Cover Stories
Not Delivering
At the start of the pandemic, restaurants had to find new ways to serve customers without traditional indoor dining. Food service pivoted with outdoor seating, more carryout options and delivery. Now, after two tumultuous years, some restaurants and food carts are less than enthused to be a part of third-party delivery apps’ platforms. In October…
Q&A with Bend’s Favorite Redditor
Once every two weeks Reddit User TailorGlad3272 spends over five hours reporting the Bend City Council on the subreddit r/Bend, a forum where users share news, ask questions and discuss all things Bend. The meeting notes have been so well received that Glad’s now gone cross-platform, starting a Twitter account under their pseudonym and a…
Five Ore-lympians Make It to Beijing
The Winter Olympics in Beijing, China start this week. Here’s a quick rundown of the local and Oregon athletes competing. Tommy Ford, Giant Slalom skier Coming back from a horrific injury is never easy. Tommy Ford, the Bend native who grew up skiing for the Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation, plans to come back on…
Our Potent Neighbor
One of the things I enjoy about birds is watching them, the other is discussing them. Well, I guess I’d better include eating them as well. Before I came down with my present heart condition, my diet was completely different — meat was high on the menu and Col. Sanders’ fried chicken was at the…
The Real Moqueca
The smell of fried garlic hit me as soon I opened the door. It is quite possibly the most intoxicating aroma on earth. Alas, I feared it meant Edna had not waited, and that made me sad. I was there to learn how she makes moqueca, a tomato-based seafood stew that’s ubiquitous along the Brazilian coast. The…
Bend’s Newest Brewery is Old News
While a lot of today’s craft beer focuses on the new new, there’s always been a thread in beer realizing that what’s old is new. When Monkless Belgian Ales opened in 2014, it was the first local brewery to focus on old, Belgian style ales. When Porter Brewing launched in 2018, it became the first…
The Love Issue
Rating dating apps, a new column on intimacy, speed dating and other stuff you’ll love to read about love Browse the stories in the 2022 Love Issue: Rating Dating Apps: Understanding Intimacy: Finding Love Fast: Valentine’s Day Events:
Bail Denied
A judge denied Ian Cranston the option of bail, and he’ll remain in jail until his trial in November, when he faces second-degree murder, first- and second-degree manslaughter and a handful of lesser charges over the September 19, 2021, shooting of Barry Washington Jr. outside of The Capitol, a bar in downtown Bend. Judge Beth…
Mask Mandate Ending (Again)
On Monday, Oregon Health Authority officials announced they would lift all public mask mandates, including in schools, no later than March 31. Oregon has had some of the strictest mask mandates in the nation, and is joined by just eight other states who have some form of a mandate in place at the time this…
Listen: Sharing water with Kate Fitzpatrick of the Deschutes River Conservancy 🎧
Kate Fitzpatrick, executive director of the Deschutes River Conservancy, talks with Source Publisher Aaron Switzer about the new water bank pilot project for the North Unit Irrigation District, which allows farmers to obtain water from other water rights holders. The program is aimed at easing some of the pain of ongoing drought for farmers who…
Letters to the Editor 2/3/22
Editor’s note: It’s the first week of February, and that means Black History Month. In the coming days I’ll give you some details about events we are sponsoring to mark the occasion—but for now, our Picks page and our events calendar offer more ways to engage and perhaps learn something new. This week we’re also…
A Fairy Tale About You
Imagine your life is actually a fairy tale and you, yes you, play a key role in this illuminating story. What follows is an age-old yarn about love, its all-too-common challenges and the magical route back home to peace… Once upon a time, in the Village of Peace in the Oregoneous Region of Heavenly Love,…
So Long, Sunny
Sunny Yoga Kitchen, a combination yoga and fresh-food space in Northwest Crossing, is closing its doors. “We can’t thank you all enough for 8 wonderful years of Yoga and lunch goodness,” owners Amy and Courtney Wright stated in a post on Sunny Yoga Kitchen’s Instagram page in late January. Sunny’s lease was up for its…
Anti-Masking Protest Targets Redmond High Schoolers
People’s Rights, an anti-mandate and anti-government conservative activist group, started a 10-day protest at the Nolan Town Center on Jan. 24 aimed at Redmond High School students. The protest is led by Deschutes County Commission candidate Scott Stuart, who gained notoriety locally after dressing as a Confederate soldier at Redmond’s Fourth of July parade in…
Noticias en Español
Los juegos olímpicos de invierno en Beijing, China, comienzan esta semana. He aquí un resumen sobre los atletas locales y de Oregon. Tommy Ford, esquiador Eslalon Gigante Giant Slalom skier Tommy Ford, originario de Bend que creció esquiando para la Fundación de Educación Deportiva de Mountain Bachelor, planea regresar al estrado este invierno como esquiador…
The Doubt We Sow When We Appoint Politicians
Last week, locals saw the first in what will most likely be a number of filings for the mayor’s race in Bend. Former City Councilor Chris Piper’s announcement that he’s running to be Bend’s next mayor brought on a flurry of commentary from the local Twitterverse. Blue-leaning politicians and local political pundits bagged on Piper…
February Fun at Mt. Bachelor
Mt. Bachelor’s February agenda is packed to the brim with awesome events that are fun for the entire family! A couple exciting occasions being featured on the mountain in the coming weeks include the celebration of the opening of Peace Park for the 2022 winter season and VertFest. The Peace Park Season Opening Celebration starts…
Maternal Instincts
Pedro Almodóvar changed movies forever, and he did so by simply following his exact vision and never deviating from it…even a little bit. When he moved to Madrid in 1967 to go to the National School of Cinema, he could have never guessed that infamous Spanish dictator Francisco Franco would have it shut down. Such…
A Grateful Night
The Grateful Dead is one of the most polarizing bands in the history of American music. With its insanely deep vault of albums and songs, along with diehard fans—perfectly dubbed Deadheads—still riding for their favorite band today, Grateful Dead has a legacy that will continue to live on in music lore. So why not celebrate…
Thinking about selling your home?
So you want to get your home on the market and get top dollar. How can you best take advantage of today’s seller’s market? It is late January here in Central Oregon and inventory is low—not just because inventory has been low for two years, but also the seasonality of real estate. People flat out…
Free Will Astrology—Week of February 3
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “All things are inventions of holiness,” wrote poet Mary Oliver. “Some more rascally than others.” I agree. And I’ll add that in the coming weeks, holiness is likely to be especially rascally as it crafts its inventions in your vicinity. Here are the shades of my meaning for the word “rascally”:…
More Italian for the West Side
Bend is getting another Italian dining concept, brought to you by Sixtop, the people who created Hablo Tacos, Bos Taurus and Miyagi Ramen in Bend. Nome Italiano is described as a “high-end/fine dining Italian restaurant,” according to a local jobs listing. It occupies the space off Century Drive previously occupied by Baltazar’s Seafood Restaurant, which…
How Do I Shove Thee?, Pouter Struggle
How Do I Shove Thee? I’m a 31-year-old gay man. I have these intrusive lusty thoughts about my ex, like daily. I’m extremely physically attracted to him, but we just don’t work as a couple and never will. Despite knowing this, I’m having a hard time stopping myself from thinking about him. It’s more of…
