What sport combines the endurance of soccer, the dexterity of basketball and the toughness of football? A local team of athletes known as the Lady Roughriders knows the answer: Rugby. And with that, these champions are ready to take the field for another winning season. The Bend Lady Roughriders Rugby Club will host the annual […]
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Home Ownership is Important, but Still Elusive for Many
There was an interesting article in The Wall Street Journal recently about the lopsided recovery of our national housing market—which is true for Bend as well. The statistics show that the housing market has rebounded substantially from the recent recession in terms of price appreciation, but that the middle class is very much struggling to […]
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Go Here 8/24-8/31
Volcanic Bike and Brew Festival No other town does beer and outdoor sports quite like Bend. Need an example? Check out the Volcanic Bike and Brew Festival at Mt. Bachelor from Aug. 26-28, featuring the best in mountain bike racing and local brews. Kicking off at 11 am each day, riders will compete in the […]
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Big Venues and Band Squabbles
Crossover Christian rockers Needtobreathe face the same issues that plague other popular bands
Success, obviously, has its perks—but it also brings a few challenges. Needtobreathe discovered that firsthand in touring for its 2014 album, “Rivers In the Wasteland.” As the venues got bigger, the group’s show and performing style had to change with it. “The struggle or the difficulty of the last tour was, as the venues got […]
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Of Mountain Goats and Unicorns
On July 20 of this year, Camp Sherman resident Peter Eshrick was making his annual pilgrimage hike into the saddle above Canyon Creek Meadows with his daughter Katrina and her two kids Camila and Samuel (ages 12 and 10), when Camila suddenly shouted,”What’s that over there on the mountain side?” “What, over where?” Granddaddy Peter […]
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Two Men and a Pizza Place
SW maneuvers the mountain of meat
Jared Rasic: Normally when we’re headed into a restaurant to review food for the Chow section, we try as many dishes as possible. It allows us to get a varied sampling of the menu to write about and, selfishly, to have plenty of delicious delectables to mow down upon. At Olde Towne Pizza, however, one […]
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Picks 8/24-8/31
Thursday 25 Metal Mulisha Rocks Redmond MOTORCYCLES—The Metal Mulisha people have been behind some of the most entertaining riding exhibitions of the last few years. Their clothing line bears a bit too much of a resemblance to the symbols and iconography of the Schutzstaffel (SS), but they mostly just ride motorcycles around and act extreme. […]
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Little Bites 8/24-8/31
Humm introduces Blue Wave: The Official Kombucha of the Seattle Seahawks Yes, you read that right. Kombucha went pro. It’s no surprise that super-progressive Seattle is home of the first pro team with an official kombucha. Don’t believe it? Look at the label. For the 2016-17 regular football season, Blue Wave, a brand-new Humm flavor […]
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No Strings Attached
Oregon’s Laika Studio delivers a melancholy masterwork
By the end of the year, there will most likely be at least three American animated films on my Best Films of 2016 list. “Finding Dory,” “Sausage Party,” “Kung Fu Panda 3,” “Zootopia” and now “Kubo and the Two Strings” have all been wonderfully entertaining works—and we still have a few more probable greats to […]
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Bend’s Chinese Beer Connection
Jing-A Brewing brings the craft to Beijing
It’s probably not a great surprise that Beijing, the third-largest city in the world, has a couple of breweries. It is a surprise, however, that one of them has a connection right here in Central Oregon. Jing-A Brewing Co., which opened its own facility and taproom in China’s capital a couple years ago after a […]
