It’s take your Kids to Work Day April 26
April 26 is national Take Your Son or Daughter to Work Day, meaning that 37 million Americans will be participating and bringing kids to their workplace—giving them the chance to start dreaming big. One of the most prominent foundations that helps to organize the annual event is the, Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work…
Are you Fire Safe?
With the sun finally coming out and the days getting longer and hotter, it’s time to think about how to keep your home safe from outdoor fires. The City of Bend Fire Department and the Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 have tips to do just that. Start by removing any dead brush, branches…
A Dinner for Tequila Lovers
Wine dinners happen all the time, but a tequila dinner is special—especially one that starts with a cucumber margarita. The evening is hosted by spirit educator, Hoke Harden at McMenamin’s Old St. Francis School and features an array of tequilas paired with an exciting five-course Mexican menu from Executive Chef Matt Schumaker-Meyers. The menu features…
Say What, Science?
This afternoon, Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt announced a proposed change that stands to limit what types of scientific research can be used when writing regulations for the agency. Under the newly-proposed change, the EPA would only be able to use studies that include publicly-available data. Pruitt’s move is intended to foster…
PSA: Cascade Cycling Classic Canceled
One of Central Oregon’s most beloved bike races won’t be happening this year. The Cascade Cycling Classic has drawn cyclists not just from the local area, but from around the world. For the first time in 39 years, the race is off this year. After a long and careful deliberation, the owner of Bowen Sports Performance,…
National School Walkout In Bend
On Friday morning at 10am, students all over the nation walked out of their classrooms in a call to action to end gun violence. Students from area schools participated in the National School Walkout, including Summit High School and Pacific Crest Middle School students who met at Universalist Unitarian Church in Bend to write letters…
One Less Excuse to Skip Public Transit
In celebration of Earth Day, Cascades East Transit will offer free rides on all CET Community Connector shuttles and Bend fixed routes on Friday, April 20. Taking public transit is a great way to honor Earth Day this year, says the Federal Transit Administration, helping to improve air quality, save energy and reduce the emission…
US Treaty with Native Americans put to test in Supreme Court salmon case
A nearly two-decades-long legal battle over road culverts which impede salmon migration reaches the Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a case which tests historic treaties signed between the United States and Native American tribes.
Road to Tumalo Falls is Open
tumalo falls, mountain biking, hiking, recreation, Bend Oregon
The Strongest Flower Yet
Last week, I tried flower with the highest THC I’ve ever seen, or had: 37.28 percent. (I rarely see strains higher than 30 percent at dispensaries.) In a post on Instagram and Facebook, I learned that the strain, “Future #1,” was grown by Portland-based 7 Points Oregon, and tested by MRX Labs, which tested the…
Old School Spin
Some may consider newspapers, paper-bound books and record stores a thing of the past. Fortunately for us, newspapers are still printed (whew!), books are still read and, thanks in part to the resurgence of vinyl records—the local record store lives on. In celebration of that nostalgia—and music—Record Store Day started in 2008 and continues to…
A Live Experience
While the World’s Finest performance on 4/20 may be a celebration of the cannabis community in Central Oregon, you don’t have to be someone who partakes in the enjoyment of the plant in order to enjoy the varied, yet refined sound of the band. “We’ve been coming to Bend forever, it feels like. We’ve done…
Rebel With a Cause
Over by 15th Street and Wilson Avenue on the east side of Bend, there’s an old juniper tree that Louise Palmer says sometimes speaks to her. She says it tells her to watch out for all the other urban trees around town. That might be a tall order for the demure volunteer who calls herself…
Bend Median Home Price Increases for March
According to real estate statistics released this week in The Beacon Report, which is based on Central Oregon real estate statistics from our local MLS, the Bend median home sales price increased from $410,000 in February 2018 to $424,000 in March 2018 for sales of single family residences of 1 acre or less. The Bend…
What is Xeriscaping?
Defined by the New Oxford American Dictionary, xeriscape means, “a style of landscape design requiring little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions.” According to the City of Bend’s waterwisetips, it means focusing on efficient irrigation practices and grouping plants together with the same water requirements, with an emphasis on conserving all…
A Brief History of Tame and Darth Vaper
I’m a 45-year-old single guy seeking a long-term relationship. My problem is that when I’m interacting with a woman I’m attracted to, my ability to read whether she’s interested in me goes out the window. I suspect I’ve missed out on some great women because I couldn’t read their signals quickly enough. —Disappointed Where you…
Letters to the Editor
War on Pickups Bend’s war on pickup trucks downtown is still in full swing. Despite contrite assurances from economic development director Carolyn Eagan and city manager Eric King, the truce of last fall has been unilaterally rescinded. Last fall, warnings, then $50 citations began appearing on windshields throughout the downtown core, creating an uproar among…
How Close is the Farm?
