Maybe you’ve been there for a conference. Or maybe you’ve been there for one of its many live musical events. But the next time you visit The Old Stone in downtown Bend, chances are it will be under new ownership. Owner Mardy Hickerson announced today that The Old Stone is up for sale, and no […]
Nicole Vulcan
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.
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Seen the “You Matter” signs around town? Prepare to see more.
Awesome Bend pitch night winner will temporarily employ houseless people as part of the project.
In case you’ve missed it thus far, Awesome Bend is a local organization with a mission to “inspire and support ideas that make Bend an even better place to live, work and play.” Part of the Awesome Foundation, Awesome Bend awards a $1000 grant to a local organization or individual fulfilling that mission. This time […]
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State Park Campground Fees Going Up
T he Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is raising fees at state park camp sites. As of Nov. 1, the rates at campsites run by OPRD will go up $2 for some campsites—but not tent sites. Full hookup sites at popular campgrounds will rise to $30 per night, with basic yurt prices going to $42. […]
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Prineville Wins Award for Crooked River Wetlands Project
T he City of Prineville has earned the League of Oregon Cities’ Award of Excellence for 2017, for its innovative wastewater project and wetlands project. Source columnist Jim Anderson, in an Aug. 23 Natural World column, described the project: “He (City Engineer Eric Klann) and his 19-man crew replaced the original 1940 wooden freshwater pipeline […]
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Oregon Delegation Works Toward More Wildfire Support
T he federal Office of Management and Budget has included $576.5 million in wildfire funding in its supplemental budget request to Congress, recommending that “active forest management and forestry reform” be included as a way to stop the practice of “borrowing” money from fire prevention work in order to fight wildfires, according to a release […]
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Stay Warm, C.O.!
A winter coat drive is coming
Pine Mountain Sports, FootZone and Patagonia @ Bend are bringing the heat to Central Oregonians in need this winter with a winter coat drive and sleeping bag drive! Drop off your gently used winter coats and sleeping bags to any of these locations and they donate the coats to the Bethlehem Inn and and style […]
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Q&A with BendFilm
Ahead of the 2017 fest, a word with the festival’s leaders
The 14th annual BendFilm festival is almost here! Ahead of the fest, Source Editor Nicole Vulcan sat down with BendFilm Director Todd Looby and Festival Programmer Erik Jambor to talk about what they’re looking forward to (everything, of course!), films that speak to a Central Oregon audience (all of them, duh!) and other stuff. Here’s an excerpt of […]
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Mighty Fine Pies
For gluten-free or vegan pizzas, or for quality takes on classic and inventive pies, Bend Pizza Kitchen delivers
I t was a Sunday night—an evening usually reserved for hot soups sipped around a fire as we try to stave off the creeping reminders of what Monday would bring. After a weekend spent in typical Bendito fashion—soccer games, two nights of live music, hiking and even a solo mountain biking sesh—regrouping around a hot […]
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City Councilor Announces Run for House
Bend City Councilor, Dr. Nathan Boddie, has announced his bid for the House District 54 seat in the Oregon State Legislature. The House seat representing Bend, currently held by another physician, Dr. Knute Buehler (R-Bend), will be vacant during the 2018 election, due to Buehler’s run for governor of Oregon. Boddie is a primary care […]
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Verizon Decides Against Cell Tower at Trinity Episcopal
A new tower was placed at Bend’s City Hall
Cell phone provider Verizon has decided against placing a cell tower atop Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Bend. As reported by the Source in June, a group of parents at Amity Creek Magnet School, as well as neighbors adjacent to Trinity Episcopal, had opposed the placement of the tower, due to concerns about potential exposure […]
