If you thought the only way to tote your kids around town was by car, it’s time to branch out. In honor of the Bike Issue, we tested out four ways to commute with kids, with some help from Bend Electric Bikes. The staff there knows what’s possible—many of them rarely, if ever, drive cars… […]
You’ve just pulled over to take a sip of water. Your heart is pounding from pedaling out of the saddle up a steep, rutted and dusty hill. Looking down, you see the reddish-brown streak running from where the nobs on the platform pedals hit your shin like a shark bite. Back in the saddle you […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Bend Rugby’s undefeated league play was followed up by a 58-point thrashing of the Boise Lions for the Pacific Northwest Division title. Bend won the game 70-12. Bend now travels to San Francisco to play in the Nationals, which starts April 28. Bend Rugby was started in 1975 when Keith Erickson and John Jeans founded […]
With the sun finally coming out and the days getting longer and hotter, it’s time to think about how to keep your home safe from outdoor fires. The City of Bend Fire Department and the Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 have tips to do just that. Start by removing any dead brush, branches […]
Perhaps you’re new to Bend and wonder why in the winter, you see barren canals that travel north and east of town. Then come April 15, the same canals are brimming with cold, clear water. Central Oregon was traditionally an agricultural community, and the canals bring water to farms and ranches. The water comes from […]
Bend’s Central District has historically been a maze of streets that dead end—either at the railroad tracks, or at Greenwood Avenue—but with the City Council’s April 18 decision to support a new Urban Renewal District for the BCD, KorPine, east downtown and inner Highway 20, there’s the potential to better connect downtown and the neighborhoods […]
Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, the Bend and Sunriver-based rental, tour and retail shop was just awarded the contract for concessions operations at Riverbend Park—where inner tube and paddleboard rentals happen—from the Bend Park & Recreation District. According to Julie Brown, BPRD’s communications and community manager, the District reached out for proposals because it intends […]
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