The town of Sisters has a wealth of delightful restaurants and food carts—many of them serving up Mexican fare—but this new little gem in the Eurosports food cart garden is taking home the title of Best New Restaurant in Sisters this year. (It’s a category we’ve just added to our Best of Central Oregon lineup […]
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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Best Bang for Your Buck in Sunriver
The Wallow Bar & Grill
Sunriver gets a lot of visitors—but when locals look for a low-key spot to grab food and drinks, they look to The Wallow Bar & Grill. Located along Spring River Road in Sunriver, The Wallow serves up a host of delicious meals, all for prices that Sunriver locals appreciate. The bar and grill offers a […]
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Best Local Radio Personality
Tracee Tuesday
It’s inching close to 100 degrees Fahrenheit when I meet Tracee Tuesday outside of the Bend Radio Group offices for this interview. (Check out our video version in the online version of this story!) I’d love to be inside, out of this sun, chatting with her at the mic as she assembles her show—but alas, […]
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Best Bagel
Big O Bagels
1st Place: Big O Bagels – Eastside 2625 NE Butler Market Rd., Bend 541-306-4096 Big O Bagels – South 97 61419 S Hwy 97, Bend 541-317-3924 Big O Bagels – Westside 1032 NW Galveston Ave., Bend 541-383-2446 2nd Place: Rockin’ Daves Bistro & Backstage Lounge 661 NE Greenwood Ave., Bend 541-318-8177
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Best Burrito
Parilla Grill
1st Place: Parrilla Grill 635 NW 14th St., Bend 541-617-9600 Parrilla Grill – Midtown 706 NE Greenwood Ave., Bend 541-617-9600 2nd Place: Super Burrito – Downtown 1133 NW Wall St., Bend 541-312-2009 El Super Burrito 3 425 NE Windy Knolls Dr., Bend 541-388-0166
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Shelter from the Smoke
Locals mobilize to offer a space for people without homes to go, away from the hazardous air quality
Locals mobilize to offer a space for people without homes to go, away from the hazardous air quality
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Local Homeless Shelters are Helping Evacuees and the Area’s Houseless Population. Here’s How They Say You Can Help.
Shepherd’s House needs N-95 masks, cash donations to help during wildfire event and beyond
Central Oregonians are keeping windows and doors closed today, as smoke from the many fires burning in Oregon began to blow this direction starting Thursday night. Keeping the windows and doors closed helps preserve indoor air quality—but for those who live outdoors or in temporary shelters, that’s not really possible. Friday afternoon, Bend shelter Shepherd’s […]
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Stop with the Antifa Arson Rumors, FBI Says
Officials are publicly debunking rumors that anti-fascists started Oregon’s deadly wildfires. In Deschutes County, Sheriff debunks rumor about someone starting fires. It was vomit, not a fire they found.
Antifa, Oregon wildfires, oregon arson rumors, fire resources
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Friday Morning Update: Oregon Approved for Disaster Declaration, Local Events Canceled due to Smoke
Bureau of Land Management closes all lands east of I-5 due to wildfire risk
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this morning that the president has approved Oregon’s request for a disaster declaration in the state. The Emergency Disaster Declaration makes it possible for state, tribal and local governments to get federal equipment and other resources to help battle the massive fires that are burning in Oregon right now—largely […]
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Staggering Numbers: Nearly a Million Acres Burning, Half a Million People Under Evacuation Orders
Officials offer guidance for hazardous air quality, now in Central Oregon
The numbers are almost too much to fathom: As of late Thursday, a record-breaking 900,000 acres of land in Oregon was on fire. With that, 500,000 people are under some type of evacuation order. (Update: This is corrected from an earlier report; an estimated 500,000 people are under either a Level 1, 2 or 3 […]
