Since Oregon State University announced its plans to plot a new campus on Bend’s westside, there has been murmuring (sometimes more) about how the addition of hundreds of new students will clog the thruways stretching across town. That discussion falls at the forefront of a larger issue: the paltry offering of public transportation in Central […]
Erin Rook
Erin was a writer and editor at the Source from 2013 to 2016.
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate?
Tony DeBone sees Bend as a brand ambassador for county’s entrepreneurial climate
With a background in high-tech industries, Deschutes County Commissioner Tony DeBone thinks of himself as the “tech guy commissioner.” To that end, he hopes to use his experience and connections to bring technology jobs of all sorts to the county—bio tech, high tech renewables, large-scale manufacturing, you name it. When he’s not busy with his […]
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Out of Town 7/23-7/31
portland saturday 26 Cannibal! The Musical From the creator of “South Park,” The Book of Mormon and Team America comes what aims to be the “first intelligent musical about cannibalism”—a void in the arts world clearly waiting to be filled. In the spirit of Evil Dead: The Musical (itself in the spirit of Blue Man […]
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OZ IS REAL! IT REALLY IS!
Dorothy’s house discovered in Central Oregon
About five miles north of Bend, tucked between the trees on the east side of Highway 97 on a piece of property owned by Gene Carsey, Jr., is the top half of an old farmhouse. Its roof is covered in weather vanes, its windows broken and boarded up. Carsey says it’s Dorothy’s house, the one […]
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Beyond the Garden
Taking plant-based burgers to the next level
Vegetarian burgers, while still deemed oxymoronic by the meat-loving masses, have come a long way since the patties first found their way to commercial markets about two decades ago, when what had previously been “hippie food” sidestepped into the mainstream. And yet, most sit-down burger joints have just one version (if any) available, and only […]
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What in the World: FAA Halts Flights to Israel, Wawona Recalls Fruits, EPA Mis-Tweets
NO FLY LIST: Planning a poorly timed visit to Israel? The Federal Aviation Administration went ahead and cancelled that for you. The FAA has banned U.S. airlines from flying into Tel Aviv for at least 24 hours after a rocket strike landed about a mile from the airport this morning. (CNN) BAD FRUIT: If you recently purchased […]
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PICK: Eff Cancer Benefit for Sarah McMurray
Eff Cancer Benefit BENEFIT—Cancer is the worst. Not only is it a creeping menace that always seems to strike the nicest people, but the medicines used to stop it in its tracks are brutal and costly. Ugh. On the bright side, it often brings out a spirit of generosity and goodwill in the community. Give […]
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What in the World: MH17, Obama’s Executive Order, the Death of a Governor, Escaped Inmate, Poetry, and Christopher Walken Dancing
MH17: The search continues for evidence in the case Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down over war-torn Ukraine. All eyes are currently on pro-Russian separatists, who are totally helping their cause by allegedly impeding the investigation. (CNN) JOBS: President Barack Obama signed this morning an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against employees based on gender identity […]
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PICK: Back Alley Barbers
Back Alley Barbers ROCKABILLY—With a Sweeney Todd-inspired aesthetic and a lead singer—“Queen Pirate”—who looks like a punk rock Elvira, Portland’s Back Alley Barbers rock a surprisingly successful mash-up of punk, soul and rockabilly. Queen Pirate’s powerful pipes rival Gwen Stefani’s—in fact, the band sounds like No Doubt if the album Tragic Kingdom had actually been, […]
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Balloons Over Bend 2014
Balloons Over Bend kicked off this morning with a balloon launch at Riverbend Park. I had a bird’s eye view of the event, from the basket of the Re/Max balloon. Check out our photos from this morning in the slideshow and get a piece of the action at this evening’s Night Glow or tomorrow’s morning launch. […]
