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Off-Leash Agility at Bend’s Newest Park ▶ [With Video]

New off-leash dog park and agility course at Alpenglow was inspired by public input
Avatar photo by Allie Noland

Whether you have a chill, laid-back pug or a springy, high-energy Labrador retriever, the Alpenglow Park dog area has a safe space for your pup to have some time off leash. The park opened in June 2022 and so far, pets approve. When designing the 37-acre Alpenglow Park in southeast Bend, Bend Park and Recreation […]

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High Desert Duelists ▶ [With Video]

The jocks of the nerds, this group clashes steel once a week in a reconstruction of Middle Ages combat
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

The earliest known blades are 500,000 years old, predating written history, the Ice Age and humanity itself. An unknown human ancestor carved the first blades out of a lava stone in what is now Kenya. Archeologists uncovered the blade in 2009, and it could signify a revolutionary shift in human cognition that archeologists previously believed […]

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LISTEN: The Writer’s Life with Ellen Waterston 🎧

A chat about the writer’s life, her column on ageism and aging, the Waterston Desert Writing prize and more.
by The Source Staff

Ellen Waterston has published four poetry and three literary nonfiction titles, including, most recently, “Walking the High Desert: Encounters with Rural America Along the Oregon Desert Trail.” “Hotel Domilocos” is her most recent collection of poetry. She serves on the faculty of OSU-Cascades Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing, and is founder of the Writing […]

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Hunnell Camp Scheduled for Closure ▶ [With Video]

Bend is closing its largest houseless camp. Service providers hope it provides a roadmap for providing “surge support” for future crises
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

On Dec. 28 the City of Bend declared the campsite on Hunnell Road was unsafe and would be removed in March. It’s the largest campsite for people living outside of typical homes in Bend, and at peak residency in the summer there were over 100 camps on the road. That number shrank to about 65 […]

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LISTEN: Parting Thoughts from District Attorney John Hummel 🎧

Days before leaving office, District Attorney John Hummel sat down with the Source
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

Since moving to Bend in 1995, John Hummel has worked as a public defender, started a defense firm and served six years on the Bend City Council before being elected as District Attorney in 2014. The self-described progressive prosecutor took a different approach than many DAs, taking public stances on injustice and what he views […]

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LISTEN: A Chat with Bend’s New Mayor Melanie Kebler 🎧

Bend’s second directly elected mayor takes her oath of office Jan. 4. We chat about her goals for the coming term.
by The Source Staff

Bend will have a new mayor at the start of 2023, with the election of Melanie Kebler to the position. Kebler, elected in 2022, first served for two years as a Bend City Councilor. She is an attorney with a background as a prosecutor and victims’ rights advocate. A Bend High grad, she grew up […]

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LISTEN: Redmond’s Growth and Opportunities with Clifford Evelyn 🎧

Redmond, Oregon’s first-ever Black city councilor talks about Redmond’s growth, changes after the 2022 election and more
by The Source Staff

Clifford B Evelyn was born and raised in Harlem, New York by his Caribbean parents. Clifford attended New York University where he studied Business Administration.  He later attended Los Angeles Trade Tech where he studied Business Management. Clifford enlisted in the US Navy in 1977 and received an Honorable Discharge as a Petty Officer 2nd […]

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LISTEN: Keeping Downtown Bend safe and beautiful with DBBA’s Shannon Monihan 🎧

A chat with the new executive director of the Downtown Bend Business Association
by The Source Staff

Shannon Monihan is the New Executive director of the Downtown Bend Business Association that makes up approximately 400 businesses  downtown. With a 25+ year history in business development, branding and marketing, she is focused on applying some of her learned knowledge and wealth of experience to the Downtown Bend district. Monihan is a Bend resident […]

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May the Source Be With You: December Edition: First Dates, Goblin Mode and Futurism

Nice moments recommendations to watch and listen
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

I’ve noticed that the older I get, the more I start taking pleasure in small, easily missed moments. So many of the best experiences of my life are fleeting to me, like I failed to capture them properly because I wasn’t paying enough attention at the time. There’s a Vonnegut quote I really love that […]

Posted inOpinion

▶ WATCH: Bend City Council Pos 6 – Mike Riley, Julia Brown and Rick Johns

The Source editorial board interviews the candidates vying for Bend City Council pos 6
by The Source Editorial Board

In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board Mike Riley, Julia Brown and Rick Johns as they run for the Bend City Council pos 6 in the November 2022 election. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:

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