CHEFS: Sunriver Resort‘s Chef Travis Taylor walked away from last weekend’s Bite of Bend Top Chef competition with the highest award—and a 10″ knife forged from layered copper and brass by local blacksmith Kellen Bateham. Travis is now qualified to compete at Bite of Oregon for the title of Iron Chef Oregon. COURT: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor […]
Erin Rook
Erin was a writer and editor at the Source from 2013 to 2016.
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What in the World: Booze, Bees, Bikes and Fashionable Fugitives
BOOZE: Do you consider yourself a “heavy drinker“? What does that even mean? Well, the Centers for Disease Control has an idea, but you probably won’t like it. If you have more than a drink or two a day (depending if you’re a gal or a guy), you may meet the qualifications. (CNN) BEES: The Oregon Department […]
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What in the World: World Cup, Beer Runs, “Columbusing,” Justice and Michael Jackson
SPORTS BALL: Holy melodrama, Batman. Maybe we just don’t get soccer/futball, but CNN’s lead headline (or maybe just soccer in general) seems a tad sensational, no? “Can U.S. survive ‘Group of Death’?” DUN DUN DUN… Under a subhead “Why should you care?” (thanks, CNN, some of us were definitely wondering) the article explains: “America can’t very well be […]
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Mark Capell Says He’ll Run for a Third City Council Term
Mark Capell announced today that he will run for a third term on the Bend City Council. He was first elected to council in 2006 and made headlines in 2012 when he bucked tradition and publicly declared his interested in serving as mayor. Capell currently serves as chair of the Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Bend Urban Renewal Agency and is […]
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Cabin Fever
Dogwood Cocktail Cabin elevates downtown drinking
Bend is a beer town through and through (see this week’s feature). The downtown drinking and dining scene is awash in tap handles and IBU scales. So when Dogwood Cocktail Cabin hit the scene last month with a distinct lack of beer selection and an emphasis on craft cocktail creation, we had a moment of […]
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Out of the Closet, Into the Park
Bend celebrates 10th annual LGBT Pride
In 2005, about a dozen people gathered at McKay Park for the first ever LGBT Pride celebration in Bend. It was a modest affair—more family picnic than public spectacle. But a first step, none the less. Members of the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community were just starting to step out of their roomy, […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate?
Jodie Barram says she’s building connections to bring jobs
Jodie Barram has no illusions about what government can do. She says she knows the power of public office is in the strength of connections between agencies, the crafting of infrastructures, and the support of effective policies. Though she claims to love city politics—she’s served as a city councilor and mayor pro-tem for the past […]
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Rollin’ Down the River (Sponsored by Pepsi)
Freedom Float brings the most casual floaters into its current
Floating down the Deschutes isn’t just the average Bendite’s favorite summer pastime, it’s also a part of the city’s history. Starting in the 1930s, Bend held a nearly annual Water Pageant, complete with floats (the kind that actually, you know, float), queens and kings, and soapbox derbies. And while that once-popular summer event petered out […]
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Closer to Finally Grown Up
Indigo Girls bring iconic folk-rock to Hullabaloo
It’s been a long road, but Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have traveled it together since they were kids. The now-iconic Georgia-raised folk-rock musicians first met in elementary school, began performing music together in middle school and finally became the Indigo Girls while attending Emory University. Their 30-year friendship has nurtured a fertile creative collaboration, […]
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Out of Town 6/26-7/3
portland friday 27 David Sedaris Known for his self-deprecating autobiographical essays and uncanny ability to make life’s awkward moments laugh-out-loud funny, David Sedaris is a national treasure. Nominated for the 2014 Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album (read: best audio book) for his most recent collection of essays, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls—among such heavyweights […]
