Live It Up! All the shows that should be on your radar this summer. Operation Music Maker Festival Prep! Pick’s Picks Musicians Do Beer! …and finally… Your Fav Bands! The Source’s compendium of bands in Central Oregon.
Special Issues & Guides
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Bike Issue 2018
Roll up on this Bike Issue, Benditos.
What the heck’s the deal with e-bikes on trails? What’s the hottest gear rolling onto the scene? And why are so many kids in Bend into unicycling? These questions and more, answered in The Source’s 2018 Bike Issue! Whether you’re a fan of the two-wheeled form of transport—or event if you like the one-wheeled variety—there’s […]
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The Sustainability Issue 2018
Electric cars, organic farming, water conservation and more
NEWS—Electronic cars, parking and infrastructure Plug-in cars on on the rise in Central Oregon. Keely Damara takes a look into where and how you can charge your electric ride. Are you really recycling? Just because you throw it in the Blue Bin doesn’t mean it won’t end up in the landfill FEATURE—Windflower Farm Put down […]
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Restaurant Of The Year: Bos Taurus
The perfectly curated steakhouse
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5 Food Trends for 2018
Get out your napkins, Central Oregon, because these food trends for 2018 are going to make you want to eat—lots.
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Restaurant Guide 2018
Who’s hungry? With more than 350 restaurants, cafes and carts included in this guide, you’ll have no shortage of spots with which to satisfy your craving for Northwest cuisine—or Asian, American, Indian, Italian, Mexican, seafood, steak—or just about any other type of world food you can imagine. (OK, Central Oregon still doesn’t have a dedicated […]
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Food Cart of the Year
Scoutpost dropping flavor bombs
Before we go any further, here’s some important advice: save room for dessert at Scoutpost. If you’ve eaten at the cart, located in the Spoken Moto food pod, chances are you’re already drooling at the mention of its name. The food is so craveable, it had to be the Source’s 2018 food cart of the […]
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Go Old School
For you newcomers, here’s how to eat like you’re in vintage Bend
The Pine Tavern established 1936 Named after the Ponderosa pine tree that still grows in one of the dining rooms, The Pine Tavern serves traditional American cuisine. Locals and visitors rave about the complimentary, delicious, hot sourdough scones served with honey butter. The Pine Tavern was started as an English tavern by two women, Maren […]
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Restaurant of the Year: Bos Taurus
The perfectly curated steakhouse
Modern American steakhouse Bos Taurus earns the Restaurant of the Year status for the service and cuisine—both impeccable. The intention Chef George Morris and his staff have put into the Bos Taurus experience is reminiscent of a carefully curated museum exhibition—but one you can sink your teeth into. Before opening a year ago, the Bos […]
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Rookie of the Year
Wild Oregon Foods, Northwest inspired deli
“It kind of started off in a delicatessen, local-sourced view,” James Fink recounts, as he presses a bison burger into the flat-top grill in the kitchen of Wild Oregon Foods. Seven months later, he says, “it’s kind of more steered towards a diner—nostalgic, classic-style foods.” When you’re a rookie restaurant, shifting with the tastes of […]
