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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.
CHOW Burger, the burger joint on Bend’s west side, announced Jan. 11 that it’s closing up shop. The burger place, created by the people behind Cottonwood Café in Sisters and CHOW Restaurant in Bend, opened between The Lot and Hutch’s Bicycles in 2020 with a simple menu of burgers, fries and milkshakes. “We want to […]
A new “international market” held its grand opening this week on the west side of Bend. Bendite Market, billed as a convenience store offering international goods, is located in The Hixon apartment complex on SW Century Drive. The store offers basics like soup, sugar and dog food – but in addition offers a number of items […]
Lady Bird Cultural Society is the latest restaurant to open in the Old Mill. Lady Bird, owned by Chef John Gurnee and his wife Amanda, had its soft opening over the Jan. 15 weekend and officially opened its doors with a grand opening Jan. 17. The “Mediterranean-inspired” menu features wood-fired artisan pizzas as well as […]
Left Coast Burger Co., the “old-school burger joint” concept created by the Brown Owl’s Lisandro Ramon, is closing its doors. LBC began work on its original location in the Cascade Village Shopping Center in 2019, and later added a location in The Grove in Northwest Crossing – a location that remained open until recent days. […]
The Campfire Hotel in Bend will soon see another restaurant added to its roster, when Fire on the Mountain opens in the former auto dealership building on the southeast corner of the Campfire property. Fire on the Mountain and Campfire announced the addition of the popular Portland-area wings place this month, with a projected opening […]
An extended bike tour in 2019 prompted psychotherapist Lynne Herbert to re-examine what she was doing with her life and, more specifically, how she was spending her time. All that time on her bike brought out a feeling of “aliveness” that she says she wanted to bring into her work. After working as a licensed […]
No doubt about it: Central Oregon’s outdoor playground offers a wealth of fun and fitness all year ’round. From shusshing down the slopes or skate skiing in the Cascade snow in winter, to cruising the hundreds of miles of trails on foot or by bike in summer, to ascending a route in the birthplace of […]
A lot can happen in a year. Because we know readers love food, and they may not have yet been to all of the new places to open up this year, here’s a little openings-and-closings recap for 2022. If we missed your favorite new spot, we’re probably going to want to try it, so let […]
It may be easier for some 75 Bendites to purchase an e-bike in spring 2023, when the funds from a grant become available to residents. The City of Bend in December won a $150,000 mobility grant from Pacific Power aimed at offering rebates of $2,000 that people in “transportation-disadvantaged, low-income households” can use to buy […]
A vehicle crash on Dec. 23 took the life of a mother of five, Maria Aviles Tapia of Sisters. Oregon State Police say Aviles was riding as a passenger in a Suzuki XL7 when the driver lost control on an icy road and crashed into a tree. It happened at milepost 3 on Highway 20 near […]
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