Winter Gravel Cycling: Routes for Even the Darkest of Days
With a few extra layers of clothing and some good route selection, you’ll be sneaking in quite a few extra miles
Listen: The Politics Behind the Local Real Estate Industry with Tyler Neese 🎧
For this week’s episode of “Bend Don’t Break” we spoke with Tyler Neese, the government affairs director for the Central Oregon Association of Realtors, also known as COAR. After the recent election we wanted to catch up with some local PACs that had an impact on the political process and COAR was one of the…
A Two-Week Freeze, In Hopes of Reining in COVID Cases
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise around Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday a series of measures aimed at containing the virus. A “two-week freeze” goes into effect Wed., Nov. 18, in order to give restaurants, bars and some other businesses time to adapt to the changes. “This situation is dangerous and our hospitals…
Pearl’s Puzzle- Week of Nov 16
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Central Oregon Give Guide 2020 ▶ [With Video]
Central Oregon Gives is pleased to announce the success of their annual giving campaign, that ended with $704,000 raised for over 75 nonprofits! Central Oregon Gives set their sights on a goal to raise $500,000 dollars for area nonprofits before the end of 2020. What If We Could’s Rys Fairbrother and Source Weekly Publisher Aaron…
Birds: It’s for the Stuffing
Thanksgiving, as we observe it today, doesn’t have much in common with the original feast of 1621. The temperature of the vibe between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag was above comfort level at the dinner table, with some participants arriving ready to rumble. Come to think of it, maybe today’s Thanksgiving table hasn’t strayed too far,…
Nature Rx: Take a Hike
OK, so maybe National Take a Hike Day on Nov. 17 has lost a little oomph this year. I mean, what else have we been doing during the pandemic but hiking? Right, all those other “ings” such as fishing, camping, boating, biking, running, surfing, taking your kids to work (from the dining table to the…
Raffle for a fat bike; learn avalanche skills—virtually!
Support Winter Bike Trail Work with this Raffle Central Oregon Trail Alliance is raffling off a winter-ready fat bike in support of fat bike riding on the winter trails in and around Wanoga Sno-Park. A $10 ticket puts one in the running to win a 2021 Fatback Bikes Rhino FLT, which retails at $2,199. The…
May the Source Be With You
Hello, all. Anything interesting happen since last we talked? That’s right—a presidential election where my wildest dreams came true. I’m trying to be chill and avoid gloating, but it’s hard to be kind toward a campaign whose advertising vacillated between “Fu** Your Feelings” and “Make Liberals Cry Again.” Wait, did Giuliani just hold a press…
Modern-Day Payola?
On Nov. 2, Spotify announced a new feature that will “Amplify Artist Input in your Personalized Recommendations,” by allowing artists and labels to take a promotional cut from streaming royalties, and boosting them in different recommended areas on the platform. In today’s world, streaming services reign king over radio, but just as payola (pay-to-play) ran…
Tough Love, 2020
Tough Love 2020, from Crux’s [BANISHED] series is set to be released Thursday, Nov. 12. Don’t be jealous, but I was given the opportunity to snag a pre-release bottle! I totally squealed with glee. I LOVE this beer. Sticking with tradition (since the first release in 2012), I drink one, and I cellar one. I…
10 Barrel’s Winter Adaptation: Outdoor “Huts”
10 Barrel Brewing’s westside Bend location is taking its pandemic-era adaptations to the next level. A handful of outdoor “warming huts” are taking up residence in the brew pub’s outdoor patio area, with space enough inside to seat eight to 10 people. “Rather than just throwing up a tent or additional heaters for outdoor areas, 10 Barrel…
Riff Teams Up with Stoller Family Estate for Wine Pop-Up
Stoller Family Estate, a winery in the Dundee Hills of Yamhill County, Oregon, has set up shop inside Riff Cold Brew Café & Taproom, in The Box Factory, for a holiday pop-up. The pop-up tasting room offers 90-minute tastings as well as wines by the glass or bottles Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to…
Market Update: Median Prices Jump Again in Central Oregon
As has become the norm, things are constantly changing, and records continue to be set in 2020. The real estate market nationally has experienced tremendous price growth in the last eight months, and Central Oregon has stayed right on par—even higher than the national average. Once again, in October, Central Oregon experienced another increase in…
Grand Theft Autocrat
Grand Theft Autocrat I’m a 29-year-old straight woman, and I recently started dating this guy I really like. The only issue is he seems a bit controlling. For example, he always wants to pick the restaurant and which TV show we watch. While I’m generally pretty go with the flow, it seems like I never…
Free Will Astrology—Week of November 12
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I hold a beast, an angel, and a madman in me,” wrote Scorpio poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953) in a letter to a friend. That sounds like a lot of energy to manage! And he didn’t always do a good job at it—although he did at times tap into his primal wellspring…
For One Nonprofit, the Pandemic Has Meant a Loss of Recipients
Among pandemic business casualties, nonprofits face a challenging era. It can be assumed that most organizations feel that pinch in sponsorship losses. Sparrow Clubs, a nonprofit organization that financially aids families with children in medical need, says it’s not struggling with funds, but instead, with finding families to receive their help. “I don’t have as…
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Giving Goes Viral ▶ [With Video]
Last year, two Bend entrepreneurs joined forces to raise $50,000 for local nonprofits. Instead, they raised more than 10 times that amount, with donations totaling $575,000 by December 31, 2019. The funds went directly to 72 organizations ranging from children’s advocacy groups to environmental watch dogs. For more than two decades, the Source Weekly has…
Letters to the Editor 11/12/20
Editor’s note: Anything big happen this week? Just kidding. If there was any “conspiracy” afoot this week, it may have been on the part of national media, compelling us to refresh our browsers every few minutes to get up-to-date electoral college numbers. I kid. But now that Election Day has passed and the vast majority…
A Funding Mandate: Voter-approved directives will need collaboration to succeed
As Oregonians reflect back this week on the outcome of last week’s elections, there’s a lot to be said about the presidential race. National pundits are filling the airwaves with their conjecture. If you’ve been one of the many to have added the term “doomscrolling” to your vocabulary in recent years, then you may, too,…
Noticias en Español
Padres de familia se manifiestan ante el cierre de escuelas Miles de padres de familia alrededor del estado se han unido con el objeto de reabrir las escuelas para el 6 de enero A medida que los casos de COVID-19 aumentan en la región, las escuelas de Bend-Lapine no están nada cerca de lo que estaban…
Parents Protest School Closure
As local COVID-19 cases spike, Bend-La Pine Schools is no closer to opening its doors than it was in September. That has some local parents frustrated enough to take to the streets in protest, while simultaneously organizing an online effort to demand action from elected officials. Local organizers Kelly Vlach and Indu Fairbanks of the…
Listen: The Source Weekly Update Nov 10 🎧
In this week’s update, parents express anger towards extended school closures and the Bend City Council announces a tax proposal to supplement affordable housing. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · The Source Weekly Update Nov 10
City May Fund Services for the Unhoused
The Bend City Council debated various building tax levies for funding services for the unhoused during its Nov. 4 City Council meeting. The number of local people experiencing homelessness went up by 60% since 2015, according to the Central Oregon Homeless Leadership Coalition, to an estimated 969 people in 2020. City Manager Eric King introduced…
