A new brew playing off a soon-to-be iconic Central Oregon attraction is heading to the market. Crux Fermentation Project and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company are collaborating on the Paddle Trail Ale, a 35 IBU / 4.5% ABV session IPA. The beer will be distributed across the state by Columbia Distributing and will be available starting […]
Erin Rook
Erin was a writer and editor at the Source from 2013 to 2016.
Posted inNews
Smoke Signals 8/5-8/12
The Pot Talk
Just Say No. DARE to Keep Kids Off Drugs. If these black-and-white, fear-based programs had been successful, we would have seen more of a shift in illicit drug use by teens. Rather, in the past 20 years, the percentage of 12th graders who say they’ve used an illicit drug in the last month has continued […]
Posted inNews
Building Bend’s Future
Does the Urban Growth Boundary hold hope for affordable housing?
Bend has a housing problem—or, more precisely, with rental vacancy rates less than half a percent, an affordable housing shortage. And some city leaders believe that loosening up the Urban Growth Boundary could provide some relief from that chokehold. It is a basic theory that makes sense: Opening up more land for development will provide […]
Posted inNews
Bend-La Pine Schools to hold public meeting about future of Troy Field
In order to move forward with its sale of Troy Field to a developer, Bend-La Pine Schools will first have to apply for a zoning change. The 0.8-acre property currently has a Public Facilities designation. The district is hoping to have that changed to Commercial Limited. The next step in that process is a public […]
Posted inNews
Bend’s DJ Raider Mystic drops video for Raider Nation mixtape
The 2015 NFL season doesn’t kick off for more than a month, but the Raider Nation is ready. Bend’s own DJ Raider Mystic, who founded the Bend Oregon Raider Nation (BORN) in 2013, recently released a Raider Nation mixtape for the upcoming football season. Fans of the Oakland Raiders are somewhat notorious. GQ once called […]
Posted inNews
Legal weed coming to a dispensary near you October 1
It’s official. Legal weed limbo will end on October 1, when the medical marijuana dispensaries will be permitted to sell some cannabis products. Gov. Kate Brown quietly signed the bill into law on Monday, according to the Oregon Legislative record. Her office has not yet released a statement about the signing. Currently, it is legal […]
Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides
Meet the Shop Dog: Mr. Gibson
Saving Grace
Walk into the administrative offices for Saving Grace—a nonprofit serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Central Oregon—and you’ll likely be met by an affable golden retriever who, despite his ability to sprawl across the entryway, is still an exuberant puppy. His owner, Assistant Executive Director Trish Meyer has had the fur ball […]
Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides
Meet the Shop Dog: Ronix
Earth Below
Holding court in the patch of grass between vegan food cart Earth Below and a picnic table, Ronix looks like a friendly fella. But get close, and the sweet guy is so shy he turns his head away when approached by strangers. Owner Sierrah Umhauer, who runs the cart, says he wishes he could be […]
Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides
Canine Colleagues
Local shop and office dogs share their stories
This June marked the 17th annual Take Your Dog to Work Day. (By comparison, Take Your Daughter To Work Day started 23 years ago.) In Bend, however, that “holiday” is celebrated every day at some workplaces. While the impulse may be a simple side effect of Central Oregon’s fondness for canine companions, bringing pups to […]
Posted inNews
Pounding the Pavement
City considers a gas tax to fund transportation improvements
Driving across Bend is a little like playing Minesweeper, only the potholes don’t explode. So it’s not surprising that, in a recent survey by DHM Research, 61 percent of respondents described road conditions in Bend as “poor” or “very poor.” And data backs up that gut feeling. Because road damage has outpaced funding for repairs, […]
