Special Issues & Guides
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Skunky Beer for Boarders

Memoirs of an OG snowboard culture and the beer it birthed in Bend
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Raw. Hop-forward. And built for pow-days. That’s what compilation wintertime masterpiece Skunk Ape India Red Ale is all about. Locally crafted by hometown hero Boneyard Beer and the Pacific Northwest’s pinnacle of snowboard companies, Lib Tech, out of Washington, the frothy thriller was born in Bend in 2011. To celebrate Skunk Ape’s 10th anniversary, this is […]

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Ready to Rock

Les Schwab is coming back this summer with a new look and a partnership with Live Nation
Avatar photo by Isaac Biehl

We’re in it now—and by “it,” I mean the resurgence of live music and touring musicians/bands. While last year both the music industry and music fans took a hit (the last concert I attended was March 8, 2020), this summer looks to be different, and my recently purchased tickets to two shows at the Les […]

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Hitting The Trail, Wheels Spinning

Grit Clinics & Ladies All Ride offer camps and classes to up your mountain biking game this summer
Avatar photo by Megan Burton

I love a good winding hike in the forest or desert wilderness of Central Oregon. In addition, I relish the chance to get out on the road and ride to work or through town. As a seemingly perfect blend of these two activities, mountain biking began to pique my interest as soon as I stepped foot […]

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Trailing On

This summer, discover new trails in Bend, or ones you may not have visited yet
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Central Oregon offers a lot of places to go for a hike, many that don’t require leaving Bend. This summer, make some time for two new in-town trails, along with some other lesser-frequented spots. The Outback Trail used to run for about a half-mile in the south end of Shevlin Park, but after an extension […]

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A Guide to Outdoor Yoga this Summer

Whether you want to flow next to the river or stretch out with a beer, Bend has an outdoor yoga class for you
by Hanna Merzbach

Many of Bend’s yoga studios are leaving the Zoom screens behind and opening yoga spaces for practice. But for people who still don’t want to be confined indoors, Bend will have a bounty of outdoor yoga options throughout the summer. Here are five Bend studios offering outdoor yoga classes this summer season. The Yoga Lab […]

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2021 Summer Music Guide

Get your dancing shoes out from the back of the closet. These are all the shows we know about in Central Oregon this summer.
by The Source Staff

After over a year of closures and cancellations and COVID-related panic, LIVE MUSIC is back on the Source Weekly’s events calendar in big numbers. Our Summer Guide is packed with info on things to do as the warm weather arrives—and that includes the shows listed in the PDF below. Print it out and use it […]

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Restaurant Guide 2021

Whether it’s indoor dining or only takeout and delivery, these local restaurants are still working hard for you
by The Source Staff

It is an understatement to say that it’s been a tumultuous year for restaurants near and far—and this guide you hold in your hands is intended to show them a little love. Use the following pages to give you some fresh ideas about where to go for foods that are spicy and savory, fresh or […]

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Rookie Restaurant of the Year

Blissful Spoon’s long-awaited brick-and-mortar brought Mediterranean delights—on top of its popular granola and baked goods
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The creation of a brick-and-mortar restaurant for Blissful Spoon was a long time coming for Bendites, who have been clamoring for expanded offerings since at least 2018, when Miki and Kamal Bakkari started selling granola and baked goods at local farmers markets. The couple, meanwhile, admits that opening a bona fide restaurant was never really […]

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