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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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Redmond Gets a Double Shot of Central Oregon Goodness

Backporch Coffee Roasters and Bontà Gelato open in the Hub City
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Suffice to say that two Central Oregon businesses knew what they were doing when they opened up their double-feature spot in Redmond… right across the street from a high school. On Sept. 21, Bontà Natural Artisan Gelato and Backporch Coffee Roasters officially opened their scoop-shop-meets-coffee-shop on the south side of the Hub City, just across […]

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A Dose of Wellness at NW Raw

West side juice bar offers bowls, smoothie bowls, salads, waffles and so much more
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It’s that sneaky time of year — not quite hot-hot summer, not quite chilly fall, and for whatever reason, the sniffles and sneezes seem to be popping up all over the place. Maybe it’s the lingering smoke, or the waning levels of vitamin D from a sun starting to hide earlier and earlier in the […]

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A New Sandwich Concept for Crosscut

A new sandwich truck has opened at Crosscut Warming Hut, taking the place of the Gyro Power cart that served customers for the past four years
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A new sandwich truck has opened at Crosscut Warming Hut, taking the place of the Gyro Power cart that served customers for the past four years. Cliff Abrahams is the chef behind Eight Hands Hospitality, the company operating all of the trucks at Crosscut, including the pizza cart Abe Capanna’s, Bluma’s Chicken and Waffles and now […]

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Palate Moonlights as New Zero-Proof Bar

The Dez Lounge opens this weekend with grand opening party
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A bar focused on zero-proof cocktails and drinks is opening this weekend with a grand opening celebration. At nights, Palate coffee along Colorado Avenue will turn into the Dez Lounge, serving up a number of non-alcoholic cocktail creations, along with N/A beer, wine and grazing boards. It’s the latest project for Corrine Coxey, owner of Salud […]

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Bagel Cart Wheels Into Ponch’s Place

5th Street Bagels offers sourdough style bagels at Bend’s newest east side food cart pod
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East siders have a new place to grab a bagel and other breakfast goods. 5th Street Bagels opened September 9 at Ponch’s Place, the food cart lot adjacent to the Veterinary Referral Center on Oxford Court on the east side. This is the first bagel cart for local chef Jacob Dawley, who started making bagels […]

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After School Snacks, and other Kid Bites

A return to fall rhythms doesn’t have to mean PB&J all day. Here’s where to get some local eats the kids will like too.
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These days, my only child toggles between getting maximum value from the college-campus dining hall and being a low-budget Gen Z foodie (whose matcha-latte game is strong). But it wasn’t that long ago that the cries of “what’s for dinner?” were erupting from the back of the car as soon as the school day was […]

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Teasing the Muse with Oregon’s Poet Laureate

Ellen Waterston was named the state’s “official poet” last month. In this conversation, the High Desert author, teacher and poet muses on journalism, inspiration and the importance of connection
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In the United States, 45 of our 50 states have an official poet laureate designation — empowering one local wordsmith in each state to promote the appreciation of reading, writing and creativity in general. In Oregon, that person is now Central Oregon’s own Ellen Waterston, who’s been promoting the beauties of the written word through […]

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Brit-Pub Coming to the West Side

The Commonwealth Pub planned as sports pub, with a focus on local music and musicians
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A new pub in Bend aims to combine live local music and a British-inspired vibe. The Commonwealth Pub is the latest project for Dan Larsson, a former immigration lawyer, and his partner Bob O’Connor. Larsson is also a local musician who plays in bands including Beatles cover band Juju Eyeball, Superball and Shine, he told the […]

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