. DRAKE is hosting the fifth stop on a nationwide tour promoting James Beard Award-winning author Hank Shaw’s third cookbook, “Buck, Buck, Moose: Recipes and Techniques for Cooking Deer, Elk, Moose, Antelope and Other Antlered Things.” The comprehensive […]
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Sides Notes 8/31-9/7
Pilot Dies at Airshow of the Cascades The Airshow of the Cascades show ended in tragedy Aug. 27 when a pilot died in a plane crash. According to Airshow of the Cascades’ website, Marcus Paine died during his Saturday afternoon performance in Madras. Paine, who hailed from Anchorage, Alaska, had been a pilot for more […]
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Climate Change Resolution
Do something instead of doing nothing
As a reporter at my college newspaper I witnessed a scene that reminded me of the current wrangling over Bend’s climate change resolution. A young undergraduate was taking advantage of the open-forum hour in the school’s student center. Her topic: reducing our consumption of fossil fuels by going vegan. Surrounding her below the podium was […]
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Hope for Credit-Challenged Buyers: FHA Loans
Many people who are renting today are paying more than they would with a mortgage. At the same time, those renters may think they can’t qualify for a loan because of damaged credit and more stringent loan requirements. Conventional loan criteria require higher credit scores than in the past, but the good news is that […]
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So Many Keyboards
Headwaves is coming for us all
You probably haven’t heard of Seattle’s Headwaves, but you will. The four-piece’s mix of dreamy fuzz pop and synth-heavy, vocal-driven soundscapes will nail the pleasure points of fans of acts like “Portugal. The Man,” and “Beach House.” Their debut record will be released in October after they tour the West Coast spreading their delightfully modern, […]
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Not Folking Around
The 21st Annual Sisters Folk Festival arrives
The Sisters Folk Festival has come a long way since its inception in 1995. For one, the number of bands and popularity of the acts has grown considerably. Eleven venues from all over Sisters participate—and this year included—the festival sells out weeks before the event. Central Oregon might have several music festivals throughout the year, […]
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Scuba Dooba Do!
Learn diving in high-altitude Bend and you’ll be ready to dive anywhere
With summer’s end just around the corner, it feels like the season is making a final push to oppress Bend with high temperatures. Still, there are plenty of ways to beat the heat, from air-conditioned buildings to floating the Deschutes to stalking an ice cream truck. One extreme alternative, though, allows Bendites to not only […]
