Sanctuary?
On July 9, over 20 people holding signs that read “Oregonians united against profiling” gathered near the steps of the Deschutes County Courthouse to speak out against efforts to get rid of Oregon’s “sanctuary law.” Deschutes District Attorney John Hummel, Noah Goldberg-Jaffe of the Oregon AFL-CIO, Bend Lutheran minister Erika Spaet and Rural Organizing Project…
Pick’s Summer Fest Picks
The Brothers Reed Fri., July 13. 5pm // Main Stage Brothers Aaron and Phil Reed have a broad background in a variety of styles of music from reggae to metal to country, but have created a seamless folk sound together. This one is for fans of other “brother” bands — The Avett Brothers, The Brothers…
Trend Alert: Photo Booth Hits Cocktails
Funny props and photo booths are still popular at parties, but now that expressive photo of you could end up in your cocktail. Instead of printing on photo paper the photograph is printed with edible ink on an edible sheet that floats atop a cocktail. At a recent Independence Day party, Lori Jasinski got a…
Brickhouse Wins Award from Wine Spectator
The Brickhouse won a Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator’s 2018 Restaurant Awards. “This year’s class of restaurants is one of the most impressive and innovative ever,” said Marvin R. Shanken, editor and publisher of Wine Spectator. “Their wine lists keep improving, because wine lovers are eager to explore and learn. The goal of…
Sunriver Police Looking for Missing Man
Sunriver Police say a local man has not been seen since July 3, and they’re asking people to be on the lookout. Cops say Raul Arturo Rodriguez was last seen July 3. They believe he left home on July 4, driving his 1990 Nissan pickup. Rodriguez’ family hasn’t heard from him since, and they’re worried…
Starbucks is Ditching the Plastic Straw
Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks announced on July 9 it will phase out plastic straws from its worldwide stores by 2020, a decision Starbucks says will eliminate over 1 billion single-use straws per year. Starbucks said the replacement is a recyclable lid designed by Emily Alexander, an engineer in Global Research and Development at the coffee…
Fellow Councilor Calls for Boddie to Step Down
Accusations against City Councilor and House 54 candidate, Dr. Nathan Boddie are prompting at least one of his fellow city councilors —and others—to call for him to step down. Boddie’s public response to Newbold’s allegation was reprehensible and beneath the dignity of a sitting city councilor and candidate for future office. Boddie is entitled to…
New Allegations Emerge Against Boddie
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include new statements Sunday from Moey Newbold, Paul Dewey and a spokesperson for FuturePAC. It was updated Saturday to include a response from Boddie. House District 54 candidate, Dr. Nathan Boddie is coming under fire again—this time from a local woman who says Boddie groped her at…
Bill Hoppe’s Retrospective is Fantastic
Bill Hoppe’s retrospective, “Painting and Paper Projects, 1970 to 2017” opened at the At Liberty gallery in downtown Bend yesterday. We chatted with Hoppe Thursday at the opening of the show: Source Weekly: How’s it going? Bill Hoppe: “I am just getting back from two weeks traveling in Europe. I’m sick, tired and I have never…
Don’t Like Getting Stuck in Traffic?
