TEDxBend 2018 now streaming
Back in March, TEDxBend hosted a number of idea innovators from various fields, along with a few musicians, at Bend High School for a full day of inspirational talks and performances. Each speaker had 18 minutes to explain their idea and leave the crowd with an action item to take home to help make the…
High Desert Fencing Club Needs New Digs
Last year’s heavy snow is still reeking havoc for local Benditos. The High Desert Fencing Club, which has been training local fencers for 25 years, must be out of its current home by May 31 due to major renovations from the snow damage. The nonprofit, which is operated entirely by volunteers, is looking for help…
Revitalization in Bend? One step closer
Revitalization in the Bend Central District could be coming soon. On May 7, Brooks Resources finalized the purchase of the Murray & Holt property on Franklin Avenue next to the Sherwin-Williams paint store, the company said in a press release. The 1.76-acre property was most recently used as an auto lot, but falls in the…
Bendites Take Potshots at Gun Measure
Two Bend residents, one of them a city councilor, filed petitions seeking to change the ballot title and summary of a proposed initiative that would prevent the county from enforcing gun laws. Three Redmond residents are sponsoring the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance. It would broadly re-interpret “firearms” in the U.S. and Oregon constitutions to protect “ancillary…
Bend Open Streets: Spring edition
Bring the whole family downtown on Sunday May 13 (Mother’s Day) for Open Streets and free fun. Open Streets is a worldwide initiative that temporarily closes streets to automobiles for fun physical activities. The City of Bend tag-teams with Commute Options to host this event at two activity hubs, one at the Environmental Center and…
Bend Farmers Market Opening Day
Fresh flowers and veggies, o my! Plus a lot of other fun stuff. Source contributor Toby Nolan shot this short video from opening day of the downtown Bend Farmers Market May 2. Check Nolan out on Instagram at @oregononthefly and @branchandbarreldesigns, or email him at tobysnolan@gmail.com.
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Free Will Astrology—Week of May 3
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): These days you have an enhanced ability to arouse the appreciation and generosity of your allies, friends, and loved ones. The magnetic influence you’re emanating could even start to evoke the interest and inquiries of mere acquaintances and random strangers. Be discerning about how you wield that potent stuff! On the…
Letters to the Editor
Jenni Neahring for Congress I know there is support for Democratic candidates who can connect with rural voters, because I ran two strong races for state representative in North Central Oregon as a “fair frugal farmer” in 2002/6. I am happy to see a Palliative Care physician, Dr. Jenni Neahring from Bend running in this…
Washington Loves Weed!
Wait, about that… I’ve been asked many times in the last couple weeks if all the recent national-level political activity around cannabis means that the prohibitionist dam is about to burst, and de-schedulization is around the corner. There are certainly numerous things that could lead to that conclusion. While you’ve been getting high (on regulated…
Rhubarb Dessert Contest at the Rhubarb Festival
Rhubarb is that lovely, tart vegetable with notes of sour green apples that sings when you add sugar. Get in the kitchen now and start working on your best rhubarb dessert to be ready for the contest in June. Will you create a pie, tart or muffins? How about a fluffy meringue with rhubarb curd?…
Soul Superstar
Fifty-eight years ago, Booker T. Jones got himself an after-school job playing the music he’d loved since he was a toddler. He’s been working ever since, in a career that has seen him found Booker T & the MGs—the band that established Southern soul music— as well as producing classic albums for Bill Withers and Willie…
Pucker Up for May
It may occasionally be forgotten here in mid-2018—when breweries worldwide are falling over themselves to release opaque IPAs of every shape and flavor—that sour beers are still A Big Thing in Bend. Just take a look at the menus of the city’s two 10 Barrel locations. Brewers Tonya Cornett and Bryon Pyka have been keeping…
Super Prof
At the end of 2013, Minnesota-based rapper Prof (real name Jacob Anderson) joined Rhymesayers Entertainment, an indie hip-hop label known for representing Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Brother Ali and many more of your favorite hip-hop musicians and rappers. Earlier this month, Prof released his second album for Rhymesayers, sweetly titled, “Pookie Baby.” Previous to “Pookie Baby,”…
Yes, In My Backyard
