Five Must-See Local Shows In 2020
Well guys, it’s officially 2020. A new year and a new decade is upon us—so we might as well enjoy ourselves, right? The year 2019 brought a lot of great shows to Central Oregon (The Roots, The Wood Brothers, Bone Thugs n Harmony and Langhorne Slim, just to name a few), but it’s never too…
Open Slopes!
If you’re not up there already, Hoodoo Ski Area officially opened up Friday at 9am! The Manzanita, Ed and Easy Rider lifts will be operating until 9pm. For those looking to enjoy the snow in a different way, the tubing park will remain closed until more snow comes—so stay tuned for more updates on that.…
A Decade of Firsts
Lawd have mercy, it’s almost the end of the decade! Do you remember a time before Netflix and chill? Before ride-sharing? Before BABY YODA??!!! We do… but only barely. In honor of the last Source Weekly issue of the DECADE, we’re taking a look back at some of the things—both national and local—our 2010 selves…
A Change of Music Scenery
A local music scene needs a few basic ingredients to prosper: • Music venues • Talented musicians • An enthusiastic music-loving population to support shows • An inspiring tale of a local band that made it “big” • Low cost of living Bend has all of these things, except the last one. What do local…
Free Will Astrology week of December 26
Blast from the past — Here’s your horoscope from 10 years ago! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19): “l am a man of fixed and unbending principles,” said American politician Everett Dirksen, “the first of which is to be flexible at all times.” That’s the kind of playful and resilient spirit I urge you to aspire to in…
Letters to the Editor
Editor’s note: Reflecting upon the last decade, it hit me: I got my first smartphone about 10 years ago today. Mind. Blown. If anything spurred a massive change in today’s society, it was the advent of those bright blue screens, stuck in our faces every day. And with that came an explosion in the use…
Coming Soon: Fast & Fresh Mediterranean Cuisine
The Northeast end of Bend has more restaurants coming its way. Robal Road Village, home to Cracker Barrel, MOD Pizza and soon, Chick-fil-A, is adding yet another dining option. This time, it’s a fast-casual hub for fresh Mediterranean cuisine. Kefi Fast Fresh Mediterranean will feature fresh bowls made with organic and locally-sourced ingredients, whenever possible.…
Food and Restaurant Highlights of 2019
As a food journalist, it’s almost impossible to list the top-10 food and drink stories of the year. So, please, bear with me as I guide you through 10 of Central Oregon’s highlights across the food and drink scene. Miyagi Ramen: This small ramen hub made waves across Bend’s food scene when it opened up…
The Biggest Local Stories of 2019
Editor’s note: It’s been a big year for national news—but local news had its ups and downs as well. In the spirit of journalistic collaboration, we asked Matt McDonald, news director at Central Oregon Daily, to recap the biggest local stories he and his team worked on this year. Hot Sauce Saves the Day!!! In…
2019 Real Estate Market
With Christmas lights adorning neighborhoods and businesses, our friends, colleagues and neighbors bustling about to the various festivities of the season, and shoppers rushing to find the perfect holiday gifts, we are at the ending of 2019, and a decade. And what an interesting year it has been. The threat of rising interest rates never…
A Decade of News
To ask an editor of a newspaper to whittle down to just one story that made an impact each year is like asking a teenager to eat just one chip. It’s next to impossible. Still, I tried. As the decade ends, these are some of the stories that had the most impact—or at least got…
Food on the Run
The Cascade Culinary Institute at Central Oregon Community College has a new project that foodies are going to love. A newly purchased food truck, named the “Shirley Ray,” is yet another exciting opportunity for culinary students, launched by COCC. The truck’s namesake honors the late Shirley Ray, whose donations funded the project. The food truck…
Mirror, Mirror on the City Wall
As 2020 approaches, people have plenty of predictions about the next decade, and inclinations about what’s ahead. The Senate impeachment trial looms. An interesting presidential election will follow, with health care, trade and immigration only some of the topics of debate. Here in Bend, we have more locally focused ideas about what will emerge as…
Cereal-ously Adult Cocktails
Are cereal milk cocktails a thing? Christina Tosi, the pastry chef of the Milk Bar chain, brought cereal milk from the bottom of the bowl into ice cream, panna cotta and bottles in the early aughts, but I wondered if it had reached a high ball. It turns out as soon as Tosi’s idea hit…
Student Climbers Ascend New Heights
What started out as a simple idea—having OSU-Cascades student fees pay for a climbing club—has quickly grown in popularity that neither the founding members nor the University saw coming. “We started the club in January 2018 after I took PAC class (Physical Activity Course) for rock climbing,” said OSU-Cascades student Connor Park. Park enjoyed the…
A Personal Top 10 Reading List
Editor’s note: Who better than a bookshop owner to review what books stood out in 2019? We asked Tom Beans to do just that. “The Ten Thousand Doors of January” by Alix E. Harrow Books within books. Worlds within worlds. Questions and wonder abound, and a young girl you’ll root for the entire way. I’ll…
My Feathered Foster Son, Part 2
Editor’s note: This story is the second in a two-part series chronicling how Jim Anderson became the human companion for a Great Horned Owl, found as a baby by a logger near Prineville in the ’50s. Wasn’t he handsome? My feathered foster son, Owl, was just two years old when Bill Marsh made him the…
Heart Of Barkness
Heart Of Barkness My friend recently bought a $3,000 labradoodle but refuses to pay to get it trained. The dog is really badly behaved. Whenever I bring up the need for training, my friend gets very defensive and lashes out at me. Last time I visited her, the dog got into my bag and chewed…
Top 20 Movies of 2019
I just can’t do a top 10. There are too many good movies. The year 2019 started off slow with some hot garbage (looking at you “Beach Bum”), but by mid-year we had some genuine greats building up. So, because it’s that time of the year to be a glutton, here’s my Top 20 of…
The Ups and Downs in Art
Often, as this time of year rolls around, I’m filled with love and gratitude for this ever-growing city. This town gets a gold star for buying local. Yet, I look back at this year and see a major deficit, and a disconnection in how we support artists. The first big resource lost this year was…
The Year in Hemp
The year 2019 was arguably the biggest year for hemp since it was criminalized in 1937. The passage of the Farm Bill in 2018, along with the skyrocketing interest in—and availability of—CBD made from hemp has been explosive, yet uneven. Much as with cannabis, rules and regulations for hemp vary from state to state. Federal…
Sober Holidays
Nothing screams Christmas quite like a piping hot mug of spiked eggnog. Nothing signifies the end of a year like countdown followed by an enthusiastic champagne toast. Holiday drinking has become nearly as traditional as tree decorating and ball dropping; no matter where you are in the country, it’s difficult to escape the prevalence of…
Source Material: Albums of the Decade
The 2010s are coming to a close, people! We’ve seen a lot happen over the last 10 years, and the music industry in particular has gone through many changes. Streaming services have taken over and the constant need for content has caused artists to get music in front of listeners at a faster rate than…
