Hard to believe that Bend’s best alt-weekly newspaper, The Source, is a quarter of a century old—but it’s true! The paper was launched in 1997 and turned 25 just this month, which means there have been about 1,300 issues published since then! In many ways, the story of the Source … Continue reading
For those interested in Bend history, did you know there are several sources for browsing old local newspapers online? These are scanned and digitized copies freely available from a variety of sources, and (if the text is legible enough) they are also searchable. As long as you have an internet … Continue reading
First of all, just to be clear, The Bulletin isn’t going away, at least not in the near future. But it’s definitely been an interesting year and a rocky road that I’m sure has had more than a few people questioning the state of things. Here’s a quick recap: The … Continue reading
The editor of Bend’s alt-weekly The Source, Phil Busse, is moving on, and accordingly The Source is looking for a new editor. Would you be interested? Here’s the job description and how to apply: Are you smart enough to be a Fortune 500 CEO, but care more about community than profit … Continue reading
Check out #30 on this list published today by the NYTimes: 52 Places to Go in 2015. Yep. That’s us! Once a frontier logging town called Farewell Bend, this picturesque city of 80,000 is a seductive spot for travelers who are into craft brewing and the great outdoors. The Bend region … Continue reading
Seven new local companies – one vying for title at Global Startup Battle Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, Bend Startup Weekend held its first event gathering more than 100 participants. After hearing several pitches From those, 7 teams formed. One team (H20 Photo Project) has advanced to the Global Startup … Continue reading
Want to break free from “the shackles of top 40 (music) mediocrity?” That’s exactly what founder Ethan Maffey did earlier this fall with the launch of local, regional music website 83Music. Many in Bend know Ethan for his Ignite Bend 4 presentation “100 live in 2009” about traveling the northwest, going to shows … Continue reading
I was briefly quoted in the Sunday Bulletin in the article about the new breweries cropping up here in Central Oregon. It’s a nice article, if you get the dead-tree version of the newspaper itself: the article is online behind their paywall so I can’t link you to it. The … Continue reading
I closed the comments on the previous Jason Evers post because it was getting ridiculous with a lot of unproductive comments and proto-flaming. However, with the latest news reports coming out about “Jason Evers”—now identified as “Doitchin Krasev”—it’s too interesting not to blog about. So, don’t get too crazy in … Continue reading
“Founders of 10 Barrel beer to be in TV pilot.” A California-based production company will film 10 Barrel partners Garrett Wales, Chris Cox and Jeremy Cox Monday through Wednesday to produce the pilot of a reality television show about a group of young beer brewers, which the company hopes to … Continue reading