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Nic Moye spent 33 years in television news all over the country. She has two adorable small dogs who kayak and one luxurious kitty. Passions include lake swimming, mountain biking and reading.
You can decorate your home without effort and donate to a good cause by bidding on a tree at the annual Festival of Trees. The Hospice of Redmond has hosted the fundraiser for 42 years. It’s been chosen by Source readers as the Best Nonprofit Event in 2024 and 2025. More than 30 elaborately decorated […]
With the revolving door of holiday craft fairs each weekend, there’s one open from Black Friday through Dec. 20, seven days a week. The Three Sisters Lions Club is opening its 14th Holiday Faire on Nov 28. It’s in a new location this year on South Cedar Street behind High Camp Taphouse. The service club […]
Coffee and Community A Redmond coffee shop has opened a Bend location. Junction Roastery and Social Club opened Nov. 24 near the intersection of SE Wilson Avenue and Ninth Street in the new Midway Campus building. The coffee shop roasts its own beans and serves up specialty coffees. Seasonal flavors include peppermint iced eggnog and […]
Oregon’s small businesses are the backbone of the state and local economy. According to a report from the City of Bend, in 2024 the retail sector generated approximately $928 million in gross domestic product, which was 8% of the total economy. The report also found that consumer spending at brick-and-mortar stores in Bend has been slowly declining, down 8% in 2024 from July 2023 and […]
Most pet owners will reminisce about their favorite pet, one that deeply touched their heart, was a bonafide family member and by which each future pet is compared. Lindsey Provost took that sentiment to extremes after falling in love with her first pet bunny, Ember, in 2015. When Ember passed away in 2019, Provost started […]
The Bend City Council is working on a plan to revamp the North Mirror Pond parking lot downtown, between The Commons and Watershed Coffee, into a flex space that can double as an event venue. “It’s got non-standard parking spaces in it right now. It needs to be redone. So this was actually an opportunity to use some of these tourism dollars to get a win-win, by upgrading the […]
The committee tasked with forming a map for five Deschutes County commissioner seats has advanced a plan to the current county commissioners, which is expected to go before voters in May. In a meeting Nov. 12, the District Mapping Advisory Committee voted 4-3 in favor of advancing Map C. That map splits Bend into three sections: east, west and the southern portion, which also encompasses southern Deschutes County down to La Pine. The two […]
International pianist and composer Paula Dreyer will perform a candlelight solo piano concert as the opening act for renowned pianist Holly Bowling at the Tower Theatre on Wednesday, November 20 at 7pm. Tickets are available at www.towertheatre.org/event/holly-bowling-with-paula-dreyer Dreyer, known for her emotionally evocative and cinematic piano works, will present a program of beautiful original compositions and intricate covers, reminiscent of the candlelit tour […]
Bend artist Dee Ford Potter has poured her life story into woven arts. A 58-year retrospective collection of her work called “A Life Well Woven is on display at Central Oregon Community College’s Rotunda Gallery in the Barber Library through Dec. 7. The art dates back to Potter’s early days. In 1967, she was studying […]
Los Andes Sports Bar & Cafe Two new restaurant/sports bars in Bend are infusing Irish and Argentinian culture into the community. Los Andes Sports Bar & Cafe on SW Upper Terrace Drive in Bend specializes in Argentinan street food and beverages. The location was formerly Tradesmen Coffee and Tap House. Los Andes’ menu includes empanadas made from […]
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