Bend Fed Ex Roof Suffers Damage
Bend Fire Department crews responded to a reported roof collapse at the Fed Ex Ship Center on Jamison Street in North Bend this morning. When they arrived, the north wall of the building was bowed inward, but an actual collapse has not occurred. All utilities to the building were disconnected and secured as there was…
Winter Storm Prompts a State of Emergency
You weren’t the only one thinking this recent round of winter storms was a really, really bad one. This afternoon, Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency in Oregon on account of the severe winter storm conditions across the state. “As snow continues to accumulate and local authorities respond to provide core services…
Sexual Confidence for Women with Dr. Beth Montemurro
Welcome to Amy Alkon’s HumanLab: The Science Between Us, a weekly show with the luminaries of behavioral science. Tonight’s show is about women and sexual power — why some women feel like passive participants in their sex lives and why and how other women are able to feel comfortable in their sexual skin. My guest…
Keeping the Streets Clear: It’s Everyone’s Job
Weather forecasts are showing a good chance of massive amounts of snow coming in over the next few days, and with the snow that we have already piling up along sidewalks and driveways, snow removal is more important than ever. To that end, the City of Bend has released a series of recommendations on how…
Source Spotlight: Redmond’s Eberhard Dairy
A Central Oregon original – Bob Eberhard – talked with the Source Weekly’s Brian Jennings about his family’s dairy processing business – the last dairy processor east of the Cascades. Sound below.
Source Picks 1/12/17
The Source Weekly with Angela Moore and Jared Rasic present a weekly podcast in which we talk about the Picks of the Week. This week they discuss, Spankalicious, Clue, Music and Cowgirl Poetry, First Friday Art Walk, Some Enchanted Evening, Down North, Yak Attack, The Brand New Testament, Open Mic for Storytellers, The Junebugs.
Sneak Peek: OSU-Cascades’ Residence & Dining Halls
On January 7, about 60 students will move into the new residence hall at the Oregon State University-Cascades campus. At full capacity, the residence hall on Chandler Avenue in Bend will house 300 students. In addition to the opening of the residence hall, the campus’ dining hall also opens its doors this week. On Jan.…
Where American Drinking Has Always Been Great
Philadelphia is a boozy town. It’s been that way at least as far back as when Founding Father and craft cider nerd Benjamin Franklin wrote, “There cannot be good living where there is not good drinking.” The love for imbibing is symbolized by the Mummers Parade, the Mardi Gras-like string-band and public-intoxication festival that kicks…
Letters 1/4-1/11
Successful Season on the Oregon Desert Trail I’ve lived in Oregon for over 12 years, and have enjoyed spending time hiking, packrafting, and exploring the public lands of the high desert. This year I spent almost seven weeks walking across Eastern Oregon along the 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail. In addition to the wildlife, wildflowers, and…
Little Bites: A Sichuan Feast
Didn’t get enough New Year in your New Year’s Eve? Or do you just want a way to eat delicious authentic Chinese food in a gorgeous setting? The Suttle Lodge in Sisters has reopened and is ringing in Chinese New Year with a bang. Chef Rita You was the co-owner of the much-loved Lucky Strike…
Natural World: Watching for Strange Birds and Other Things
Winter is survival and distribution time for many species of wildlife, not only a time for most wildlife that wander and migrate the season to survive, but also the time for seeing new country—some of which may turn out to be their new home. The short-eared owl is a good example. The one seen in…
Mr. President: A Partial Designation for the Owyhee, Please
The Owyhee Canyonlands region in Southeast Oregon remains the one iconic area of the state that is largely unprotected. It’s not because of a lack of effort – led by the Oregon Natural Desert Association in Bend and a coalition of supporters including Keen Footwear of Portland, the Wilderness Society, the Sierra Club, The Pew…
A Little Night Music
I try to go into films wide open, hoping to love each one I see. I take no pleasure in ripping a movie to shreds, because the amount of work that goes into making them is staggering and no one intends to make a terrible film. Still, I wasn’t quite sold on “La La Land.”…
