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The Foilies 2021
The day after the 2021 inauguration, Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut took to Twitter to declare: “Biden is making transparency cool again.” This was a head-scratcher for many journalists and transparency advocates. Freedom of Information—the concept that government documents belong to and must be accessible to the people—has never not been cool. Using federal and…
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A new bill being introduced would provide funds to create mobile mental health crisis intervention teams, and Luke Wirkkala walks free after being acquitted of murder charges. More details in this week’s podcast. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 4/15
Luke Wirkkala Acquitted of Murder Charges
Luke Wirkkala, who was found guilty of murder in 2014, walked free on April 5 after arguing he acted in self-defense.
Birria for Central Oregon at El Taquero
El Taquero, which opened in July 2020, offers a number of items that lovers of Mexican food might recognize, including tacos with carne asada, chicken, al pastor or birria—the tender, stew-style meat originally developed in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Order a taco or two and be delighted by the dark-yellow, hand-made corn tortillas that…
Breakfast burritos worth leaving for work early for
Burrito Sunrise happens to be on my morning bike-commute to work—and I say it with utmost love that I sorta wish it wasn’t. I mean, how is a person supposed to stay alert after consuming one of these babies before the workday even starts? It’s not hard to identify Burrito Sunrise’s truck, now parked along…
Absolutely Heaven
The first three months in Bend have been the best time of our lives! To be honest, I’ve been known for hyperbolic pronouncements in my day, so let me break it down for you. I’ve had a great life. A rewarding career that hopefully won’t ever end. Loving family and dear friends. Relatively good health.…
Sheroes: Healing with Acupuncture and Herbs
Lying on the table at Heal Grow Thrive Medicine, looking up at the familiar origami crane mobile in each treatment room, I’m immediately set at ease. As a mediocre athlete trying to get to the bottom of chronic neck and back pain, licensed acupuncturist Ileana Bourland was recommended to me by a local yogi. Bourland’s…
New Community Center Now Open in Bend
Bendites have a new place to work out indoors, with the opening of the long-awaited Larkspur Community Center: Home of the Bend Senior Center. Bend Park and Recreation District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 2, and the Center officially opened April 5. Larkspur, located in east Bend off 15th Street and Reed Market Road, once…
Redmond Drafts City Code for Pot Businesses
Let’s be double-extra clear here: Running a marijuana dispensary is still illegal in the City of Redmond—but in the event that the federal government changes its policy around that, the Hub City may be ready. On April 6, the Redmond City Council was scheduled to meet in a special meeting to go over the newly…
Flush To Judgment
Flush To Judgment At my boyfriend’s recent high school alumni gathering, it came to light that he had bullied a student (holding his head in the toilet, etc.). We’ve been together for almost two years and have discussed marriage. However, I’m truly unsettled that he was capable of committing such awful acts. It makes me…
Free Will Astrology—Week of April 8
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Author Susan Sontag defined “mad people” as those who “stand alone and burn.” She said she was drawn to them because they inspired her to do the same. What do you think she meant by the descriptor “stand alone and burn”? I suspect she was referring to strong-willed people devoted to…
Godzilla vs. Kong
Remember in “Lethal Weapon” how Mel Gibson would bet his co-workers he could get himself out of a straitjacket with no help? So then he would dislocate his shoulder and get out of the straitjacket, but then have to put the shoulder back into place by banging it into a filing cabinet or something? It’s…
State of the Market
It’s an understatement to say that the course of the previous year has been unprecedented. The world is still in the midst of a major pandemic, but the housing market has remained strong and real estate continues to be a pillar in supporting the economic bounce-back. Taking a look back to one year ago, the…
Noticias en Español
El 5 de abril, los trabajadores de primera línea y sus familias, personas mayores de 16 años con condiciones de salud preexistentes y personas que viven en hogares multigeneracionales serán elegibles para recibir la vacuna contra la COVID-19 en Oregon. El Condado de Deschutes fue uno de 23 condados, incluyendo los condados de Crook y…
We’ve All Sacrificed. Now’s the Time to Set a Course for Oregon’s Live-Event Industry.
When people think of Oregon, among the first things that come to mind—along with our mountains, waters and trees—is the cultural wealth our state provides. From festivals such as Oregon Shakespeare in Ashland, to Pickathon near Portland, to concert venues such as McMenamins’ Edgefield in Troutdale, or the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, chances are,…
Letters to the Editor 4/8/21
Editor’s note: A few hours before this issue was headed to press, we got the word that Deschutes County would be experiencing something of a backslide in its reopening. The county moves from Moderate Risk back to High Risk—which allows only 25% occupancy in restaurants and other public spaces—as of Friday, April 9. Crook and…
Opening the Vaccine Floodgates
On April 5, frontline workers and their families, people over 16 with underlying health conditions and people living in multigenerational homes become eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon. Deschutes County was one of 23 counties, including Crook and Jefferson, that expanded eligible groups ahead of the state. After gaining approval from the Oregon…
