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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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A Plant-Forward Evening, and a Night at a Rooftop Bar

Enjoying an evening at Terra, among the latest additions to downtown Redmond
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Like all of Central Oregon, Redmond is growing fast. These days, its once-sleepy downtown corridor is alive with a host of awesome food and drink spots, including breweries, taco trucks and… more breweries. It’s a bit hard to believe that it was less than 10 years ago, in 2013, that Wild Ride Brewing—now the locals’ […]

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A New Café for the Old Sparrow Location

The owners of The Workhouse have announced plans to occupy the space and use it for another café.
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The building in the Old Ironworks complex recently vacated by the original Sparrow Bakery location won’t sit empty for long. The owners of The Workhouse, the artists’ collective and makers’ space located across the courtyard from the old Sparrow location, have announced plans to occupy the space and use it for another café. Café des […]

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So Long, Kebaba

Longtime winners in our Best of Central Oregon readers’ poll is closing its doors for good
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One of the Source Weekly’s longtime winners in our Best of Central Oregon readers’ poll is closing its doors for good this Friday. Kebaba’s owners announced on the restaurant’s social media channels Oct. 5 that they would close the space on October 15. They cited the ongoing staffing shortage—which has impacted restaurants across Central Oregon […]

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Car-Free Recreation

COVID and the climate are the perfect storm for increasing interest in bike touring
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Editors note: This week, the Source team imagines what outdoor communities can do—and are doing—to make them more responsive to climate change “The bicycle is a simple solution to some of the most complicated problems in the world.” —John Burke, president of Trek Bicycles COVID-19 may have been the impetus for many people to get […]

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Oregon Celebrates Its First Official Indigenous Peoples' Day

A bill passed in 2021 makes Oregon the 11th state to designate the day to honor native people
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On June 1, Gov. Kate Brown signed HB 2526 into law, making Oregon the 11th state in the union to designate an Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The second Monday of October—earlier designated as Columbus Day in many places around the United States—is now officially Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Oregon. That day falls on Oct. 11 this […]

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New Restaurant at The Oxford

Roam offers a variety of urban-organic dishes made from locally sourced foods
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A new ground-floor restaurant is now open in the Oxford Hotel, where the Mother’s Downtown Kitchen was recently located. The new restaurant, called Roam, had its soft opening the last weekend of September. Roam offers “a variety of urban-organic dishes made from locally sourced foods,” as described by the restaurant’s listing on the reservations site Open […]

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Metolius Chai, Certified Organic

The company received word in September that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had officially certified its chai
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Metolius Artisan Tea, the Bend-based purveyor of loose leaf, chai, matcha and other tea products, says its beloved chai product is now certified organic. The company received word in September that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had officially certified its chai. “While we have always used organic ingredients, it’s nice to have the official stamp […]

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Source Weekly Update podcast 9/29/21

Recounting experiences of racism at the memorial for Barry Washington, Jr., and a TV appearance for local restaurants
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Local reaction to the shooting death of Barry Washington, Jr., and Bend restaurants appear on Guy Fieri’s show, all in this week’s podcast. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update podcast 9/29/21

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The Beauty of Sisters Folk Festival is Back

Thirty artists to perform at Central Oregon’s beloved fest
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Seven stages, 30 artists, and family and friends gathering for the love of live music… sounds kind of like a blast from the past, right? After several years of having smoke—or a global pandemic—stop the music, the Sisters Folk Festival gets underway this weekend. Originally taking place each August, festival organizers moved it to October […]

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Guy Fieri’s Visit to Bend Begins Airing This Week

If you’ve had Zydeco’s BBQ shrimp, then you know why the place got on Fieri’s radar
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Guy Fieri, the host of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” on the Food Network visited Bend in June, and the restaurant community was abuzz about whose establishment would be featured on the popular show. This week, the first episode with at least one of those Bend places will air, featuring Zydeco Kitchen and Cocktails—which has won […]

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