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Bike Events

From bike swaps to Grinders, Wheelers, Divas and Chainbreakers, these events cover all yourspring and summer cycling desires.
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY 4/26-28 THE BEND BIKE SWAP The Bend Bike Swap is the perfect place to track down some new gear, or even sell some of what you might not need anymore. It also raises funds for Bend Endurance Academy. Fri., 3-7pm, Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., 9:30am-3pm. Thump Coffee, 549 NW York Dr., […]

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So Fast

5th grader Sophia Rodriguez is a rising star in BMX
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

BMX racers from all over the U.S. and Canada competed in the Great Northwest Nationals in Redmond April 12 through 14. Among the winners was Bend 5th grader Sophia Rodriguez, who took home first in the 10-year-old Expert Girls category, and first in the 9-10 Mixed Open category, which includes both boys and girls. Actually, […]

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Climate Risks for Investors

Impacts of a warming earth on real estate
Abbie and Rick Sams

Most people are no longer questioning the reality of climate change. Along with accepting this truth, we’re faced with taking steps to adapt. Climate change and extreme weather patterns are no longer just a concern for the well-being of our planet and future generations, but on the radar and minds of real estate investors, and […]

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Cycling Without Age

Local women bring joy of cycling to people with barriers to riding on their own
Avatar photo Keely Damara

On a sunny Monday morning, Courtney Van Fossan pedals her trishaw, or bike taxi, through the Old Mill District at relaxed pace, taxiing 90-year-old Leanne McConville and Jennifer Rogers, McConville’s care manager for the day, both seated comfortably in the canopied passenger seat. The bike, imported from Denmark from a specialty e-bike maker called Triobike, […]

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Redmond Affordable Housing Project Raised From the Ashes

Gov. Brown signed HB2336, basically awarding Redmond a pilot program to build 485 homes—half of which will be affordable housing
Chris Miller

In November of last year, Bend beat out Redmond for the state’s pilot program under House Bill 4079 that allows cities to use non-traditional urban growth boundary expansion to increase the supply of affordable housing. On April 16, Gov. Kate Brown in effect reversed Redmond’s defeat by signing House Bill 2336—crafted to reverse an unforeseen […]

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COCC Receives Grant for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

EV Chargers Planned for Redmond & Madras COCC campuses
Avatar photo Keely Damara

Electric vehicle owners in Redmond and Madras can look forward to eight new public charging ports at Central Oregon Community College campuses, through the help of a Pacific Power grant program. Ten projects across the Pacific Northwest recently secured grants from Pacific Power, through a program that launched in late 2018 to help local organizations […]

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Who's Ready for the Bag Ban #inBend?

As of July 1, Bend grocery stores will no longer be able to hand out free, single-use plastic bags at checkouts. Before the change, Source staffers check out how ready local stores seem to be
The Source Staff

Has a checker ever given you side-eye for bringing your own bags, and not automatically offering to do the checker’s job by beginning to bag your own groceries? Us, too. While checkers can currently get away with that occasional side-eye because those of us bringing bags are still so few, that’s not going to last. […]

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