Happy hour lovers: Did you know The Source Weekly has a handy online tool that helps you identify the happy hours happening right at the moment you want one? Indeed. And it’s super easy to use! In honor of this season’s Happy Hour Guide, we did a little back-end website magic to find out which […]
McMenamins breweries, hotels and pubs are a mainstay of the Northwest. It’s hard not to love the McMenamins Old St. Francis School campus, which boasts gorgeous interiors that highlight the history of the building. The fire pits can be enjoyed all year long — a perfect place to people watch downtown while enjoying the architecture […]
Settling into a curvy, off-turquoise chair in the windowless lounge of Roszak’s Fish House in Midtown, a thought occurred to me: When people reminisce about the good ol’ days of Bend, before it became one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., this, right here, is what they’re talking about. Roszak’s opened in 1981, making […]
If you’re a Redmond resident, there’s a good chance that you’re also a frequent flyer at Cascade Lakes Brewery’s 7th Street Brew House. The brew house, opened in 1996, won second place for “Best Bar / Brewpub” in the Source Weekly’s 2018 Best of Redmond readers’ poll and is a favorite among locals and visitors […]
Peek inside the week’s Give Guide and you’ll find no shortage of nonprofits, working for good in Central Oregon. Props to them all. But here are a few that are newer to the scene, which you might not yet have on your radar. TRACEs Central Oregon The Foutz Foundation Friends of the Children ChickTech Moon […]
TRACEs (trauma, resiliency and adverse childhood experiences) Central Oregon partners with other nonprofits to help adults and children in the area thrive. According to Katie McClure, director of TRACEs, in the fall of 2016 a group of organizations commissioned a review of what other communities were doing to address adverse childhood experiences. What they found […]
The Foutz Foundation is a labor of love, founded by husband and wife team Brian and Genny Foutz. Following the death of his brother, Travis Foutz, in May 2017, Brian Foutz created the nonprofit to honor his brother’s legacy. Before his death, Travis was training to become a music teacher at Central Oregon Community College. The […]
You might have heard of volunteer programs that place a positive adult with a child in need of extra support. Friends of the Children builds on that model—but does it by enlisting “Friends” who earn a full-time salary for their mentorship. Founded in Portland in 1993 by Duncan Campbell, a Portland-area man who himself experienced […]
The color pink and the word “chick” might not seem like the first choices for those committed to female empowerment—but the people behind ChickTech don’t see it that way. The nonprofit wants the word “chick” to be seen as empowering, not degrading. And they chose pink as a signature color for their organization, in an […]
Way back in the same year man first walked on the moon, Moon Country formed as a nonprofit to help the Oregon State Snowmobile Association with trail grooming efforts. Over the years since, the clubs have evolved, changed, backstepped and grew, leading to the current Moon Country Snowbusters, formed in October 2017. The name pays […]
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