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Summer Events? Nope.
This summer, locals won’t be packing downtown Sisters by the thousands, nor filling the streets of downtown Bend for festivals. But as event organizers start to make sense of the current Phase Two guidelines, they’re finding their way with smaller, more niche events. We checked in with some of the local event-makers about their plans.…
Take Back the Butte
Hundreds gathered to march up Pilot Butte, the site of KKK cross burnings in the early 20th century. Organized by Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly the “Take Back the Butte” peaceful protest, which happened on Juneteenth, culminated to a final moment at the top where the “bad juju” was lifted off the iconic Pilot Butte.…
Source Weekly Update Podcast 6/24/20 🎧
In this week’s podcast: Local runners adjust their training with no Olympic Trials, Juniper Ridge campers move on, and the story behind the “Rock Box,” the party bus that rolls around Bend, all in this week’s Source Weekly Update. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 6/24/20
Guest Opinion: An Open Letter to the Black Community from the Asian Community
Since the founding of the Oregon Territory to the present, our state has systematically excluded and discriminated against Black people. Recent events have only highlighted the racism and structural inequities in our state and nation. We stand in solidarity with our Black community. We know we have had a complicated relationship over the years, from…
Guest Opinion: Proud to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
At Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, we know that the fights for LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights and racial justice are linked. We believe that all people deserve basic human rights — including access to health care—and to live free from violence and discrimination. The LGBTQ+ community, with its storied history of resistance, knows all too well…
At Liberty Reopens
At Liberty Arts Collaborative reopened at the beginning of the month, with state mandated guidelines in place. On March 13, the downtown Bend gallery opened a new exhibition, “Russians & Americans & One Italian,” featuring the art of Jim Riswold, a Seattle-based copywriter-turned-artist and leukemia survivor. Riswold’s photography has appeared in galleries across the country,…
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
As Black Lives Matter protests continue around the world and here in Central Oregon, local public defenders have their own axe to grind when it comes to criminal justice reform and police brutality. They fight on the front lines in courtroom battles every day to protect the very people these systems tend to harm the…
Machete Or Not, Here We Come
June is proving to be a machete-filled month. On June 1, a Bend man armed with a machete was arrested after allegedly threatening his neighbors. Authorities say the event led to a standoff, and the man was finally taken into custody after SWAT team involvement and 90 minutes of negotiation. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and…
Pearl’s Puzzle – Week of June 22
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Cans-To-Go: Bubbles & Brunch Peach Lager
It’s Pride Month, peeps! Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still plenty of easy ways to support the LBTQIA+ community here in Oregon and around the country. For one, OUT Central Oregon’s PrideFest is taking a virtual turn this year so you don’t want to miss that. And as it turns out, drinking beer…
A Central Oregon “Dreamer” on the Supreme Court’s DACA Decision 🎧
Liliana Bernabe was featured in the 2018 Source Women’s Issue, sharing her story of living in the U.S., after coming to the country from Mexico as a young child. The Source checked back in with Bernabe following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the Trump Administration’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
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Paralytic Economy: A State Economist’s Predictions for Recovery 🎧 [with podcast]
For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, our guest is Josh Lehner, an Oregon state economist whose work has been published in the New York Times, NPR and the Washington Post. With a particular focus on the outlook for Central Oregon, Josh talks about the region’s strong professional services sector and how these types of…
Deschutes County Stabilization Center Opens
Central Oregon has gained a national reputation for trying out progressive mental health approaches that cost less and help people more. Some of these innovative programs—such as the new Deschutes County Stabilization Center—demonstrate cooperation between local law enforcement, behavioral health agencies and emergency response teams. City and county governments across the U.S. are currently discussing…
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Central Oregon Pride Goes Virtual ▶ [with video]
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ+ workers are protected from job discrimination, confirming that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also covers sexual orientation and transgender status. The existing federal law prohibited sex-related discrimination in the workplace. As President Donald Trump’s first Supreme Court appointee, Neil Gorsuch, wrote to the…
Free Will Astrology—Week of June 18
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “A finished person is a boring person,” writes author Anna Quindlan. I agree! Luckily, you are quite unfinished, and thus not at all boring—especially these days. More than ever before, you seem willing to treat yourself as an art project that’s worthy of your creative ingenuity—as a work-in-progress that’s open to…
Sisters Folk Fest Moves Toward a Small August Event
Like so many things in the age of COVID-19, the plans the Sisters Folk Festival team is making are only tentative and preliminary; not set in stone until they are. Last month, SFF announced the cancellation of its main event: the mid-September folk fest that takes over the town of Sisters. Still, SFF is making…
Letters to the Editor 6/17/20
Editor’s note: Scratching the surface of police activity, policies and responses to local protests reveals that under the tranquil veneer of picturesque Central Oregon, a complicated, and sometimes dark underbelly remains. This week’s editorial is a distillation of a number of personal accounts, public reports and future plans that involve local law enforcement. Bottom line:…
All is Fair in… Well, Nevermind
The much-anticipated Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo, slated to take place at the end of July, has been postponed until July 28, 2021. The largest and longest-running event in all of Central Oregon, boasting 100 consecutive years as of 2019, has been officially knocked out by COVID-19—however temporarily. The Deschutes County Fairgrounds and Expo Center…
Veggie Rx Back in Central Oregon
People experiencing food insecurity have another way to access fresh, local food. The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance announced this month that it has brought back its Veggie Rx program, which offers fresh, locally grown veggies and fruit to people in Bend, Prineville and Redmond. The program began June 10 in Bend, and begins…
BendFilm Opens New Doors
Now that Deschutes County is in Phase Two, some theaters have been able to open up in a limited capacity and others might be joining soon, depending on studio releases. BendFilm, which now owns the Tin Pan Theater, has looked in a new direction the last few months and unveiled its own digital service to…
Beer Dinners on the Farm
Rainshadow Organics hosts a number of on-farm dinners throughout the summer, and while the June longtable dinner is sold out, its Silver Moon Beer Dinner is another option. As Silver Moon celebrates its 20th anniversary, it’s partnering with Rainshadow Organics to offer small-batch, limited-edition beers with farm food cooked by Chef Travis Taylor. The event…
Bend’s Use of Force on Black Men is Four Times Higher than the Overall Black Population.
