Portland drag queen Poison Waters returns to Bend this weekend to host her 11th annual drag show benefitting the Human Dignity Coalition, Oct. 12 at Liquid Lounge. The prolific performer, who co-hosts for Darcelle XV & Company shows and regularly serves as the emcee for non-profit fundraising events, will be joined by performers from Portland […]
Erin Rook
Erin was a writer and editor at the Source from 2013 to 2016.
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City Approves $190K Contract for Galveston Revitalization Design
Galveston business owners told City Council Oct. 2 they hope the preliminary design for the corridor’s revitalization doesn’t use this concept map as a starting point. It’s only been a month since the City raised the ire of Galveston corridor business and property owners with a bridge closure that limited access to businesses and diverted […]
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Better, but Not Great
New school year brings changes for LGBTQ teens
In 2002, Stephanie Lawless was a closeted teenager at Bend High School. At that time, a few friends knew she was bisexual, but no one knew that, beneath the sports jerseys and masculine mannerisms, she was not a boy but a transgender girl. “I knew of roughly three to five individuals that were ‘out’ as […]
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Cops Want More Money
They say they’ll show you fewer traffic deaths
What do you get when you mix a beer-loving populace with an anemic public transportation system and an underfunded and understaffed police department? A disconcertingly high rate of booze-related traffic deaths. “We have a traffic crash problem in the City of Bend, to put it bluntly,” Police Chief Jeff Sale said at the September 18 City […]
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Safety Study Highlights Bend’s Traffic Crash Problem
According to a recent Traffic Safety Study, Bend had more fatal car crashes from 2006 to 2010 than other comparable cities. “We have a traffic crash problem in the City of Bend, to put it bluntly,” Police Chief Jeff Sale said at the Sept. 18 City Council meeting, in a brief overview of the results […]
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City Council Roundup
City Shifts Intersection Construction to Accommodate Galveston Businesses No one likes a detour. But when that detour catches neighbors by surprise, sends heavy traffic onto small side streets, and diverts the flow of customers from area businesses, people are likely to be a bit miffed. And that frustration came out at last Wednesday’s City Council meeting, […]
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Washington is a Window into Our Future
A state-to-state comparison
Last year, Washington state voters approved same-sex marriage, legalized marijuana and ended the state’s decades-long liquor-sale monopoly. While such changes may seem like some fantasyland for progressives, rife with dancing unicorns and hookah-puffing caterpillars, in fact, the legislative changes really are more mainstream than radical. As part of a swelling trend, Washington joined 13 other […]
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City Will Re-Open Galveston/Riverside Intersection Sept. 17
After the re-opening of the Galveston/Riverside intersection on Sept. 17, traffic will flow more freely to Galveston Avenue businesses. The people spoke, and the City listened. After hearing complaints from business owners at the Sept. 4 City Council meeting, the City announced Friday it will re-open the intersection of Galveston Avenue and Riverside Boulevard on […]
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Giving Shelter to All
Imagine the following scenario: A woman is looking for a new place to live. Her partner has been physically and verbally abusing her for months and knows her current home isn’t safe. She’s scared how her partner might react to her departure, and embarrassed by the situation she’s found herself in—a sadly common scenario when […]
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City Council Revisits Downtown Building Heights, Approves Limited Variance for First Reading
The lot adjacent to bend Brewing Company remains empty due to lack of developer interest. Property owners say a height variance would give them more options. Source Weekly file photo. “Oregonians hate two things,” Councilor Victor Chudowsky said, referencing a quote from former Metro Executive Officer Mike Burton that appeared in National Geographic magazine. “They […]
