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Listen: A new vision for Bend with Steven Ames 🎧

A chat about the Bend Vision Project, charting a course for the future of Bend
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

The Source sits down with Steven Ames of the Bend Vision Project—Part of Envision Bend—to talk about this new process for envisioning Bend’s future. Ames is a consulting long-range planner and principal of NXT Consulting Group of Bend and Portland, Oregon. Author of the American Planning Association’s award-winning Guide to Community Visioning, Steven has worked […]

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Listen: Speaking for the trees with Roger Worthington 🎧

The owner of Worthy Brewing chats about sustainability initiatives and the recent cutting of large trees in the Phil’s Trail area
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Roger Worthington lives to ride his mountain bike, play with his dog Diggy, and drink beer with friends. He owns Worthy Brewing; Indie Hops – a hop breeding company in the valley and a law firm in Los Angeles that specializes in asbestos cancer. He’s the president of the Worthy Garden Club, a non profit […]

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WATCH: Jamie McLeod-Skinner endorsement interview ▶ [with video]

The Source Weekly’s interview for the Congressional District 5 Democratic Primary
by The Source Editorial Board

Jamie McLeod-Skinner, running for the Democratic ticket in the May primary for Oregon’s Congressional District 5, chats with the Source Weekly about her platform. Democratic candidate Kurt Schrader, also running in the Democratic primary, did not respond to our requests to join the interview. See our endorsements in the May primary on our Opinion page. […]

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WATCH: Deschutes County Republican primary May 2022 ▶ [with video]

The Source Weekly interviews Scott Stuart and Tony DeDone, candidates for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Scott Stuart and Tony DeBone are both running in the Deschutes County Republican primary, vying for a seat on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. In this interview, Source Publisher and Editor Nicole Vulcan talk with Stuart and DeBone about land use, their rating of the county health department’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic… and, […]

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WATCH: Oregon Congressional District 5 Republican primary interview ▶ [with video]

The Source Weekly interviews Republican candidates Crumpacker, Oatman for the May primary election
by The Source Editorial Board

Jimmy Crumpacker and Madison Oatman, candidates running in the Republican primary for Oregon’s Congressional District 5, chat with the Source Weekly about their platforms ahead of the May 2022 primary election. Three other candidates in this race either declined or did not respond to our requests for an interview. See our endorsements in the May […]

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LISTEN: Jill Mahler of KPOV 🎧

The former station manager and executive director talks retirement and the future of the station
by The Source Staff

Jill Mahler recently stepped down from her role as station manager and executive director of KPOV, Bend’s local non-profit community radio station. Mahler started her KPOV career in 2008, as part-time office manager of the then-fledgling station, with a passion for community and no media experience. Over the years she aided KPOV in growing from […]

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Listen: Bend Don’t Break – Bend Central District Challenges & Opportunities with Chris Starling 🎧

A chat with a board member for the new Bend Central District Business Association
by The Source Staff

The Bend Central District is an area of opportunity for Bend to expand  and revitalize an urban core just outside the downtown area. But with its urban aspirations come urban issues, including growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness, increasing costs of development and more. In this Bend Don’t Break podcast, Chris Starling of the relatively […]

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Listen: Bend Don’t Break with Russ Grayson, City of Bend COO and Asst City Manager 🎧

Talking barriers to development, staffing shortages, Oregon land use policy and more
by The Source Staff

Bend is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States—yet people here often wonder why certain developments take so long to get off the ground, or why a project not favored by the public got off the ground anyway. In this podcast, Russ Grayson of the City of Bend discusses Oregon’s land use policy, […]

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Listen: Sharing water with Kate Fitzpatrick of the Deschutes River Conservancy 🎧

Details on the new water bank program for farmers in the North Unit Irrigation District
by The Source Staff

Kate Fitzpatrick, executive director of the Deschutes River Conservancy, talks with Source Publisher Aaron Switzer about the new water bank pilot project for the North Unit Irrigation District, which allows farmers to obtain water from other water rights holders. The program is aimed at easing some of the pain of ongoing drought for farmers who […]

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