The recent protests against police brutality in the U.S. have brought tens of thousands to the streets across the country–but they’ve also brought out a lot of enlightening information about how cops do their jobs, what they can do better and how they respond to groups of armed counter-protesters versus unarmed protesters. A lot of…
Small, Niche Festivals May be the Name of the Game
First it was the Bite of Bend—canceled. Then it was SummerFest and Theatre in the Park. Then, Fall Festival. For Lay It Out Events, the producer of some of the region’s largest gatherings, seeing one festival after the other hit the cutting room floor due to COVID-19 restrictions, has been a challenging experience. With the…
Merry Goo Round & Ember Alert
Merry Goo Round I’m a straight woman with a boyfriend of three months. I’m falling in love but don’t know how to say it. Is there a way that’s “safer” than others? Say it super casually? Slip it in at the end of a phone convo? In the middle of sex? —Wondering Woman For originality…
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Overcrowded and Understaffed ▶ [with video]
Oregon has 256 state parks—meaning a lot of sites to manage across a wide swath of land. So what happens when those popular destinations are understaffed? We’re seeing the toll that parks take right now. Due to COVID-19, many organizations and businesses are experiencing issues with staffing. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is no…
Natural Wanderment: Stewardship. Sovereignty. Sacredness
The exhibit, “Natural Wanderment: Stewardship. Sovereignty. Sacredness.” features the beautiful and rich portraits of Native Americans by photographer Matika Wilbur, a member of the Swinomish and Tulalip tribes located in the state of Washington. With the High Desert Museum opening this week, locals now have a chance to see the images up close. Traveling over…
Cultural Conundrum
Visit Bend announced in early April that it was putting future Bend Cultural Tourism Fund grants on hold. With transient room tax collections at an all-time low, and state orders forbidding large gatherings, the news came as just one more foreboding loss caused by the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. In 2019, the fund awarded a total…
I Heart Soup
When the sickies come calling, soup is the ultimate comfort food. While a basic chicken soup is often a go-to, Vietnamese soups also offer a combo of soothing warmth and nutrition—not to mention tasting delicious. Pho often contains fresh herbs including cilantro and basil, as well as ginger and bone broth. Ginger can help reduce…
Mt. Bachelor’s summer operations and 10 Barrel’s Riding Solo Series look to supply some needed fun
Tours, Bike Park and Ziplines Summer might finally be starting! Mt. Bachelor announced it will kick off its summer activities with limited operations June 26, and the rest of their services will open on July 4. There will be mountain biking, hiking, disc golf and whitewater rafting with Sun Country Tours. Oh, and did we…
The In-Cider Scoop
Oregon’s 9th Annual Cider Week kicks off June 18, and allows Oregonians the opportunity to taste to their heart’s content, meet the makers, sample special releases and celebrate everything cider. The Northwest Cider Association, host of the event, has been busy making adaptations to its regular programming in light of COVID-19 restrictions. Still, the fermented…
Reviving Live Music
Things are still far from normal, but at least live music is back in some capacity in Central Oregon. It’s probably been months since many of us have been to a concert that wasn’t being viewed over our computer or phone screens. So if I’m jonesing for a show, one can only imagine how artists…
Importance of Maintaining Your Home
Maintaining a home inside and out will help protect resale value and reduce the risk of expensive and preventable repairs. Speaking first-hand from both a general contractor’s perspective who’s repaired many preventable issues and a realtor who has shown and sold many properties, a small and consistent effort goes a long way. Frank Lesh, former…