Here’s a friendly list of spots to avoid if you’re driving around Bend the week of July 9-15. Summer Fest runs July 13-15 in Old Downtown Bend and will close the following streets: Friday, July 13. Minnesota Ave. between Bond and Lava Rd. Oregon Ave. between Wall St. and Bond St. Saturday, July 14 to…
Crossword—Week of July 5
The print edition this week inadvertently left off some of the clues. Our sincerest apologies, but here’s the complete clue list: OVERTIME By Brendan Emmett Quigley (www.brendanemmettquigley.com) Across 1 With no markup 7 Track regular 13 Bit of math homework 15 Breathing tube part 16 Break from the schedule 17 Female grouse 18 Time to…
Trailer Biz
Head Over Wheels They have an iconic, unmistakable look: Sleek, shiny and silver, not quite boxy, thanks to the rounded corners. You can often find them being towed behind cars. They are, of course, the iconic Airstream-type trailers. In Bend, you’ll find at least two that are a little different than ones on the road.…
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
Brian Jennings covered the Rajneesh controversy while serving as news director at KXL Radio in Portland in the 1980s. This year, he headed back to the former Big Muddy Ranch two times, to see the sweeping changes there first-hand. Madras area rancher Ron Ochs, 88, says it was the most bizarre time in Oregon history.…
Getting North to South Via East
When it comes to City of Bend priorities, one big one is a project that will connect 27th Street to Empire Boulevard—and one that may cause temporary headaches for those in the area. The extension would extend Empire farther east, past Purcell Boulevard, and would extend 27th north of Butler Market Road. The two will…
Voters of House District 54 deserve better from the Democratic Party
Last week, local and statewide headlines erupted with the news that FuturePAC, a political action committee, had dropped support of House 54 candidate, Dr. Nathan Boddie. FuturePAC touts itself as the fundraising arm of the Oregon House Democrats. The organization wrote a letter to Boddie June 23, alleging they were dropping support for him after…
Diary Entry: Learning to Whitewater Kayak
Currently, I am 10 days deep. My first time in a whitewater kayak was last year in an early season Brace & Roll class. I was totally out of my league. This year, I’ve taken three “Full Immersions,”—the intro to whitewater kayaking weekend classes offered by Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe—and one day of private…
Fish On!
There are two types of campers: First, the ones who enjoy pitching a tent, unrolling the musty-smelling Coleman sleeping bag, zipping themselves into their nylon shelter and sleeping in the elements. The others, well, they like a bed, modern appliances—and in my wife’s case, a shower. Find both at South Twin Lake, located just northwest…
Free Will Astrology—Week of July 5
CANCER (June 21-July 22): An open letter to Cancerians from Rob Brezsny’s mother, Felice: I want you to know that I played a big role in helping my Cancerian son become the empathetic, creative, thoughtful, crazy character he is today. I nurtured his idiosyncrasies. I made him feel secure and well-loved. My care freed him…
The Bad, the Worse and the Deadly
When the announcement of a sequel to 2015’s sleeper hit “Sicario” landed last year, the controversy around the screenwriter ditching the lead female character completely overshadowed the novelty that movies for adults could actually make enough money to warrant a follow-up. Upon the release of “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” the controversy shifted and became…
Letters to the Editor
In response to, “Family Separation Policy: Oregon Leaders React To Changes,” on 6/20 at Bendsource.com In response to Mr. Boyd, I am so very proud to have Senator Merkley as our US Senator. Arguably, his presence at the converted Walmart in Houston sparked the national outcry that led to the reluctantly issued Trump order to…
East Meets West
A week ago, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld #45’s ban on travel for people from predominantly Muslim countries—even with extreme dissent from the bench, comparing the decision to the detainment of Japanese Americans during WWII. As of early 2018, the odds of being killed by an illegal immigrant terrorist is one in 138,324,873, and by a…
Bike. Brunch. Cave
Lava tubes are part of Central Oregon’s unique landscape, formed by flowing lava underneath the hardened surface of a lava flow hundreds of thousands of years ago. Pronghorn Resort has a lava tube on its property, so they’re offering a unique bike and brunch experience to explore the mouth of the cave. The adventure starts…
Alignment Project Open House
On July 12, the City of Bend will host a Map Alignment Project open house at the Bend Park and Recreation District Community Room from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. During the open house, City staff will answer questions related to the City’s proposal to align the zoning map and the Comprehensive Plan map to provide…
Worthy Enough for Downtown
It says something about the density of Bend’s beer scene that not only are there several neighborhoods perfectly suited for craft pub crawls—but in some cases, there’s no need to so much as turn onto a different street at all. Take Brooks Street downtown, which saw last weekend the grand opening of Worthy Taps &…
