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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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Indian Restaurant Opens Along OB Riley Road

Featuring a large menu with entrees such as chicken, lamb, goat and vegetarian
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A new Indian restaurant has opened at the Shilo Inn on the north side of Bend. Real Taste of India opened the first week of January in the hotel’s restaurant space along O.B. Riley Road. Real Taste of India offers a lunch buffet featuring classic Indian dishes, as well as a large menu featuring entrees with […]

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A Vision for More Local Food

Shiv Shakti’s passion for organic gardening and permaculture goes on display at the Three Rivers School greenhouse
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The dead of winter isn’t usually the time when people are plucking fresh greens and herbs from their gardens in Central Oregon — but it’s certainly a time when people are dreaming of doing so. And over at the Three Rivers School in the Sunriver area, students and teachers really ARE starting to pluck greens […]

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Get Back in the Swing of First Friday with these Food and Drink Events

Two food and drink events coming up for January First Friday will encourage you to branch out a bit.
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First Friday was a pretty big deal in Bend before the pandemic hit — and since then, it’s been making a steady comeback. While downtown Bend is where much of the First Friday activity has been happening, two food and drink events coming up for January First Friday will encourage you to branch out a […]

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SEA Crab Closes; Restaurant with Healthful Options Moving In

The menu will have rotations throughout the month to accommodate weekly specials and seasonal offerings
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SEA Crab House, the southeast Asian-inspired crab boil restaurant has closed, and in its place will soon be a venture with a distinctly different menu. Sandy Egge, a naturopathic clinical nutritionist, and husband Jeff Taber, a longtime athlete and health enthusiast, will soon open Crave, Bend, a kitchen focused on healthful offerings. Egge was also […]

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Two Friends Explore Common Ground

Two Central Oregonians, of Palestinian and Jewish descent, explore meaningful conversations following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
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Not long after the Hamas attack on Israeli citizens of Oct. 7, Redmond resident Karim Bouris, who claims “100% Palestinian, 100% Lebanese and 100% American” descent, came to the Source Weekly with an interesting proposition: An interview with himself and his friend Jordan Schiff, who grew up in a conservative Jewish family in the South, […]

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Exploring the Hemp Industry’s Ups and Downs

Upcoming Science Pub looks at the challenges for farmers, industry
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In 2015, shortly following the advent of a pilot program, there were 13 registered growers of hemp in Oregon, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. In the summer of 2019, there were 1,342 registered growers on 46,219 acres in Oregon – leading Oregon State University’s Crop and Soil Science Department to posit that hemp […]

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Volcanic Theatre Pub Opens Regular Pub Hours

Check out the updated layout of the venue
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Volcanic Theatre Pub is sporting a different look under its new ownership, and now, it’s also boasting expanded hours during non-concert times. New owners, John Davis and 1988 Entertainment, updated the layout of the venue when the company purchased it early in 2023, moving the bar so that it’s visible from the glass garage doors […]

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Foodie Winter Solstice Celebrations

Here are two fun food and drink events happening on the winter solstice
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If there’s anything worth celebrating during the darks days we’re currently experiencing, it’s the return of the light. In that vein, here are two fun food and drink events happening on the winter solstice. Bend Wine Bar Ever had gluhwein? The hot spiced wine drink that originated in Germany is on offer this Thursday at […]

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God of Pizza at Powder House

New pizza cart on Bend’s west side
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A new pizza cart opened on Bend’s west side in November – and since one of the pizzas bears my last name, it’s definitely late in the game for me to be making this announcement! God of Pizza was started by Daniel McGovern and his wife, Hailey Buker-McGovern, as a catering service in 2021. The couple […]

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