On Sept. 11, the Bend Chamber of Commerce hosted the latest of its “What’s Brewing” debates, inviting candidates for open Deschutes County Commission seats to weigh in. Candidates participating included Republican incumbent Tony DeBone and Democrat Amy Lowes, running for position 1, and Republican Patti Adair and Democrat James Cook, running for position 3. Below […]
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Celebri-weed
Lately, some of the people I’ve seen play pretend on my “story box,” or people whose music I listen to, or people who I watch do things with a sportsball that earn them millions of dollars, are becoming involved in cannabis. They’re pushing cannabis in many forms—and the term “celebrities” should by no means diminish […]
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Fall Style: Heirlooms
These local artists & shops have one style point in common: Heirlooms
This fall, draw inspiration from two artists, Katie Daisy and Sheila Dunn, and two local shop owners, Alicia Renner and Jacq Smith, who we might consider to be Bend’s own “Heirlooms” of art and style. Over the years, they have contributed creatively to Bend, at times fervently and sometimes ever so subtly, while integrating and […]
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NLA Moving Forward
Newly formed neighborhood group working on its first presentation to the City Council
With the Oct. 17 City Council check-in looming, the newly formed Neighborhood Leadership Alliance is working on what it may present as projects it can have signed off by the Bend City Council. One objective of the 2017 to 2019 Council Goals: to modernize and professionalize how City government operates by increasing the capacity of […]
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Bend Median Home Price Declines 1.5 Percent for August
Number of sales increases, but median sales price decreases
While home sales have been declining in many areas, the number of August sales for Bend single family homes on 1 acre or less was 8 percent above July 2018. The median home price, however, decreased by 1.5 percent from $437,000 in July to $430,500 for August. Although the median home sales price decreased from […]
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Empire Avenue Closure
Parts of Empire Avenue will be closed for construction projects starting Sept. 11, and will be set to reopen in December. According to the City of Bend, the street will close from the 18th Street roundabout east to Purcell Boulevard. Empire will still have access to the Parkway during construction. The project is part of […]
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A Secret Committee Revealed
Question: Is there really a newly discovered secret multi-agency federal government committee, currently drafting prohibitionist anti-cannabis policy, to generate reports to be spoon-fed to the rapidly diminishing-mental-capacity Commander in Chief ? Wow…How high would I need to be to believe that? [Takes hash hit off bong.] That’s how high. Late last month, BuzzFeed news broke […]
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Bus Stop?
CET drivers are without a contract and could strike to get a new one
On Sept. 6, about 40 people, led by Jonathan Hunt of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757, rallied to demand Cascades East Transit drivers earn a living wage. According to Andrew Riley, communications coordinator for the ATU Local 757, CET drivers—which operate the fixed-route and dial-a-ride service in Bend—work for Paratransit Services, a Bremerton, Wash., […]
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Schools to Change Boundaries
Bend-La Pine District seeks volunteers for its boundary committee
If there’s anything more emotion-inducing than seeing your little one go off to kindergarten, it may be knowing that this may be the last year she’ll go to that school. Changing school boundaries can be a heated issue, no matter what grade level. School boundary changes can even become a political touchpoint, pointing out divisions […]
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Outstanding Student Athletes
Nominated by school athletic directors, these kids are tough on the field—and in the classroom
As part of the Source’s Back to School issue, we reached out to area high school athletic directors to see who the best and brightest of Bend are—both on and off the field. Dalton Payfer-Lockling Mountain View High School The senior plays both sides of the ball and special teams. He’s basically on the field […]
