OSU-Cascades announced today that it plans to begin construction on the contested 10-acre westside campus once it receives the necessary permits from the City. Officials say they anticipate getting permits for construction activities such as excavation and tree removal during the last week of June. Though citizen-led opposition group Truth in Site has indicated it plans […]
Erin Rook
Erin was a writer and editor at the Source from 2013 to 2016.
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It’s Not Over
After marriage, LGBT activists continue the fight for lived equality
It’s been just over a year since same-sex couples in Oregon won the legal right to marriage and, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue a landmark decision on marriage equality sometime this month, fingers are crossed for a particularly festive Pride season. But whether or not the Supreme Court declares that same-sex couples […]
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Side Notes 6/18-6/24
Sharing the road
Think you know the rules of the road? Find out what Oregon law says about sharing the road. Here are some highlights. 1. Bikes are vehicles. That means that when code refers to vehicles, it’s talking about bikes too. In other words: bicycles are required to follow the same rules of the road (with a […]
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Mean Streets
Cyclists say Bend’s roads are not bike-friendly
on a recent Friday, Jim Slothower was riding his bike from Bend to Redmond for a family dinner. The experienced cyclist says he was making good time, about 25 miles-per-hour along Obsidian Road, when an approaching car turned left directly in front of him. “I swerved to right to avoid head-on [collision] but went down […]
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Art Watch 6/18-6/24
Nacho Ordinary Art Event
How do we communicate when words fail us? If you’re Icelandic band Sigur Rós, you create your own language, called Vonlenska or “Hopelandic.” If you’re OSU-Cascades Masters in Fine Arts students you get a little meta with, and create collaborative, site-specific art inspired by Sigur Rós’ “Ágætis byrjun,” a dreamy, expansive soundscape with a deep […]
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A new water feature at Pine Nursery Park—or overactive sprinklers?
Today, we received an email from a reader concerned about the use of water at Pine Nursery Park. Michael Rich, an employee of the U.S. Forest Services (whose local office neighbors the park), took a short video that appears to show sprinklers watering large swaths of pavement and creating ponds in landscaped areas. “I feel […]
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Shevlin Park fire contained, evacuation orders lifted
A fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in Shevlin Park is officially contained as of midnight. The blaze, which was first reporter by a hiker just before 1:30 pm, grew from less than one-tenth of an acre to about 10 acres in the first two hours. Bend Fire issued a Stage 1 Evacuation Order for […]
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Breaking: Firefighters responding to brush fire in Shevlin Park
The Bend Fire Department reports that they are responding to a brush fire in Shevlin Park. The public is being urged to stay away. Here’s the latest from Battalion Chief Dave Howe: There is a brush fire. ¼ acre in size and growing, burning just downstream from Aspen Hall in Shevlin Park. The fire is […]
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Tone It Down
Mexican restaurant forced to repaint following complaints
When El Sancho co-owners Jon Barvels and Joel Cordes started work on the brick-and-mortar version of their popular Mexican food cart, they chose bright, bold colors that call to mind a Latin American market—lemon yellow, cherry red, aqua, and royal blue. But not everyone appreciated the colorful paint job. City Code Enforcement Supervisor James Goff […]
