Erin Foote Marlowe

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Posted inNews

Rock Bottom Bonanza: Frenzied buyers are driving up prices fast

The market is showing signs of turning for the better with the increased amount of homes purchased.
Erin Foote Marlowe

My first indication this was not the busted up real estate market of recent years happened in May on the corner of 10th Street and Portland Avenue, near the epicenter of the 2006/2007 boom.
I was ready to make an offer on a dump of a house. But because it was in that great location, I was willing to spend the summer replacing turquoise toilets, pink bathtubs and carpets reeking of cats—plus it seemed like a steal.
The house was bank-owned and asking price was $150,000.

Posted inFood & Drink

Little Bites: Whirlwind of New Options: New restaurant action in every corner of the city

Crux Fermentation and Jackalope open with a successful start while Baldy’s barbeque continues to expand.
Erin Foote Marlowe

Crux Fermentation Project Holds Grand Opening
Bend’s newest brewery opened Saturday night, June 30, to a crowd of 1,500 or so locals and tourists who helped christen the brewery, munched some barbecue and slipped their own private momento into a time capsule box at the brewery.
Those intending to savor the fruits of former Deschutes brewmaster and Crux co-owner Larry Sidor’s latest labors had to wait, though. Crux went through 25 kegs worth of guest taps Saturday night, but will not begin pouring their own brews until this Friday.

Posted inNews

Bend City Council Four-Pack: Drink up the wonk

We’re skipping our regularly scheduled segment on how the council voted at its last meeting to bring you four little chunks of city news.
Erin Foote Marlowe

We’re skipping our regularly scheduled segment on how the council voted at its last meeting to bring you four little chunks of city news. Junk on downtown sidewalks! City plays Santa Claus on a midsummer’s night! Read on.
City Council Election Heating Up (And It’s Only June!)
The race for open Bend City Council positions in the November election just got more interesting.
Bend developer, downtown building owner and Bend Planning Commission Chair Doug Knight announced June 22 that he will terminate a campaign against current councilor Kathie Eckman and instead run for the position currently held by Jeff Eager.

Posted inNews

Noisy Neighbors: Council under pressure for changes to new noise ordinance

Bend acquires a new noise ordinance to be followed by any and all bands performing in the area.
Erin Foote Marlowe

Last summer, it seemed to city officials that residents all over Bend were angry about the same thing: noise.
Neighbors of the Masonic Center on 8th Street, residents of the westside near 10 Barrel and Century Center, and 80-year-old ladies living near Troy Field in downtown Bend were all tired of having their walls and windows rattled by concerts and all other manner of commotion.

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

Go Pick Blackberries!

Where to find the best blackberries in the area.
Erin Foote Marlowe

Yes, blackberries are an invasive species, but they’ve become as synonymous with Oregon as Douglas Firs, crashing rivers and the Cascade Mountains. And we love them.
The sad fact is that blackberries don’t really grow in Central Oregon, but they’re so close it’s only a morning’s drive between you and the taste of those sweet purple berries.

Posted inCulture

Getting Better All the Time: Big turnout expected for Pride festival this weekend

This years Gay Pride festival is expecting to see a really good turnout.
Erin Foote Marlowe

Here’s a short list of things gay people have to be happy about these days:
The repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
A second trouncing of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage, this time, in February, by a federal appeals court.
Same sex marriage endorsements by Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Colin Powell, the NAACP, Jay-Z and even George Bush’s former attorney, Ted Olson.
Gay marriage is now legal in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and New Hampshire.

Posted inFood & Drink

Little Bites: More Thai, Oh My!: Longtime members of the Thai restaurant community branch out

There won’t be any shortage of Thai food in Bend with the new Thai food cart and Angel Thai’s second location.
Erin Foote Marlowe

Angel Thai is opening a second location on the westside. The restaurant has been operated out of its Division Street location for about five years after a relocation from La Pine. The new restaurant will open in the former Sumi’s space on College Way near the Chevron gas station.
This second incarnation will be slightly more upscale, said Alley Kelley, an employee of Angel Thai, which is owned by Nicole Srijunyanont and Bee Wongsri. Wongsri also recently opened a food cart that often sets up shop in the Players parking lot.

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

On Top of Her Game: From Brooks Street to Hollywood Boulevard with Bend’s Nashelle

Heather Nashelle designs the clean and sleek handmade jewelry here in Bend that celebrities are drooling over.
Erin Foote Marlowe

If you were hanging out in the grocery line last week, you might have noticed that the Kardashian sisters are fed up with their mom, as the May 21 issue of In Touch magazine told us in all capital letters. What you probably didn’t notice was the little necklace Kourtney Kardashian was wearing—a classy gold bar etched with the name of her son, Mason, dangling from a simple chain.
It’s worth taking a closer look because the creator of this little custom piece isn’t in New York or Los Angeles. Nashelle, a custom jewelry and design company owned by a Bend mom, is located in an inconspicuous building on American Way.

Posted inCulture

Lives on the Line: Building community one art exhibit at a time

Lives on the Line event will display photos of some of the most inspiring and interesting women in Bend.
Erin Foote Marlowe

The list of names of local women profiled in the Lives on the Line event at the Oxford Hotel this Friday is a who’s-who of some of the most interesting and inspiring women in Bend.
It includes Reverend Heather Starr, who shepherds Bend’s Unitarian congregation and whose partner is genderqueer; Amy Fraley, who started a program that gives under-privileged kids backpacks full of food for weekends so they don’t come to school hungry on Monday; and Rene Mitchell, who runs the nonprofit Art in Public Places and was recently widowed.

Posted inNews

A Show of Hands: The Bend City Council on sewers, SDCs and late-night sounds

A few things being taken care of around the area by the city council.
Erin Foote Marlowe

We’re on a personal mission here at the Source, dear reader, to de-borify city government. Maybe you’ve noticed our PROLIFIC TWEETING from the last few city council meetings? Maybe you’ve noticed our ACTION-PACKED blogs on tsweekly.com? And we will now bring you an EXCITING new segment every other week on just what the hell these deciders are deciding. P.S. We’re not gonna mention the things that are truly boring, which is like half the stuff. You’re welcome.
May 16 Bend City Council Meeting
Update Noise Ordinance
If you like concerts, listen up. The council has decided there will be no more concert noise allowed between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. without a permit. The people on the noise taskforce also played around with decibel monitors and decided on some specific noise levels, even for people hanging out in front yards. Be forewarned.

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