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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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Amaterra’s Menu Debuts with Some Heavy Hitters

Pork chop, grilled shrimp shine on the Portland-area winery’s Bend menu
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To those less observant, nothing much appears to have changed at the posh bar and restaurant space on the northwest corner of Bond and Minnesota. There’s still a gleaming bar. A mix of historic charm and updated glam still pervades the space. Bottles of backlit wine stand sentry, the prime pieces of décor. But in […]

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Almadorada Coffee Shop Opens in Downtown Bend

A renewed vision for the former Turtle Island Coffee
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A new coffee shop officially opened June 11 in downtown Bend. Melissa Cavaccang and Liliana — who prefers to be referred to by first name only — opened Almadorada in the former Turtle Island Coffee, which closed in March. “We wanted to carry on that value set that Turtle Island had put into play,” Cavaccang said. […]

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Rookie of the Year: Hawkeye & Huckleberry

Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge hit Bend with a splash this year. Its efforts are duly noted.
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Maybe it’s like a rocket ship landing in a placid Cascades lake — or perhaps more appropriately, like a clatter of hooves in a mud puddle, but it’s hard to overstate the gusto with which Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge splashed down on Bend this year. With a massive bar and dining room — done to […]

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Restaurant of the Year: Rancher Butcher Chef

It’s unprecedented, but our nod for restaurant of the year goes once again to Rancher Butcher Chef
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If there’s any sign that an establishment is earning the love of local crowds, among the most brightly lit might be the rapid opening of a second place, with a name that hints to the first. Over the past year, the Rancher Butcher Chef brand — known commonly by its initials, RBC, did just that […]

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Rookie of the Year: Hawkeye & Huckleberry

Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge hit Bend with a splash this year. Its efforts are duly noted.
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Maybe it’s like a rocket ship landing in a placid Cascades lake — or perhaps more appropriately, like a clatter of hooves in a mud puddle, but it’s hard to overstate the gusto with which Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge splashed down on Bend this year. With a massive bar and dining room — done to […]

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

Restaurant of the Year: Rancher Butcher Chef

It’s unprecedented, but our nod for restaurant of the year goes once again to Rancher Butcher Chef
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

If there’s any sign that an establishment is earning the love of local crowds, among the most brightly lit might be the rapid opening of a second place, with a name that hints to the first. Over the past year, the Rancher Butcher Chef brand — known commonly by its initials, RBC, did just that […]

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‘Wrapping Arms and Resources and HeartsAround Communities'

Trans rights, passport concerns and sports bans are just part of the worries shared by two members of the Central Oregon queer community
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Jordan Kent is vice president of Bend Pride Coalition, the nonprofit organization that produces Bend’s Summer Pride. Ruth Vernotico is the founder of SUS, a local nonprofit working to increase visibility for 2SLGBTQIA+ people through print media, community engagement, education and celebration. In a conversation with the Source Weekly for our Women’s Issue, the two […]

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Going Forward After Dissolving a DEI Initiative

Deschutes County commissioners dissolved the County’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Committee this month, citing a fear of losing federal funds. Two County employees share why those efforts still matter.
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Janice Garceau is the director of Deschutes County Health Services, and Ashton Varner is a diversity, equity and inclusion strategist who also chaired the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Committee that the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners dissolved in early February. The Source spoke with Garceau and Varner about the effects of that decision on […]

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Meeting the Moment for 19,000 Children and Families

Q&A with Cassi MacQueen, executive director of Deschutes Children’s Foundation, on the road ahead for nonprofits serving children and families
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The Deschutes Children’s Foundation, through its four campuses in Bend, Redmond and La Pine, house a total of 23 partner organizations that serve over 19,000 children and families each year. As part of our Women’s Issue focuses on meeting the moment, and how local nonprofits are feeling the effects of changes at the federal level, […]

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A Year of Central Oregon Chow

Highlights of a booming food scene in Bend and beyond
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In Central Oregon, the old adage holds: If there’s one thing constant about the local food scene, it’s change. From celebrity openings to the closing of places locals will sorely miss, a lot came and went in 2024. Here’s a highlight reel of what the Source Weekly covered in Bend and beyond. January In January, […]

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