A young girl walked into Molly Carroll’s classroom, crying after recess. Carroll was getting ready to give a math test and found herself in a quandary. “Do I deal with the emotional needs of this child or the academic needs of the whole room?” said Carroll. “I saw a gap in our education system. How do […]
Lisa Sipe
Food Writer | The Source Weekly
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Life & Time wants to lead the fast food revolution
Imagine a fast food restaurant that serves healthy, real food, and you have Life & Time. According to its owners, the company promises high quality, organic ingredients, food made from scratch and meat products that are organic and humanely raised. They also want to show customers that a burger can be a healthy choice with […]
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Waterman Distillery is the first in Redmond
Redmond is getting its first distillery, to be located on the east side in the Jackpine Industrial Complex. Waterman Distillery, which makes the award-winning Gompers Gin, will open its Prohibition-themed distillery and tasting room later this year. “We have been looking for the appropriate property in Redmond to build our new distillery for three years,” […]
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Cuban Kitchen is Legit
First Cuban restaurant in Bend dishes family recipes
Hidden inside a strip mall on Century Drive is Cuban Kitchen—and by hidden, I mean you can’t see it from the street. If the bright red signs weren’t out it would be easy to miss, tucked between Cascade Cleaners and Lush Salon. Cuban Kitchen is open Tuesday through Friday for lunch and Saturdays for dinner. […]
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Trailhead Liquor Opens
A brand-new liquor store, Trailhead Liquor, is now open at the north end of Bend in Robal Road Village. Owner Angela James Chisum said, “I’ve wanted my own store since my first retail job at 16. Shortly after my friend Allison Cogan took over South Bend Liquor with great success, the OLCC announced retail expansion so […]
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Learn All About Mushrooms at FungiFest
Whether you’re a fungi enthusiast or a budding mushroom hunter, FungiFest has activities for everyone. The afternoon event in Sunriver includes guided mushroom walks, an Oregon mushroom display, education stations and children’s activities and crafts. If you have photographs of local mushrooms but don’t know what they are, bring them to the FungiFest identification station. […]
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Autumn Equinox Farm to Table Dinner
Celebrate the change of season at Boundless Farm‘s farm to table Autumn equinox dinner. Chef Anna Witham of 123 Ramen and The Root Cellar will turn the bountiful harvest into a delicious, five-course, family-style dinner. Dinner will be served outside in the brisk autumn air with views of six peaks. If you want an adult […]
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Ending Hunger with One Bag
Bend Food Project uses simple formula to feed the hungry
A young girl with long red hair and freckles holds a shopping bag and stands in front of a row of kid-height food bins filled with fresh fruit, peanut butter, popcorn, fruit juice and other snacks at The Giving Plate’s Kid’s Korner. She stops and picks up a package of cheese and crackers. “These are my […]
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Riff Wins Best Nitro at Cold Brew Fest
Riff Cold Brew’s Off The Cuff took home the Best Nitro award at the world’s largest cold-brewed festival in Vancouver, Wash. “Off The Cuff was incredibly smooth and delicious while highlighting the rich favors I expect to get from a great coffee,” said Judge Zach Perkins. “The texture was perfect— my go-to for cold brews […]
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Skeptical Activism: Removing the Spin
Brian Dunning, The Skeptoid Podcast
With so much information available today, it can be hard to find the truth. If you want to believe something badly enough, you’ll find someone out there supporting your belief—true or not. Brian Dunning, the science writer behind the award-winning podcast “Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena,” puts it like this: “Production companies call me […]
