Cider Cake Rules!
With Labor Day weekend coming up we’re reminded that summer will eventually fade and make way for another abundant season full of culinary delights. September is a shoulder month of sorts with summery eats such as corn and watermelon still in season while apples, turnips and rutabagas are coming on strong. You might have noticed…
Roam On Over to Minnesota Avenue for Inspired Seasonal Eats & Drinks
While Labor Day signals a change of seasons with long, hot days giving way to longer, cooler nights, dining on the patio is a wonderful way to ease into autumn. That’s why one of Bend’s favorite downtown restaurants has renovated and revamped its outdoor patio seating this year so their guests, locals and visitors alike,…
Beer Issue: Best of Beer
In honor of the Beer Issue, a recap of this year’s beer-related Best of Central Oregon winners When you live in Beer Town, USA, with dozens of breweries populating a small city of only around 100,000 people, competition can be fierce. Breweries churn out seasonals, specials, and every variation of IPA they can get in…
Remembering Donald and Glenn
Both of those killed during the shooting at a Bend Safeway on Sunday, August 28, were veterans who are remembered for their kindness and bravery. Glenn Bennett, 84, served as an Army medic during the Korean War. He moved to Bend in 1974 at the age of 36 and has lived with his sister for…
Listen: Racial Equality in Central Oregon with Riccardo Waites 🎧
R iccardo Waites is a local leader dedicated to unifying and empowering the Black/BIPOC community of Central Oregon and beyond. He is the founder and executive director of the Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly (C.O.B.L.A.), founder of We Black Radio (WBR), Navy submarine veteran, father of nine, and Central Oregon resident of 22 years. Waites…
Vigil Held for Victims of Gun Violence
On Sunday, August 28, Glenn Edward Bennet and Donald Ray Surrett Jr. were shot and killed in a Safeway on Bend’s east side during an attempted mass shooting. Two others were injured in the attack, and the gunman took his own life. On Monday, about 200 people from around the community came to Drake Park…
Victims, Gunman of Safeway Shooting Identified *with new info, 8/30
Eighty-four-year-old Glenn Bennet and 66-year-old Donald Ray Surrett Jr. were shot and killed by 20-year-old Ethan Miller at the Safeway on Highway 20 on Sunday, August 28, according to police spokesperson Sheila Miller. The first shots occurred at approximately 7:04 pm, cops said, as Miller made his way from his home in the Fox Hollow…
Listen: Bend Votes with Eric Lint 🎧
Eric Lint has worked in politics across the Northwest, approaching it from a variety of perspectives. From newsroom to lobbyist, congressional office to campaign trail, Lint now informally consults for civic groups and candidates across Central Oregon with a focus on data and outreach. He maintains the local politics blog Bend Votes at bendvotes.com. In…
Water at Home
The Source Weekly requested public records about the largest residential and commercial users in Bend and Redmond. While this picture is still incomplete, it reveals important info about municipal water usage. We aim to shed light on disparate realities in Central Oregon: while some farmers are struggling to make it through the season amid severe…
Gung Ho for Jake the Human
Local comedian Jake Woodmansee is primed to perform three days in a row with comedy sets at Open Space Event Studios this weekend. Woodmansee has performed comedy for over 20 years, and will return to a familiar stage at Open Space, where he did theater performances there when it was still Second Street Theater. Each…
Home Inspections
Home inspections are often the most nerve-wracking part of real estate transaction for all parties (buyers, sellers, agents). If a deal is going to fall apart, most of them begin to unravel during the home inspection process. Sometimes buyers get “cold feet” after finding out about some small or large issues; sometimes the buyer and…
Bend’s Best Old-Fashioned Doughnuts
When beseeched to write the consummate list of the world’s best doughnut styles for TheTakeOut.com, The Onion’s non-satirical foodie blog, I unintentionally struck a nerve. I awarded buttermilk bars the bronze, but described them as “the augmented version of an old-fashioned…ameliorated by the use of buttermilk in the cake batter in lieu of regular milk…
Full Metal Alchemists
The Central Oregon Metal Arts Guild has been putting on shows in Bend for over 20 years, and each year the creations become more and more experimental, fearless and breathtaking. I’ve gone to their full-on art show at the Oxford several times over the eight years they’ve been putting it on and I’m never left…
Lost in the Stream