The Great Wall
I had a pretty terrible stepfather growing up; a redneck cop who spent his free time encouraging me not to read, think or grow. When I moved out, I carried this weird mixture of fear and rage with me. I eventually grew up and tried to let it go. I barely think about him anymore,…
Stoners and Driving
The word “billion” comes up a lot when discussing cannabis use in the United States these days. For starters, Colorado surpassed $1 billion in cannabis sales in 2016. In 2017, the newly-legal recreational cannabis market in Los Angeles is expected to exceed $1 billion. That’s right, the size of the cannabis market in L.A. alone…
Legends Never Die
When it comes to hip-hop legends, far too many have passed on. No doubt, Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac or Big L would find lots to rhyme about in 2016 and 2017. I bet 2Pac, for one, would have some pretty powerful things to say about a Trump presidency. Unfortunately we’ll never have a chance to find…
Eclipse Chasers
Editor’s note: The print version of this story listed the eclipse date as August 20. The date is August 21, 2017. The Greatest Show on Earth is coming to Central Oregon this summer, and you don’t need a ticket to see it. All you have to do is look up on Aug. 21 to watch…
You Bet Your Jazz
Mt. Bachelor Riverhouse Jazz isn’t merely bringing incredible artists to the Central Oregon music scene, they’re packing some of the finest jazz artists on the planet into the series. As part of the seven-month-long series, January sees the arrival of the Tierney Sutton Band, yet another groundbreaking jazz ensemble. With a dozen albums, Tierney Sutton…
Picks 1/4-1/11
Friday 6 Spankalicious DJ LOVE—Need a night of dancing to start off your first full weekend of 2017? Well, here you go. Slipmat Science brings Psychedelic bounce DJ Spankalicious, from Cincinnati, Ohio, with support from Lodurr, N8ture, and Lyfe, to the Capitol for cutting-edge music and a fun visual experience, all for a great price.…
Making Waves
Oregon fishermen know the coastal waters better than anyone—and that’s probably why they’ve been tapped to help locate a site ideal for turning ocean waves into electricity. In December, Oregon State University’s National Marine Renewable Energy Center was awarded $40 million by the U.S. Department of Energy to construct a wave energy test facility six…
Not in Our Town
The Bend City Council ended 2016 taking a stand against bullying, harassment and hate crimes. With its strongly-worded proclamation, the hope is to foster tolerance and acceptance into 2017 and beyond. “Be it resolved that the City of Bend stands up against bigotry and hate-based violence of all kinds and declares that no one shall…
Rubbish Renewed
What do you do at the end of a garbage heap of a year? You turn that trash into treasure, of course. Now in its seventh year, Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show tasks local artists, designers and makers to create wearable art from stuff that might have otherwise been thrown away. Think dresses made from…
Winter is a Good Time to Sell a Home in Bend
Winter in Central Oregon might not seem like a good time to sell a home given the weather and the holidays, but it is actually much better than it seems. The weather this winter has definitely created challenges for buyers to view properties; when everything is covered in snow it makes it hard to fully…
The Devil Made Me Do It
Each of us keeps a demon inside. The devil on our shoulder isn’t someone that should be heeded all of the time (or even very often), but sometimes that pitchforked baddie gives us the courage to take on something a little too large for our better angels. “Hand to God,” the latest production at 2nd…
Source Spotlight: Bob Eberhard
If the economic downturn at Boeing in Seattle in the early 1960s hadn’t occurred, Redmond’s Eberhard Dairy may not even exist today. Bob Eberhard was selling Dictaphones in Puget Sound and was concerned he wouldn’t weather the downturn. That was the catalyst for a young Eberhard to return home in August of 1964 to join…
Gung Ho For Shows 1/4-1/11
January 19 Dave Eggers READ—Deschutes Public Library Foundation does it again with its visiting author series. This January, it’s author Dave Eggers presenting. Now in its fifth year, Author! Author! brings some of the country’s top authors to Bend for intimate presentations on the writing process, their current works and literature in general. Eggers’ book,…
