Local artist Megan Stumpfig—whose large mural spans the walls at Riff Cold Brew Coffee’s newly-opened shop in the Box Factory—had some of her art taken from the front of the Domino Room on Greenwood Avenue on the morning of Dec. 29. Beat Lab Radio is offering a cash reward for the safe return of the […]
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New year, new calendar
Learn about changes to the Source’s event calendar
The Source Weekly’s Calendar is now better than ever! Central Oregon’s most comprehensive events calendar just got an upgrade to serve you better. We know you love using the Source calendar to find out what’s happening. And now, submitting events is easier than it’s ever been. Along with a new look, logging in is more […]
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Sally Russell Sworn in as Mayor
Russell became Bend’s first directly elected mayor since Mickey Mouse first appeared on screen
During a brief Bend City Council meeting on Wednesday night, Municipal Court judge Gwen Moore swore in Sally Russell as Bend’s first directly elected mayor since 1928. “This is a night of celebration,” Russell said before the swearing in and after changing her pro tem placard to read “mayor.” The Bend Children’s Choir performed “America […]
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New Year, Same Marijuana Business Frustrations
Oregon’s over-supply of marijuana has been well publicized (around a million pounds of usable but unsold marijuana is being tracked by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission), and the backlog of applications with the OLCC for new producers, processors, dispensaries and wholesalers was more than 2,200 when the OLCC paused applications effective June 15, 2018. The […]
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No Crystal Ball For 2019 Real Estate
The unseasonal market slowdown this summer gave me an eerie feeling similar to what I felt before the last recession, but it’s a much different scenario than it was back then. Many buyers are speculating that prices will drop and that a correction is on the way. Some media sources predict a mild recession, saying […]
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Wasted in Bend
Locals make an effort to minimize food waste
Imagine standing in front of a fridge stocked with produce, dairy, meat, plus dozens of condiment jars. Now take a quarter of that food out and bury it. That might sound ridiculous, yet that’s what happens all across the country: more than one-fourth of the food produced in the U.S. ends up in a landfill. […]
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A Growing Park System
2018 saw a new bike park, so what’s on tap for 2019?
For those of you who haven’t noticed, Redmond’s growing. With growth, sometimes comes the bad, like increased traffic. However, sometimes there’s an upside—like a growth in a city’s parks. In October, the City of Redmond opened Homestead Park’s bike pump track after raising $55,000 in community donations, according to Annie McVay, City of Redmond’s Parks […]
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Signs of Progress
In housing, runway reconstruction and other areas, Redmond continues its rapid expansion
Redmond’s population has very nearly doubled since 2000. Population estimates from 2017 put Redmond at 30,011 people in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau—up from 26,212 in 2010, and 15,515 in 2000. Tackling affordable housing Like Bend, housing affordability is a huge issue in Redmond. Redmond, however, faces a higher rate of poverty than […]
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Cultivating the Arts
As Redmond grows, public art blossoms
The community of Redmond is burgeoning — and in more ways than population growth. The Redmond Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2017, recognizing the copious art deco and streamline moderne architecture preserved and restored in the historic core—including the Odem Theater pub and movie house, reopened in […]
