The delicate balance between human-driven development and wildlife conservation came to a head last month when the extraction of the Colorado Avenue Dam caused an unexpected drop in water levels in the adjacent marsh, threatening the habitat of the endangered Oregon spotted frog. “When they pulled the dam out, it pulled the water out of […]
Erin Rook
Erin was a writer and editor at the Source from 2013 to 2016.
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Side Notes 6/4-6/10
Myths and facts about water rates and conservation
Last week, we chatted with City Policy Analyst Gillian Ockner and Water Conservation Manager Mike Buettner about changes to water and sewer rates and the City’s efforts to encourage conservation. Over the course of the conversation, they busted a few myths—get the facts below. MYTH: Water rates are going up for all Bend residents. FACT: […]
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INTERVIEW: Orange is the New Black’s Piper Kerman talks prison reform—and who she’d want to bunk with
Tonight, Piper Kerman, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison—now a popular Netflix original series entering its third season—speaks in Bend tonight as part of the Deschutes Public Library Foundation’s Author! Author! series. I chatted with Kerman for a profile in this week’s […]
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MUSIC GUIDE: BOOGIE DOWN
Feel the music in your feet
Sometimes, a concert is more than an opportunity to hear a beloved band, throw a few back, and socialize with friends. Sometimes it’s about spending time with music that moves you—literally. Whether you have moves like Jagger or your go-to is the Carlton, there’s a show for every kind of groover and shaker. The Barefooted […]
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MUSIC GUIDE: SWAY
Lean left, lean right
There’s a middle ground in the summer concert scene that falls somewhere between dancing it out and packing a picnic and sacking it out. It’s a world where lighters are held high, voices rise from the crowd (off key but in unison), and the most sophisticated dance move is a deeply felt step touch. These […]
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Persona Non Grata
City Council votes 5-2 to expand downtown exclusion zone
As the weather heats up, so too does crime. And this summer, the Bend Police Department is hoping to nip bad behavior in the bud with an expansion of the city’s civil exclusion zone. But the move, which would allow police to ban individuals cited or arrested for certain crimes from the downtown area, is […]
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High Time
Bend City Council appoints subcommittee to research local marijuana regulation
With the clocking ticking down to the July 1 launcn date, Bend City Council has created a three member subcommittee to research ways Bend might prepare for the legalization of recreational marijuana. Councilors Victor Chudowsky, Casey Roats, and Nathan Boddie are considering the options the City has for regulating the time, place, and manner in […]
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Side Notes 5/27-6/3
Gov. Kate Brown declares drought emergency in Deschutes County
Deschutes County joins a growing list of Oregon counties—now 15 deep—designated by Gov. Kate Brown as drought emergencies following Friday’s announcement. In addition to Deschutes, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Morrow, Umatilla, and Wasco counties have been added. “The majority of our state is parched due to the warm winter and lack of snow,” Gov. Brown said […]
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Serving Time, Serving Truth
“Orange is the New Black” author Piper Kerman speaks in Bend
After graduating with a theater degree from an elite women’s college in the early 1990s, Piper Kerman was looking for excitement. She found it in a girlfriend who took her to exotic locales across the globe—and just happened to smuggle drugs. When Kerman’s relatively minor role in those illicit transactions caught up with her a […]
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Gov. Kate Brown Declares Deschutes County Drought Emergency
Deschutes County joins a growing list of Oregon counties—now 15 deep—designated by Gov. Kate Brown as drought emergencies following today’s announcement. With today’s addition of eight counties, nearly half the state is experiencing an official drought emergency. In addition to Deschutes, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Morrow, Umatilla, and Wasco counties have been added. “The majority of our state […]