You might know the acronym, NIMBY, standing for “not in my backyard,” but its antithesis is probably lesser known. A YIMBY, or “Yes, in my backyard” supporter runs in opposition to anti-development groups who don’t want apartments or low-income housing built in their neighborhoods. The Source Weekly sat down with two YIMBYs to get their…
Source Suggests: Hidden Lives No Longer
Before you stroll the streets of First Friday, check out these great reading suggestions courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe. Then stop into the shop for a discount on the books! “Gobsmacked.” “Stunned.” “Speechless.” These are just a few of the words I’ve heard from customers who’ve already read Richard Powers’ latest opus, “The Overstory.” We…
Women at Work
In the week leading up to Mother’s Day, Habitat for Humanity is holding its 11th annual National Women Build Week, May 7 through May 12. For one week in May, women across the U.S. will volunteer their time to help build new homes for low-income families. While spotlighting the difficulties women face in achieving home…
Remembering Deshaun
Deshaun Adderley was “the kind of kid who never left the house without saying, ‘Bye, Dad, I love you,’ or ‘Bye, Mom, I love you,'” says his father, Donavan Adderley. “And now,” Donavan adds, “I really miss hearing him say that.” Deshaun was 14 years old and a freshman at Summit High School when he…
Endorsements for State HD 53, U.S. HD 2
Vote Eileen Kiely in the Democratic primary for House District 53 The Democratic primary for House District 53 sees voters facing a good kind of problem: Two qualified candidates, both of whom would serve the district well. Eileen Kiely is a Navy veteran who spent her career as a financial controller for DaimlerChrysler. Bill Trumble,…
COBA Spring Home and Garden Show to Offer Free Gardening Classes
With spring in full bloom and summer around the corner, curb appeal becomes important in giving good first impressions to potential buyers of homes for sale. With the right plants and maintenance, the outside of a home can be transformed. Many people avoid investing in landscaping because they don’t know what to plant or how…
More Than Scaling the Wall
When a camper walks into the all-girls climbing camp at Bend Rock Gym, she’s usually a little timid. For some girls, this is only the first or second time climbing. But the first activity they do—the one that almost everyone struggles with—has nothing to do with climbing. “I hang up posters around the wall and…
Putting The Removes On Someone & Hello. Is It Me You’re Cooking For?
I recently had my addiction recovery memoir published. I’m very honest and vulnerable in it, and readers feel super-connected to me because of it. Most just briefly thank me for how it changed their life, etc. However, a few have really latched on to me via social media. I respond to their first message, and…
Look out!
I’m going to make a prophecy—though not quite as innocuous as Roger Tory Peterson’s of 1936, when he predicted the cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis, would someday populate the U.S. His prophecy was that the cattle egret, which had arrived in South America early in the ’30s—presumably after flying across the Atlantic Ocean in a storm,…
Happy Campers
In his upcoming show, Bill Cravis explores the current predicaments of the world in two new large-scale pieces, on display at Central Oregon Community College’s Pence Pinckney Gallery throughout the month of May. One piece is in the form of ceramics; one in the form of video installed in a large-box that, well— you just…
Five Days in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
A theater in Portland was going to do a marathon of all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, leading into the opening of “The Avengers: Infinity War.” I was excited to sit in a theater for close to 42 hours straight and mainline Marvel while forgoing showers, decent food and the love of a good woman. The…
Is Chocolate Stuck in the ’90s?
Remember the days when most coffees tasted the same? Back then, we didn’t discuss acidity or fruity flavor profiles. The blonde roast didn’t exist. It wasn’t until the late ’90s that artisan coffees emerged. Back then, R.C. Gartrell was roasting for Stumptown Coffee Roasters when, believe it or not, you couldn’t find good coffee in…
Say His Name
How to create believable, relatable fictional characters? Rakesh Satyal knows a thing or two about that. The national prize-winning author will speak Sunday about his latest novel, “No One Can Pronounce My Name,” at the final, free event of Deschutes Public Library’s 2018 “Novel Idea… Read Together” program. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear…
State of the Arts
Jenny Green has been in Bend for 24 years and has worked in the arts most of that time. She started the Jenny Green Gallery three years ago, a pop-up gallery that provided art shows around the area and around the world. Along with Rene’ Mitchell and Kaari Vaughn, Green runs At Liberty, an arts…
