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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.
Finding that special flavor for your next foodie meal just got easier in Redmond. Arome is a new store in downtown Redmond offering spice, tea, olive oil and vinegars, along with other specialty kitchen items. The is the second store of its kind for owner Janice Bell, who opened the first Arome store in Hood […]
Back in 2018, Melissa Broderick Eaton was one of the winners in the Source Poetry Contest. With that local encouragement, she says she then leaned into her poetry career, and is now publishing a collection, titled “black bird blue” that is currently in presale. I checked in with Broderick Eaton with the following Q&A, edited […]
Between the exploding number of shows at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater this summer and the wealth of national talent showing up at smaller spaces like Volcanic Theatre Pub and the Midtown Ballroom, Central Oregon’s robust music scene is already well recognized—but another type of nightly entertainment is steadily gaining speed in the region, thanks in […]
Scott Stuart and Tony DeBone are both running in the Deschutes County Republican primary, vying for a seat on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. In this interview, Source Publisher and Editor Nicole Vulcan talk with Stuart and DeBone about land use, their rating of the county health department’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic… and, […]
If you’ve never experienced the wonder that is a Diva Drag Brunch—or any drag brunch, really—then here are a few basics you should know. Try to come in an energetic mind state, because these shows are feisty and fun. But if you happen to come on a day you’re feeling sluggish, then the brunch and […]
If you’re looking for a place to knock back a pint without breaking the bank, let these locals’ nights give you a place to start. It’s far from a comprehensive list, but it’ll get you going. MONDAYS Start the week off with a healthy dose of Silver Moon at its Locals’ Night Mondays. OK, it’s […]
Two years ago, Jess Joseph bought her Redmond home—a quarter-acre plot with what she calls a “blank canvas” out back. This spring, where there were once patches of grass and weeds, that blank canvas has been tilled up in prep for its new life as a series of paths, gravel, trees, native plants and beneficial […]
TREATS + STONERS = A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN. A listener is checking in from the Kazahkstani embassy in Washington, D.C., where he’s out front smoking a joint, while the hosts of KPOV’s High Desert Co-op radio show and I start in on ingesting the ganja cookies I came here to eat. The listeners to […]
The south side of Bend is getting a hip new spot for dining and cocktails. Meadowlark Restaurant is a family friendly spot serving dinner during the week and brunch on the weekends. It’s located in the Brookswood Plaza, in the former La Rosa location. Brought to you by the folks who run Boxwood Kitchen in […]
The owners of San Simón, voted Best Bar by Source Weekly readers in 2021, have opened a new venture off Century Drive. The Flamingo Room features a warm-weather, “vaguely Equatorial” feel, inspired, as co-owner Brian Trottier said, “from different pockets of the globe, but not any one element.” The drinks run the gamut but are […]
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