Have you seen the Portlandia farm episode? Where the main characters, Fred and Carrie, are at a restaurant and they ask a few questions about the chicken. “Is it local? Is that USDA organic or Oregon organic or Portland organic? How big is the area where the chickens are able to roam free?” The waitress…
Farmers Market Opens Early + A New Location
Get your canvas bags ready! The Downtown Farmers Market is opening a month earlier than years past. Opening day is Wednesday, May 2 from 2-6pm at the Brooks Alley downtown, between Oregon and Franklin. Shop for local fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, eggs, flowers, sweet treats and more. Plus, a new and improved eastside Farmers Market…
Foxtail Bakeshop & Kitchen Announces Opening Date
Rev up those taste buds, Foxtail Bakeshop said on Facebook, “We are prepping our little hearts out and can’t wait to serve you Central Oregon with some delicious, sexy and creative food and pastries!!!!!” Opening day for their new spot will be Sunday, April 22. The new location will have a large pastry selection, as…
Vegan Food Truck Needs Community Help to Grow
After two years of hustling in their small vegan food cart, Chef Richard Hull and his partner Barbara Troyer are crowd funding to purchase a larger trailer for A Broken Angel. Their current cart is so tiny only Hull can fit in it. Even the register sits outside exposed to the elements. A larger trailer…
Plug it in, plug it in
If you’ve noticed a few more Teslas or Nissan Leafs on the road recently, don’t be too quick to assume that they’re all visiting from California. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, last year Bend caught up with the state average for number of electric vehicles purchased, with electric vehicles making up 2 percent…
Free Will Astrology—Week of April 19
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Chesapeake Bay is a fertile estuary that teems with life. It’s 200 miles long and holds 18 trillion gallons of water. More than 150 streams and rivers course into its drainage basin. And yet it’s relatively shallow. If you’re six feet tall, you could wade through over a thousand square…
Are You Really Recycling?
Take a drive around Bend every other Thursday—or whatever day recycling happens in your hood—and you’ll see it: streets lined with the big Blue recycling bins, overstuffed like it’s the 26th of December, plastic bags blowing down the street from the spring winds. Curbside recycling got its start in Oregon in 1983 in reaction—ironically—to a…
From Japan to Industrial Way
The calendar claims that it’s well into spring now—which, in Central Oregon, means that maybe the temperature will start to think about staying above freezing consistently. That’s stupendous news for anyone who wants to engage in either of the Beaver State’s most popular pastimes: hanging outdoors or having some local brew. The opportunities to do…
May Election Endorsements
Vote Yes on Measure 9-118 – City of Bend Directly Elected Mayor You don’t have to be a population scientist to know that Bend has grown exponentially since 1995, the last time the city amended its charter. Back then, the city had roughly 30,000 people—far fewer than the 91,000+ reported by the U.S. Census Bureau…
Don’t miss out on art!
Keira Kotler Keira Kotler’s show At Liberty is one to see. Her serene and visually calming work is a delight in color and light exploration. It’s her ability to find the simple, in between moments of color and light that make her work so enticing. It’s precisely this work that names those things we don’t…
Drip, Drip, Drip
For our Sustainability Issue, the Source reached out to Michael Buettner, the City of Bend Water District’s water conservation program manager, to see where most of our water goes. Buettner said 60 percent of all residential water use is landscape irrigation, or in laymen’s terms, watering the grass. “We have really sandy/pumice soils here that…
The Final Straw?
Some people treat plastic bags and other single-use items like they’re taboo; others toss them into the trash or the blue bins without a moment’s pause. But, both showing up inside the digestive tracks of marine animals; plastic flotillas have been seen roaming the open ocean and once-beautiful beaches have been turned into sandy recycling…
For Love and Dogs
You either like Wes Anderson or you don’t. His critics use words like “twee,” “smug” and “calculated” to describe his very distinct visual style; filled to bursting with formal compositions and meticulously detailed frames…and they’re not really wrong. His films are like dioramas where the audience is invited to sit outside and marvel, without necessarily…
Sustainable Agriculture in the High Desert
It was a gray and overcast morning when I arrived at Windflower Farms just east of Bend. With no cell service—and no sign to reassure me that I had arrived at the correct farm—I pulled up a gravel driveway to a small house nestled next to a barn. I could hear chickens in the distance…
Because We Got High
There’s a lot going on during 4/20. Obviously, it’s the day we celebrate all things marijuana, but it’s also the anniversary of the date of the first known performance of “Macbeth,” the day the NFL legalized coaching from the bench, the Columbine High School massacre and my dad’s birthday (Happy Birthday, David!) There’s a ton…