Most studios nowadays have a deal set up with a streaming service to launch their new releases either the day and date of the theatrical release or within a month of opening night. This simultaneously allows the studios to get more of a return on their investment if it doesn’t do well theatrically, while also…
Thrillacross Cyclocross Series
Fall is around the corner, folks, and for bike fanatics the changing of seasons means one thing: cyclocross, bike racing discipline that utilizes elements of road racing and mountain biking, forcing racers to ride through dirty hill climbs and occasional pavement stretches. Toss in deep muddy/sandy pits that can be unrideable at times, stairs and…
Mariposa Nocturna in Your Backyard
Moths (known in Spanish as polillas or la mariposa nocturna) are the Rodney Dangerfield of the Lepidopteran world—they “don’t get no respect.” These denizens of the dark flit around our neighborhoods and woodlands under the cover of darkness unbeknownst to most of us. The often dark, “hairy” bodies of moths don’t ignite the interest meter…
Gnome More Boring Beer
“It’s like having a neighborhood party where you catch up with friends, meet new people and have lots of fun in the process,” is how Deschutes Historical Museum Manager Vanessa Ivy describes The Little Woody, the barrel-aged beer, cider and whiskey festival that happens quite literally in the museum’s front yard. What’s better than a…
Nyx Division is a Portland Gem
After joining forces in Portland during the pandemic, post-punk four-piece Nyx Division released its first EP this past March. Draped in reverb, driving tempos and haunting vocals over six songs, the “Dark Star EP” is an incredible sampler that highlights Nyx Division’s playfulness and power as rising champions of goth and glam rock in Portland.…
Horoscope Week of August 25, 2022
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Blogger Scott Williams writes, “There are two kinds of magic. One comes from the heroic leap, the upward surge of energy, the explosive arc that burns bright across the sky. The other kind is the slow accretion of effort: the water-on-stone method, the soft root of the plant that splits the…
The Complexities of Remote Work for State Employees
We’ve all heard the stats here in our own community: Bend is one of the most popular places for remote workers to come and live and reap the benefits of the lifestyle while also, often, earning the higher salaries offered in places like the Bay Area of San Francisco. While that’s meant an attractive lifestyle…
BODYMIND: Heart of the Matter
Traditional Chinese Medicine associates summer with Fire. One of five elements, Fire includes the Pericardium, Triple Warmer, Small Intestine and Heart meridians. The pericardium protects the heart from shocks and Triple Warmer balances the thoracic, digestive and eliminative organs. In TCM, Small Intestine separates the pure from the impure, a metaphor for what it actually…
Letters to the Editor 08/25/2022
Pet Owners Beware Bend Parks and Rec should be congratulated for Alpenglow Park. The finished product sets the benchmark for local parks. Unfortunately, the park has not been cleared of foxtails and cheatgrass. These dangerous weeds are everywhere including inside the dog parks, and barbs cover the walkways. I have personally witnessed the damage these…
Private Company, Public Utility
Last December Northwest Natural Water Company, a subsidiary of the state’s oldest gas company, Northwest Natural, acquired an ownership stake in Avion Water, the state’s largest private public utility. NW Natural delivers gas to over 600,000 residential customers in Oregon, which is about 80% of all natural gas deliveries in the state. NW Natural got…
Teens Killed in Bend Remembered as “Inseparable”
A Bend man is in custody following the deaths of two 18-year-olds. Bend Police arrested 41-year-old Wesley Brady on Aug. 17, after cops say he killed Angela Pastorino and Alfredo Hernandez earlier in the week. Police say the two victims and Brady were all working for a homeowner on Mount Faith Place in Bend. After working…
Memorial Planned for Bend Firefighter and Twin Brother
Bend Fire and Rescue will hold a memorial this weekend for a pair of twin brothers who died in a plane crash—one who was a Bend firefighter. Brothers Mark Harro and Daniel Harro were flying together during a backcountry camping trip near Yellow Pine, Idaho, on Aug. 15 when their plane went down. The two…
Jovenes asesinados en Bend son recordados como “inseparables”
Un hombre de Bend se encuentra bajo custodia después de las muertes de dos jóvenes de 18 años. La policía de Bend arrestó a Wesley Brady de 41 años el 17 de agosto, después que la policí dijera que él mató a Angela Pastorino y a Alfredo Hernandez a principios de semana. Dice la policía…
