Land Use Board upholds OSU-Cascades decisions, appeal likely
OSU-Cascades has cleared another legal hurdle, allowing the university to move forward with construction on its new 10-acre campus on Bend’s west side. That is, unless and until the opposition group Truth in Site sets another one on the track. The Land Use Board of Appeals ruled Monday to uphold the previous decisions of Bend…
PSA: Eat Free Donuts on National Donut Day
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming with this important message: It’s National Donut Day. Now, we know all these days are often marketing ploys to promote a product—in this case, deep fried dough with frosting, filling, sprinkles, and other delicious accompaniments. But we are nothing if not hungry. And on this particular day, at least…
Poll Shows Majority Support for OSU-Cascades Expansion
A clear majority of Bend residents surveyed support OSU-Cascades’ planned westside campus, according to a poll released today by community coalition “Now for Bend,” which supports the expansion. The poll, which surveyed 300 Bend residents in April, was conducted by GS Strategy Group with a 5 percent margin of error. It found that 59 percent…
Artist of the Month: Kathy Deggendorfer
For the painter of nature scenes, travel can be a genuine muse. Sisters’ Kathy Deggendorfer brings scenes of Oregon’s dramatic beauty across the world and finds inspiration. Deggendorfer’s water color designs have been part of the Central Oregon art scene since she moved to Sisters in 1994 from Bend. She grew up in Portland but…
Our Picks 6/4-6/10
friday 5 Beard & Mustache Contest COMPETION—The second year of this annual event, as well as the first of Deschutes back alley parties. Expect some summer beers, a barbecue, and dancing to the Boxcar Stringband. With five categories—full beard, moustache, partial beard, freestyle, and the beer stache foam competition—there is something for everyone, as long…
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Pilot Butte has long been a beacon for Bend. First used as a navigational landmark to draw early settlers to the area, and in later decades as a source of volcanic rock to add some grip to icy winter roads, Pilot Butte was donated to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in 1927 in the…
Frog Out of Water
The delicate balance between human-driven development and wildlife conservation came to a head last month when the extraction of the Colorado Avenue Dam caused an unexpected drop in water levels in the adjacent marsh, threatening the habitat of the endangered Oregon spotted frog. “When they pulled the dam out, it pulled the water out of…
Side Notes 6/4-6/10
Last week, we chatted with City Policy Analyst Gillian Ockner and Water Conservation Manager Mike Buettner about changes to water and sewer rates and the City’s efforts to encourage conservation. Over the course of the conversation, they busted a few myths—get the facts below. MYTH: Water rates are going up for all Bend residents. FACT:…
Letters 5/26-6/2
IN REPLY TO JARED BLACK “LETTERS” (5/27) Jared Black must have woke up on the wrong side of the bed the morning that he penned his attack on our work and credibility in our investigation on climate change impacts to Deschutes Basin streams in “Climate Change Impacts on Stream Flows, Upper Deschutes Basin, Oregon” (March…
Brain Magnet or Brain Drain?
About a month ago, Oregon State University president Edward Ray stopped by the Source offices. He was between visiting the proposed 10-acre site for the new Cascades campus and delivering his State of the University speech. Ray was animated about the reasons for and virtues of a four-year campus in Bend, which is currently in…
If Rock Climbing Can Have Gyms . . .
Eric Corrales never met an obstacle he didn’t like. Always in motion, Corrales uses them as a means of propulsion, employing a series of leaps, jumps, and flips to traverse elements in the natural landscape. An evangelist of parkour—a sport that turns urban landscapes into obstacle courses—Corrales is poised to open Bend’s first indoor parkour-dedicated…
Go Here 6/4-6/10
The Wallowa Mountains are well known throughout the state and beyond for their majestic beauty. They have been dubbed the Alps of Oregon and labeled one of Oregon’s Seven Wonders. From the Imnaha River to Sacajawea Peak, a person could dedicate every free moment to exploring them and still not see all that they offer.…
Hipster-sploitation
God bless Greta Gerwig, and not just for her own terrific gifts. Greenberg, her first personal and professional collaboration with director Noah Baumbach, proved to be a fantastic match, most notably in how her loopy carbonation as a performer seemed to shake the filmmaker from an increasingly caustic, none-more-bleak path. (I firmly believe Baumbach’s Margot…
The Smooth Operator
Over the last few weeks, several readers called, sent emails and text messages, asking about some moths that have been emerging. They all wanted to know: “What is this thing?” You have to admit, coming upon that beauty at night, fluttering about the porch light, or in the morning clinging to the light or on…
Radlers Do Not Make You a Wuss
If adding cola to lager is wrong, who wants to be right? Whenever the temperature climbs above 80 degrees and Bendites are suddenly reminded that, yes, mosquitoes really do exist after all, the idea of pounding Boneyard and barrel-aged sours during summer barbecues can grow a bit off-putting. What if you want something reliably refreshing…
Meekoh Evolved
From singing worship songs with a group of friends from church in Boise, to busking in the breezeway in downtown Bend, to turning down “The Voice” because he didn’t need it, Meekoh has come a long way in his musical career and it’s only just begun. Don’t recognize the name Meekoh? Perhaps the name Michael…
Farmers’ Market Blooms Again
Starting on June 3, Bend’s Wednesday Farmers’ Market once again filled the Brooks Street Alley with a cornucopia of Central Oregon’s agricultural richesse. Running until October 14, Bendites can make the weekly pilgrimage to the promenade of pop-up tents overflowing with richly colored carrots, tomatoes, beets, lettuce, potatoes, peppers, and cucumbers, and take the opportunity…
Source Suggests 6/4-6/10
The Whiskey Rebellion A recipe for a perfect summer evening includes: Crux, with a delicious microbrew in hand, a game of cornhole with friends and neighbors, and some good old fashioned Americana music to set the mood. Join The Whiskey Rebellion for an evening infused with the folk traditions of Appalachia and raw elements of…
Film Events 6/3-6/10
The Rise of Enduro When Warren Miller first began screening his extreme ski films, he was introducing an entirely new concept to a wider population, magnifying the antics of a few men and projecting them as inspiration to thousands of others. The Rise of Enduro isn’t quite that groundbreaking, but the film is positioned somewhat…
Out of Town 6/3-6/10
astoria and cannon beach thursday 4 – sunday 7 Goonies 30th Anniversary Celebration The “truffle shuffle” never gets old, and neither do the Goonies. It is simply hard to beat a group of kids trying to save their homes from an impending golf course with a pirate treasure adventure thrown in. This 1985 classic is…
Stay and Bake
With the new recreational law going into effect in July, all sorts of new businesses will be opening up across Oregon. An interesting niche has emerged—cannabis-friendly lodging—and businesses like Bud and Breakfast have jumped on in. Bud and Breakfast provides listings on its website for weed-friendly places to stay while traveling. Co-founder and CEO Sean…
Art Watch 6/3-6/10
Co-working spaces are hot in Bend right now and, with a growing population of makers, telecommuters, and other out-of-the-cube workers, it’s no surprise. Joining the recently opened Dastardly Arts are two new ventures: DIYcave and The Wilds. DIYcave opened May 30 in the former Pakit Liquidators space (444 SE Ninth St.). The new work shared…