Depression and Cannabis
Summer is here, so it’s time for a fun, frothy column to read while sipping a tropical beverage by the pool, or on the beach No, not really. It’s about cannabis and depression. “Depression” is not be confused with how you feel because you lost your stash of bubble hash, someone stole your nearly-ready-for-harvest plants,…
Natural World
It was a young and eager naturalist in Sierra Vista, Ariz., Leonard Taylor, who brought this bioluminescent click beetle into my life, on a night I’ll never forget. My wife, Sue and I were running Ramsey Canyon Preserve, just outside of Sierra Vista, Ariz. in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Ramsey, in those glorious…
Still a Thrill
“It still gives me a thrill, man, ya know,” Mike Ness, lead singer of Social Distortion says of touring. “I obviously still love it, I wouldn’t have been doing it this long if I didn’t. It’s hard sometimes, it’s challenging. It seems like this schedule we’re on now would be hard for a 25-year-old. It’s…
Six-Story Building Coming to the West Side
The site of the old Ray’s Food Place on Century Drive and Simpson Avenue—which sat vacant from 2013 until snow collapsed the roof in January 2017—is turning into a six-story mixed use building with 203 planned residential units over the ground floor of commercial Brian Harrington, a planner for the City of Bend, told the…
A Deep, Steep Collaboration
If bluegrass music has an equivalent to the relationship Bob Dylan enjoyed with The Band, it might be in the partnership that has developed between Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Dylan famously brought the future members of The Band—originally known as The Hawks—to be his backing band on his 1965 and 1966 tours, during which…
Fade Diet and Fappy Gilmore
I got ghosted—dumped by a guy who just disappeared on me, no explanation—after three months of lovey-dovey dating. Clearly, he isn’t a great person, yet I’m unable to stop thinking about him and wondering why he left. How do I accept that it’s over so I can start dating again? —Plagued It’s hard on the…
Dead Awesome
According to The Register-Guard, Autzen Stadium hadn’t hosted a concert in 20 years before this past Saturday night—but when the band is the newest iteration of the Grateful Dead, it’s worth making an exception. In fact, exceptional is perhaps one of the only ways to describe the Dead & Company concert at the University of…
Wearable Art
The Bend Art community continues to grow and as it does, a few things remain the same. One is Linda Spring, perpetual advocate for local artists and renegade designer of wearable art. Spring has long worked toward creating spaces and places for artists to create, show their work and collaborate in Central Oregon. In the…
Source Suggests
Who needs a big, heavy hardcover to lug around this summer? Have a look at our paperback picks for the best reads of the season: “My Absolute Darling” by Gabriel Tallent Our favorite book of 2017 is a dark coming of age tale set on the Mendocino coast. A year later and we still talk…
Rockin’ the Airwaves
It was four o’clock on a Thursday afternoon. I can’t remember where I was driving, but on KPOV-FM (88.9), the DJ dropped the 1963 classic, “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes, featuring Ronnie Spector. As the Bend traffic slowed, my mind flipped the switch to that song when it was featured in the 1973 Martin…
Book Talk
As interviewed by Chris Miller Frederick Gientke’s book is about the 1876 Great Sioux War in Montana, but unlike most books that place the focus on Gen. George Custer, this one focuses on Gen. George Crook and his retreat after the Rosebud battle that left Custer without the expected and needed support. Crook is the…
Home Prices Continue to Outpace Wage Growth
For the 12 months ending May 2018, the median Bend Area sold price rose 10 percent over the 12 months ending in May 2017. Wages have been pretty stagnant, but despite this disparity, demand continues for housing, particularly in the lower end of the market. It’s very difficult to land a home for under $300,000.…
Hidden Courtyard Dining at a Longtime Mainstay
Surrounded by potted plants, trailing vines and garden boxes overflowing with yellow, orange and red nasturtiums, I sat outside in a private, interior courtyard nestled behind the Jackalope Grill downtown, with string lights dotted above me. Since 2005, Timothy Garling has been chef and partner at the Jackalope Grill. The European-inspired restaurant with Northwest flair…
Adults in the Pool
Being an urbanite from a working-class family, I’ve never had a swim lesson. I was somewhat afraid of water most of my life. I used to think I was the only one—especially in a place as outdoor-centric as Bend. Come to find out, many other adults are also uncomfortable with water. Milagros Aparicio, client services…
Much Love and Grim Solidarity
This is the final Democracy in Crisis column that I will be writing. I remember the urgency with which it started. I was super stoned in a Denver hotel room just days after Trump was elected. Editors at various alt-weeklies had been wringing their hands about how to deal with Trump. Many of these papers…
