Nicole Vulcan became Editor of the Source in 2016 and was promoted to Editor in Chief in 2024, managing the Editorial Board and the news team's many investigative projects. She's also at work on her debut book of journalistic non-fiction, titled "Self Medication," which traces Oregon's drug decriminalization efforts in the 21st Century, and tells a parallel tale of her own family’s losses from fentanyl addiction in the age of Measure 110. With all of that on her plate, send snacks. Catch up with the adventures at her book's Substack, called Self Medication.
After a warm entry into the autumn season, the weather in Central Oregon is set to turn colder this weekend. As we look ahead to snow-capped peaks in the Oregon Cascades, here are three ways to prep for the coming ski season. -On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation puts on the […]
Chris Beck has served three terms in the Oregon Legislative Assembly, worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the Obama Administration, and most recently has been an elections observer in countries that were once part of the Soviet bloc. Following all that, he’s running for Congress on the Democratic and Independent party tickets against […]
A local event that helps people stock their pantries with locally grown food for the cold season is right around the corner. The Central Oregon Fill Your Pantry event takes place Nov. 7, with the window to pre-order goods set for Oct. 18-28. For the second year in a row, the event also helps locals […]
A young Bend resident is launching a new sparkling electrolyte beverage, developed and made in Central Oregon. Tanner Bowen, an outdoors enthusiast who spent his youth skiing, running, bike racing and playing soccer, has just launched SURV, featuring real fruit flavors and electrolytes. A few years ago, at age 19, Bowen opened a pizza food […]
When they’re not running out to battle blazes like this year’s Akawa Butte fire or last year’s Flat Fire, firefighters cook a lot. That’s one fun fact that Sisters resident Leslie Pade picked up in 2025, when she and her family were forced to evacuate their home. While the Flat Fire picked up speed and […]
In 2010, Tony Lawrence amassed the detritus of other breweries’ equipment, collecting enough beer-gear to launch what would be known as Boneyard Beer. The name was a nod to the stitched-together equipment — the “boneyard” of other beer-makers’ stuff. The brewery operated in that punk-rock style for over a decade and a half, pouring beers […]
Downtown Redmond food cart lot, sports bar and live music venue General Duffy’s is up for sale, its owners announced Sept. 9. The sale includes the business and its 1.4-acre, four-parcel commercial property. Co-owners Dick Robertson, wife Susan Robertson and son Tanner Robertson are, “seeking a buyer with the resources and vision to build on […]
Around 50 years ago, Marcia Morgan’s co-worker told her she’d live longer if she collected something. It took a few years of pondering, but Morgan’s English background led her to tea — but not to collecting tea cups or spoons, as some might. Instead, Morgan took to collecting tea strainers — those tools that sit […]
An ice cream chain that set up shop in Bend in 2023 now appears to be coming to Redmond, too. A sign announcing that a Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream will soon be coming to the Hub City has been placed inside the commercial building at SW 5th and Forest Avenue in downtown Redmond. Handel’s, first […]
It’s been open since the spring, but this September, Bend Tea and Art Lounge, offering people a place to sip tea and make art, is finally “opening” in grand style. The space, known as TEAL for short, is hosting its grand-opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9am to 9pm — the six-month anniversary […]
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