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Sep 27 - Oct 3, 2012

Vol. 16, No. 39

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Local News

Bee Afraid: The mysterious case of disappearing pollinators

A wave of bee killing phenomena has swept the country in recent years and has been dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder.

By Source Weekly
Sep 26, 2012
Local News

StrikingWhile the Iron is Hot: Parks district says now is the time to invest

While developers hemorrhaged red ink and defaulted on real estate deals, the park district was quietly leveraging the war chest it amassed in the boom years to scoop up high-value properties at near rock-bottom prices.

Sep 26, 2012
Local News

Forest Service To Close Tumalo Falls Area Immediately: Agency says city needs room to stage its surface water project

A controversial city water project west of Bend will result in the immediate six-month closure of the Tumalo Falls Day Use Are

By The Source Staff
Sep 26, 2012
Local News

Election Update: Candidate Forums

By The Source Staff
Sep 26, 2012
Local News

Wilco at Britt Fest in Jacksonville

Photos of Wilco in Jacksonville OR. (from the Nels Cline side of the stage)

By The Source Staff
Sep 27, 2012
Local News

So Many Ski Movies! This weekend and beyond, go see 'em—they're good!

Lots of kick-ass ski films on the horizon—see this one from TGR at the Tower on Saturday.

By The Source Staff
Sep 27, 2012
Local News

Terrible Buttons at The Horned Hand

Terrible Buttons on stage at The Horned Hand tonight in Bend. Stream some of their music!

By The Source Staff
Sep 27, 2012
Local News

County's Top Planner Named to U of O Team

By The Source Staff
Sep 27, 2012
Local News

Source Party This Weekend at Old Liberty Theater

Thanks go to Ninkasi for the keg!

By The Source Staff
Sep 27, 2012
Local News

Friday Night Break Down.

By The Source Staff
Sep 28, 2012
Local News

Win Tix to TGR's Dream Factory on Saturday

By The Source Staff
Sep 28, 2012
Local News

Culture Club

By The Source Staff
Sep 29, 2012
Local News

Aerial View of Colorado Whitewater Project

By The Source Staff
Sep 28, 2012
Local News

Redmond to unveil new public sculpture amid arts fest Saturday

By The Source Staff
Sep 28, 2012
Local News

Bend Residents for a Sensible Noise Ordinance: Meeting Tonight!

Learn about the issues tonight, 6pm at the Horned Hand.

By The Source Staff
Oct 1, 2012
Local News

Knopp and Hauser To Debate Downtown Tonight

By The Source Staff
Oct 2, 2012

Editorial

Sack the Scabs

NFL owners and Goodell get this week's Boot.

By Source Weekly
Sep 26, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Treasure Our Treasures

By Source Weekly
Sep 26, 2012
Letters to the Editor

An Open Letter to a Fellow Motorist

By Source Weekly
Sep 26, 2012

Culture Features

Fungus Among Us?: Drought conditions have made early mushroom hunting difficult

The months-long drought has made for slim pickings as we roll into autumn—usually the best time to harvest boletes and other scrumptious fungal treats.

Sep 26, 2012
Picks

Our Picks For 09/27-10/04

Events happening in the area we are sure you will enjoy.

By Source Weekly
Sep 26, 2012

Chow

Little Bites: Noi Opens in Former Typhoon! Location: Too soon to call it the best Thai in town?

Bend’s newest Thai restaurant, which opened this week for dinner and lunch in the old Typhoon! location downtown, has raised the bar.

By Erin Foote Marlowe
Sep 26, 2012
Chow

Little Bites: Fresh Hops: Come and Get ‘Em!

And so starts the annual pilgrimage of brewers to the Willamette Valley and Yakima, Wash., to gather the recently harvested hops that will, later that day, be added to various fresh hop beers.

Sep 26, 2012
Chow

Gringo’s Welcome: Authentic Street-Style Tacos and Mexican Markets in Bend

Whether you need pasilla peppers for posole, or a quick and delicious bite on the run, look no further than these friendly and authentic family-run establishments.

By Laura Kessinger
Sep 26, 2012

Film

Calling Linda Carter: BendFilm doc explores the chronic absence of female superheroes in comic book literature

Oakland, Calif., documentary filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan's Wonder Women!, the untold story of super heroines, is one of the documentaries defining BendFilm as a festival not just for features, but ideas.

By Source Weekly
Sep 26, 2012
Film

Backseat Driver: Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis gives us paranoia

Robert Pattinson and Paul Giamatti star in the recent film Cosmopolis.

By Morgan P Salvo
Sep 26, 2012
Film Events

Everyone Play Along Now: TERA adds but doesn’t transcend multi-player game landscape

TERA, from En Masse Entertainment, is essentially an Asian-designed game with some changes to reflect the tastes of the North American audience.

By Michael Lafferty
Sep 26, 2012
Film Events

Mac & Cheese Pizza? VOTE NO!

A few shows debuting this week that probably shouldn't be making an appearance according to, W.M.

By Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
Sep 26, 2012

Sound Stories & Interviews

All the Little Lights By Passenger; Label: Nettwerk

The merry banjo and graceful guitar on All the Little Lights make the kinds of sounds more typically associated with a Scottish bar or an Irish cobblestone street.

By Ethan Maffey
Sep 26, 2012
Sound Stories & Interviews

The Road Home: Bend singer and songwriter Chris Beland heads back to California but leaves us a new album

After living in Bend since the fall of 2005, the singer, now known as Chris Beland, is saying goodbye and moving back to his home state of California.

By Ethan Maffey
Sep 26, 2012
Sound Stories & Interviews

Live Music PSA: Helping you navigate the world of live music both in Bend and beyond

Every so often we'll introduce you to one of best local venues or share ideas for where to can catch a killer out-of-town show.

By Ethan Maffey
Sep 26, 2012

Natural World

Kiss of the Spider Woman

If truth be known, we could not get along as well as we do on this beautiful Old Earth, without all the Charlottes and her relatives that build their silken orbs on our porches, backyards, barns, chicken houses and shrubs.

By Jim Anderson
Sep 26, 2012
Outside Features

The Last Big Eddy Run: A cautionary tale

The Big Eddy stretch is anything but a smooth ride.

By Source Weekly
Sep 26, 2012
Outside Features

New Downtown Shop to Peddle Skis/Bikes/Beers/Coffee from former gallery

Bend's David Marchi, an experienced mountaineering, heli-ski and cycling guide, is opening Crow’s Feet Commons, a backcountry ski/boutique bike shop that will also serve coffee and beers in The Rademacher House.

Sep 26, 2012