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.
In this week’s podcast, a look at the policies the schools in Redmond and Bend will adhere to in the era of COVID-19. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 9/1/21
Bend-La Pine Schools’ Caldera High School on Bend’s south side is the first new high school to open in the district in two decades. Ninth and 10th graders will occupy the school in the first year, with one grade level added in the two subsequent years. The school includes 60 new classrooms and a 600-seat […]
OLCC: Don’t call it “Control” The governing body managing booze and buds in Oregon has been busy throughout the pandemic, first by allowing restaurants and bars to do takeaway drinks in a temporary, COVID-era rule, and later by changing its name from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission—you know, […]
Attending a concert at the Les Schwab Amphitheater already comes with a few more rules than in years past: Bags only of a certain size, and passing through a metal-detecting wand, to name a few. And this week, yet another requirement: showing proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative COVID test. Central Oregon’s largest […]
Beloved bakery and maker of the well-known Ocean Roll, Sparrow Bakery, announced this week that it would close its original location on Scott Street in early September. The business will retain its retail location in Northwest Crossing, its owners announced Aug. 30. They cited personnel issues as a main driver of the closure. “Hiring and […]
Birdies Café, a neighborhood gathering spot on the west side of Bend near Central Oregon Community College, has closed its doors for good. After five years in business, the café’s ownership posted a message on its Facebook page August 26, announcing the closure. “We will miss all our wonderful customers whom we have gotten to […]
For those already in the habit of attending First Friday events around Bend, why not add a second-and-fourth Friday event to the calendar as well? A beloved bagel shop on the west side of Bend has been playing host to a street market all summer long—and if you haven’t yet attended, there’s still time to […]
Over 20 years ago, a handful of local metal artists formed a guild in order to give themselves a formal way to meet and swap information. “The group began as a handful of jewelers who found they spent a fair amount of time sharing a beer, trading vendor, tools and technique information. In 1999 this […]
If you’ve read the rest of this issue, then you’ve likely already seen the winners that took home titles in categories such as food and drinks—which of course includes beer categories. “Down list,” however, are some other brews that got a lot of votes… just not enough to make the podium. Below is an ode […]
Gov. Kate Brown is sending National Guard troops to hospitals around Oregon to help frontline healthcare workers who are treating patients battling COVID-19. To start, the governor will deploy 500 National Guard members starting Aug. 20, who will help with logistics like handling materials and running equipment, along with helping with COVID-19 testing and other […]
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