New Donut Delivery for Bend
Source readers have already been alerted to some of Central Oregon’s delightful donuts through Source contributor Brian Yaeger’s recent donut reviews—but on top of that, there’s a new sweet treat in town. Little Pine Donuts announced its opening in January, offering brioche donuts made fresh each morning. Customers can make orders at least one day…
New Taco Spot for Bend’s East Side
Diners on Bend’s east side can find a new place to grab tasty tacos. Tacos El Machin offers street-style tacos inspired by the cuisine of Mexico City. The space at 2570 NE Twin Knolls Drive, near Timbers East, is the project of Noe Morales, who grew up in San Diego enjoying the flavors of the…
Tots! Moves into 9th Street Village; Southern Accent Moves Out
Tots!, the tasty snack cart featuring—you guessed it—homemade tots, now has a second location. Tots! is now located in both the Midtown Yacht Club as well as the 9th Street Village adjacent to Bevel Brewing. The people behind the Tots! cart at Midtown Yacht Club will also open a wood-fired pizza cart called PIZZA in March,…
Sushi at Midtown Yacht Club
NorthFresh Sushi, which made a splash at The Bite in Tumalo when it opened in 2020, is opening another cart at Midtown Yacht Club this month. This is the third NorthFresh Sushi location, with its original location located at The Yard in Salem. NorthFresh offers sushi, poke and make, along with other fresh foods. Get…
Pizza, Full Bar Now Available at Madras’ New Basin
New things are happening at New Basin Distillers in Madras. New Basin began offering a full-service bar in September 2021, serving cocktails, beer, wine and cider, with a focus on higher end spirits. On top of that, the owners just opened Whiskey Pie, offering “cocktail inspired wood fired pizza.” “My wife and I opened this…
Women’s Issue 2022
From reproductive rights to women in sport, lots has changed—and changed again—in the last 50 years. Our annual Women’s Issue takes a look at some of the issues facing women today, and looks ahead to new frontiers. Read the stories from this year’s Women’s Issue: Title IX, 50 Years Later: The landmark civil rights bill…
Title IX, 50 Years Later
In the early 1970s Hawaii Rep. Patsy Mink, with the help of Oregon Rep. Edith Green, drafted a version of what would later become Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The whole bill modified financial aid, expanded the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to cover executives, administrators and outside salespeople, and most notably…
So You Want to Own a Farm?
Three weeks ago, in Part 1 of this series, I addressed tax, water, soil fertility and access issues that a buyer should address before purchasing farm property. In Part 2, I will review the various land use permitting considerations that could affect use of agricultural land. Remember that you may want to have professionals on…
In 2022, Women’s Rights are Not a Done Deal
If there’s one story thread that we can follow throughout this current moment in history, it’s perhaps that things we thought were relatively unshakeable truths may not be so true after all. From the pandemic to politics to climate change to the advent of war, this time in history is no benign one. And in…
Letters to the Editor 3/2/22
Safety Just moved to Bend recently (after visiting the last 15 years) and noticed the same problem here as back at our old home; so I’ll offer the same suggestion to the local police department as I did back in NH. Here’s a chance to make some extra money for the city as well as…
The Hugh Hartman Holidays
On Feb. 15 a parent of a Hugh Hartman Elementary student started an online petition over what was happening at their child’s school. Within 48 hours the petition got over 150 signatures—quite a few considering the school only has 335 students. The problem: the school didn’t have a Valentine’s Day celebration and replaced it with…
Mandates Ending Even Sooner
Gov. Kate Brown announced mandated indoor mask use will be lifted on March 12, at the same time as Washington state, after previously announcing Oregon’s mandate would end no later than March 31, and later pushed forward to March 19. Oregon state health officials had wanted to hold off on repealing indoor mask mandates until…
Los mandatos terminan incluso más pronto
La Gobernadora Kate Brown anunció que el mandato del uso del cubrebocas en espacios interiores se eliminará el 12 de marzo, al mismo tiempo que el estado de Washington, después de haber anunciado anteriormente que el mandato de Oregon terminaría a más tardar el 31 de marzo y después se adelantó al 19 de marzo.…
Abortion Access: What’s at Stake
In late 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court began oral arguments in a Mississippi abortion-restriction case, in which that state essentially asked the court to overturn women’s constitutional right to abortion that was clarified through Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on that case by summer 2022—and if Mississippi gets its way,…
Teaching Girls the Dirt
Mountain bikers in the region may already be familiar with Ladies AllRide, the mountain bike skills camps that bring people identifying as women together to learn skills and revel in the love of cycling in the dirt. Now, the circle is expanding with the addition of Girls AllRide, offering up opportunities for the younger generation…
100 Women Who Care
Founded in 2006 by Karen Dunigan of Jackson, Michigan in order to raise money rapidly for local charities, the 100 Women Who Care organization now spans across North America and Singapore and is actively assisting multiple local charities receive the goods and services they are in need of. In honor of Women’s History Month, the…
Pro File: Rebecca Hynes
Rebecca Hynes is a filmmaker and agency producer. Her list of credits includes print and film media with clients as big as Nike, Mastercraft and Eddie Bauer, but her real love is the short film documentary, where she is able to use her multi-faceted skill set to create a more powerful and intimate experience. As…
May the Source Be With You
Here we are, in the midst of a lovely false spring and the skies are clear, the sun is warm and nothing could possibly go wrong. What’s that you say? Russia is acting squirrelly? Yeah, that makes sense, only in the roaring ’20s would we follow up a planet-wide pandemic with a possible world war.…
Empowering Women with Rock Climbing
Rock climbing is a popular extreme sport that is enjoyed by all walks of life across the globe. Lizzy Van Patten, climbing enthusiast and founder of She Moves Mountains, has been on a mission to increase diversity in the climbing sport by introducing people who identify as women (cis/trans), or girls to the high-scaling action…
Free Will Astrology—Week of March 3 2022
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries author Isak Dinesen defined “true piety” as “loving one’s destiny unconditionally.” That’s a worthy goal for you to aspire to in the coming weeks. I hope you will summon your deepest reserves of ingenuity and imagination as you cultivate a state of mind in which you adore your life just…
Grille Cheese
Female, 25, straight, single, and looking for a boyfriend on dating apps, as are my female friends. We’re all wondering what’s with these guys who post profile photos of themselves lying across the hood of a Lamborghini with their ridiculous greased abs on display. It’s like the opposite of cool; it’s immature and ostentatious and…
The Soul Food of Ukraine
With the invasion happening in real time as I write this, I have no idea how the chips will have fallen by the time you read it. But one thing is clear. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the nation he leads, are like a hearty bowl of borscht. Vladimir Putin, by contrast, is nothing but a…
Bar Fiori’s Wine-Music Pairings Seek to Turn Tables
Bar Fiori is not a bar. For that matter, it’s not a flower either, but it does offer a bouquet of colorful, natural wines. It’s a business project started by Bendite Kelsey Kuther, who got turned onto the vibrant world of natural wines in, of all places, Los Angeles. For the moment, Bar Fiori is…
Volcanic is Grateful for Grant
On Feb. 23 the Live Music Society announced its 18 spring recipients for the nonprofit’s small music venue grants program. Spanning the country, recipients have venues based everywhere from Flint, Michigan, to Washington, D.C., and in Bend at the Volcanic Theatre Pub. These individual grants range between $10,000 to $50,000. To be considered a small…
