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Darris Hurst

Main cover photo by Darris Hurst; inset, a similar cover—on the same topic—from 1999.

Feb 26 - Mar 4, 2020

Vol. 24, No. 9

Digital Edition

Mirror of Sand

As Bend Park and Recreation District and the City of Bend move forward with plans for a fish passage committee for Newport Dam and Mirror Pond, the age-old debate about dredging resurfaces once again.

By Laurel Brauns

Feb 26, 2020

2020 Women's Issue

Celebrating our Women of the Year, inclusion in the outdoors, female chefs and brewers and so much more

By Nicole Vulcan

Mar 4, 2020

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Local News

R.I.Bee.

Oregon lost nearly half its honey bee population from 2018 to 2019. Local honey bee experts explain the importance of doing our part to keep bees alive

By Cayla Clark
Feb 26, 2020
Local News

Mirror of Sand

As Bend Park and Recreation District and the City of Bend move forward with plans for a fish passage committee for Newport Dam and Mirror Pond, the age-old debate about dredging resurfaces once again.

By Laurel Brauns
Feb 26, 2020
Local News

Room Tax Rift

The City of Bend may be losing out on hundreds of thousands of room tax dollars from unreported vacation rentals

By Laurel Brauns
Feb 26, 2020
Local News

Oregon's Novel Coronavirus: Updated Numbers Here

From covering coughs to prevention, here's what officials think you should know

By Nicole Vulcan
Feb 29, 2020
Local News

Congrats to All the Nominees in our Women of the Year Awards!

Five women took home awards. But over 50 women were nominated.

By Nicole Vulcan
Mar 4, 2020

Editorial

BCD zoning changes were needed. But affordable housing should still be the priority

The Bend Central District, has long been heralded as the area holding the most promise for redevelopment, and for adding more housing and commercial space close to the center of town

Feb 26, 2020
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Editor's note: Several months ago, a press release came across my desk, alerting us to a stat regarding the Bend/Sunriver area being the nation's fourth-highest area per capita for short-term rentals

Feb 26, 2020

Smoke Signals

Why the Black Market Persists

Even with vape-related illnesses strongly linked to unregulated products, price and other factors keep some in the shadows

By Josh Jardine
Feb 26, 2020
Take Me Home

Growth + Rising Costs vs. Affordable Housing

Healthy and happy cities are dependent on affordable options

By Abbie and Rick Sams
Feb 26, 2020
Advice & Fun

Free Will Astrology—Week of February 27

If you're like most of us, you harbor desires for experiences that might be gratifying in some ways but draining in others

By Rob Brezsny
Feb 26, 2020
Advice & Fun

This Modern World—week of February 27

In the secret underground lab of Doctor Wilbur Von Philbert...

By Tom Tomorrow
Feb 26, 2020
Advice & Fun

Grisly Bare

Sure, they say a really good friend is someone who knows everything about you

By Amy Alkon
Feb 26, 2020
Advice & Fun

Trumping our Safety 2020

Ok, can someone ask a real question please

By Jen Sorensen
Feb 26, 2020
Art Watch

Small Grants Aim to Do Big Things

Deschutes Cultural Coalition's awards spur cultural education

By Teafly Peterson
Feb 26, 2020

Chow

Future Gardening: Dining Room to Table

Tech hits the dirt with less space, more veggies

By Lisa Sipe
Feb 26, 2020
Chow

C.O. Breweries Win Big at Oregon Beer Awards

Immersion takes Best Small Brewery; Boss Rambler earns Best New Brewery

By Nicole Vulcan
Feb 26, 2020
Beer & Drink

Foraging the Forest

In search of a delicious cocktail, courtesy of Mother Nature

By Lisa Sipe
Feb 26, 2020

Film

May the Source Be With You

Podcasts, shows and other stuff you shouldn't miss this month

By Jared Rasic
Feb 26, 2020

Sound Stories & Interviews

Source Material

February Selections

By Isaac Biehl
Feb 26, 2020
Sound Stories & Interviews

Polecat's Last Hoorah

Bellingham's favorite Americana band is hanging up its hat after 10 years

By Isaac Biehl
Feb 26, 2020

Go Here

VertFest celebrates the trudging up as much as the gliding down

Before you dive full-force into the magic that is spring, take at least one last weekend to fully bask in the beauty of winter

By Nicole Vulcan
Feb 26, 2020
Natural World

Homes for Birds and Bats

Don't let Central Oregon's housing shortage affect wildlife, too

By Jim Anderson
Feb 26, 2020
Outside Features

Chasing The Sun

In Central Oregon, nearly any time is a good time for a climb

By Isaac Biehl
Feb 26, 2020

The Leaflet

#InDaCouch

When doing nothing feels so right: A case for staying in while living in a town that never seems to stop being out

By Isaac Biehl
Feb 26, 2020
The Leaflet

Hemp's Central Oregon Explosion

A bird's eye view of the proliferation of hemp farms in Central Oregon

By Greg Moring and Nicole Vulcan
Feb 26, 2020
The Leaflet

What is CBG?

As the regulations around CBD remain in flux, another cannabinoid is getting more attention

By Nicole Vulcan
Feb 26, 2020
The Leaflet

Where Do Marijuana Taxes Go?

The State has pumped millions into extra funding for schools, mental health and cops

By Laurel Brauns
Feb 26, 2020
The Leaflet

The Leaflet — Spring 2020

Highlighting an emerging and ever-changing industry

By The Source Staff
Feb 26, 2020
The Leaflet

Plants Over Pills

A growing body of scientific research demonstrates the antidepressant qualities of CBD

By Laurel Brauns
Feb 26, 2020
The Leaflet

Make Cannabis Fun Again

Local nonprofit works toward the local development of "weed culture" and education

By Cayla Clark
Feb 26, 2020
The Leaflet

Your Budtenders' Favorite Products

THC comes in many shapes and sizes—here's an inside look at what bud lovers enjoy the most

By Isaac Biehl
Feb 26, 2020
The Women's Issue

2020 Women's Issue

Celebrating our Women of the Year, inclusion in the outdoors, female chefs and brewers and so much more

By Nicole Vulcan
Mar 4, 2020