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.
Whether married or otherwise, couples—like everyone else—have seen new challenges and unexpected circumstances arise over the past year.
Employee-owned supermarket chain WinCo Foods is now open in Bend. Located in the former Shopko at 60 NE Bend River Mall Drive, the supermarket is known for its extensive bulk section, open-shelf storage and discount prices. Founded in 1967 by two men, the company created an employee stock ownership plan in 1985. The Bend store […]
Lone Pine Coffee Roasters, a favorite downtown Bend haunt that last year moved from Tin Pan Alley to NW Harriman Street, now has a second location. Lone Pine’s “East End” location, at 1462 NE Cushing Drive Ste 160, in the new building behind the On Tap food cart pod, offers the same delicious coffee drinks […]
Bend-La Pine Schools’ new superintendent will take the reins starting this July, replacing Interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist. Cook is currently the superintendent for the Coeur d’Alene School District in Idaho and served in various leadership roles, including acting superintendent, for the Douglas County School District in Colorado prior to that. “I am excited to come […]
Several weeks ago, as to-go cocktails began to be a thing in Oregon, we published a very brief list of some of the places starting to offer to-go cocktails. We’ve updated the list to include some of the other places that have since come online with new and inventive ways to get their cocktails into […]
Starting Jan. 29, gyms, movie theaters and other places offering indoor activities in counties labeled “Extreme Risk” can allow some customers inside their establishments—though the numbers are limited to six people for establishments larger than 500 square feet.
An upcoming symposium will focus on the outlook of the hemp industry, and will bring together government officials, leaders in the industry and other corporate entities aiming to find new, sustainable uses for hemp.
Elevation, the restaurant at Central Oregon Community College’s Cascade Culinary Institute, has already been on foodies’ radars as a place to eat an elegant meal for a lower-than-usual price. It’s a place where budding chefs and hopeful hospitality professionals learn how to hone their skills and land a career in the industry. But when COVID-19 […]
A new mercantile-meets-coffee-shop is now open on Bend’s Newport Avenue. The Pantry, located in the former Devore’s and Humble Beet building, opened Jan. 8. The store’s bulk section stocks pantry items including nuts, seeds, flour and mixes such as pizza dough. “We got really excited about extending the pantry of our kitchen,” Co-owner Stephen Thompson told […]
With Gov. Kate Brown’s current Risk and Protection Framework forcing gyms, restaurants and some other businesses in a majority of Oregon counties to conduct their business outdoors or not at all, creative adaptation is not always enough.
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