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The Kedi’s Meow

This story about cats on the streets of Istanbul is way better than those cat videos you like to watch
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

“Everything is beautiful if you look at it with love.”-“Kedi” Hundreds of thousands of cats have roamed freely through the streets of Istanbul over the last several thousand years. The people of the city treat the cats like neighbors, not like annoying strays snatching food off tables. Indeed, part of living in Istanbul is making […]

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A Tale of Texas Toking

Josh Jardine

I’ve written in the past about how my work within the music and cannabis industries has been most complementary, how cannabis has saved my sanity during numerous tours, and how offering up cannabis products to touring bands has saved theirs. But there was one time when a band saved me from cannabis, and a potential […]

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Ultimately, Bluegrass

After a departure on their last album, the Infamous Stringdusters return to their bluegrass roots
Alan Sculley

Coming off of a 2016 album (“Ladies & Gentlemen”) that was a bit of a musical detour, the Infamous Stringdusters knew it was time to re-establish what the band is about musically. But fiddle player Jeremy Garrett is a bit surprised by just how far back to their roots his group went on their new […]

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The Plant Meat Burger Coming for Your Beef

Can a veggie burger taste like the real thing?
Lisa Sipe

The burger is America’s favorite food, so it’s no wonder vegetarians and vegans have been trying to find a suitable replacement for years. Almost every veggie burger lacks in some department. It’s either too mushy, the wrong color, or it tastes rich and delicious but nothing like the real thing. Maybe plants just can’t be […]

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Digging The Dig

The east coast band with three songwriters returns to Bend
Seth Gehman

Coming off a blistering five sets in two days at South by Southwest, Erick Eiser, keyboard player, guitarist, songwriter and one-fourth of New York’s indie rock band, The Dig. Out on a national tour supporting their fourth studio album, “Bloodshot Tokyo,” Eiser took some time out of his busy schedule to discuss the album and […]

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Escape Artist

Tattoo removal expert can erase your troubled past
Howard Leff

Katie Hester fixes mistakes—the ones that could derail your whole life. It’s one thing to make bad choices. But it’s a whole other matter to wind up in a tattoo parlor etching them permanently onto your skin. Hester, a Bend native who doubles as a licensed massage therapist at Earth Body Massage, works as a […]

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Zine Zenith

Bend’s homemade mag library moves around, but it’s still going strong
Howard Leff

Want some zines with your almond croissant? Hang on, let’s take a step back. Somewhere between the dawn of the printing press and Snapchat came an offbeat new art form made from hard work, determination, paper, staples, creativity and a photocopier. The zine. As in magazine, but not quite. Literary and decidedly lo-tech, zines are […]

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GUNG HO FOR SHOWS

The New Pornographers & Diana Krall
Avatar photo Magdalena Bokowa

Book these shows now so you don’t miss out. The New Pornographers April 14 Indie rock makes its way to Midtown with Canadian rock legends The New Pornographers hitting the stage this April. Most popular in the mid 2000s, TNP have a cult-like college following, and are touring in support of their brand-spanking new album […]

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Little Bites

Empty Bowls: Good food, good cause.
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Looking for a way to get out and about, and to benefit a good cause at the same time? This might be your jam. Tickets are now on sale for the 4th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser, taking place at Ridgeview High School in Redmond March 26. Here’s how it works: students from the ceramics classes […]

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10 Barrel, Brewpub Chain

New openings in Denver and San Diego
Kevin Gifford

It could be difficult to imagine for the Bendites (and their dogs) who pack around the bonfire pit every weekend on Galveston Avenue, but 10 Barrel Brewing Company has become a brewery with a national presence, one that even rivals Deschutes in spots. This is thanks to two things: An A-B InBev-affiliated distribution market that […]

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