When you hear the name “The Pimps of Joytime,” it’s hard to imagine how perfect that name actually is for the band. Every song off of every album sees the band absolutely pimping the idea of just letting go and having fun. Their funk is a deep funk you feel in your soul, making it […]
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Your Number is Up
The secrets behind “auctioning” food at the table, and other server tricks of the trade
“Who had the pork chop?” We’ve all been through this. You and your dining companions have chosen a restaurant, been seated, presented with menus and had your orders taken. When the food arrives, the server starts making you do all the work. It’s a conversation-stopper. Hands point to one another across the table. A glass […]
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Source Spotlight: Brad Chalfant
Protecting wild lands is his mission
“We’re not done — whether it’s in Camp Polk or one of the other properties. We see these fisheries coming back, but I want to see whole beaver colonies restoring these flood plains. And some day I hope to see sandhill cranes nesting in one of these meadows.” Brad Chalfant, a founding member of the […]
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More Factors Working Against Millennials Entering the Housing Market
We typically hear that the main obstacles keeping many millennials from entering the housing market are student loan debt, stricter credit standards and escalating rents that make it difficult to save for a down payment. Additionally, the typical cry from the real estate sector is that there’s not enough inventory and that more homes need […]
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Sleeping in the Wilds in Winter
The Source’s outdoor writer packs in—and out—of a local backcountry cabin… but he’s not gonna tell you which one. Three of us carried heavy packs for miles, trudging through knee-deep snow, towing over 100 pounds of food and gear for the many days ahead in the Oregon backcountry. Our wintry paradise was a cabin in […]
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Source Spotlight: Frank Bonacquisti
Radio airwaves are in his blood
In 1972 Frank Bonacquisti was a student at Portland’s Benson Polytechnic High School. He was searching for an after school activity when he saw a notification for the school’s radio station, KBPS. Intrigued, he checked it out. Some 45 years later he’s still working in radio, serving as KBND’s program director and host of the […]
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Book Talk: A Tale of Two Shepards
Before you stroll the streets on First Fridays in downtown Bend, check out this monthly review (or in this case, reviews plural) featuring reading recommendations courtesy of the Source and Dudley’s Bookshop Café. Then head down to the shop for a discount on the books! “The One Inside” by Sam Shepard “Vicious cold again. Blue […]
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New Rent Control Law in Portland: A Lesson for Bend?
Many people lack sympathy for landlords jacking up rents to the max in areas with close to zero vacancy rates. Housing involves real people with real lives, and the current housing environment is not very healthy for affordable home ownership or rental. The argument can be made that home affordability is important because homeowners and […]
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Picks 2/22-3/1
Your guide to this weeks picks
Riff Raff with DJ Afterthought, Dollar Bill Gates, Owey and Peter Jackson Friday 24 RAP— Riff Raff first made it onto the scene when he tattooed MTV onto his neck so that he could legally go by MTV Riff Raff. Flash forward a few years later and the zigzag bearded rapper is still as off-the-wall. […]
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Oscar Sunday Returns
The Source picks the winners (or tries to)
It’s time once again for the Superbowl Sunday of Cinema: The 89th Annual Academy Awards. Since it’s so much fun to predict which way the Academy will vote, only to get mad when the things you love lose horribly, this year we’ll look at the movies and people we WANT to win, versus the things […]
