Understanding Data on Houseless Populations
The Homeless Leadership Coalition released its Central Oregon 2024 Point in Time Count, the annual count of sheltered and unsheltered individuals and families experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. Members of the Coordinated Houseless Response Office met on April 25 to discuss the data and how it helps providers serve and offer resources…
UScellular Provides Ways to Become More Eco-Friendly
American recycling has been, well, discarded. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the United States has a combined recycling rate of only 32% for materials that include glass, plastic, cardboard and paper from industrial, commercial and residential trash. In honor of Earth Month this April, UScellular encourages residents to trade in or recycle their old…
Tilray Brands Celebrates Epic 420 Weekend With Over 20,000 Fans Across the U.S.
Tilray Brands, Inc. (“Tilray”) (Nasdaq | TSX: TLRY), a premier global leader in the cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods industry, celebrated 420 with an unprecedented display of community and craftsmanship, with over 20,000 guests attending Tilray’s 420 weekend events of vibrant festivals and environmental advocacy. “As a company, we recognize the cultural significance of 420…
Verizon readies for 2024 wildfire season
As Wildfire Awareness Month approaches in May, Verizon is committed to maintaining the safety and connectivity of communities, businesses, and first responders nationwide. With wildfires increasing in both number and severity – like in Maui last year and more recently in West Texas – the need for year-long, round-the-clock preparedness has never been more critical.…
EPA Announces Oregon Department of Energy to Receive $86M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Oregon
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon Department of Energy has been selected to receive $86,600,000 through the Solar for All grant competition to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from distributed residential solar. This award is part of the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction…
Selco Community Credit Union Collects 1,100 New and Lightly Used Children’s Books, Refurbishing Many of Them, to Benefit Literacy Nonprofit Smart Reading
To celebrate World Book Day on April 23, SELCO Community Credit Union announced that it collected 1,100 new and lightly used children’s books — and SELCO employees volunteered en masse to sort and clean many of them — during its recent book drive benefiting SMART Reading, a statewide children’s literacy nonprofit. The book drive and…
The Downtown Bend Farmers Market opens on May 1st for the 2024 Season
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the Downtown Bend Farmers Market (BFM) kicks off its 2024 season in Brooks Street Alley between Franklin and Oregon Avenues. The much-anticipated return of the downtown market marks the beginning of a season filled with local flavors, community spirit, and farm-fresh goodness. “We invite locals and visitors to join us…
Climate and justice groups urge Oregon regulators to reject utility rate hike that would harm customers and thwart climate goals
Climate, environmental justice and community-led social justice organizations filed testimony yesterday detailing a litany of cost, climate and equity objections to a proposed rate hike from NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility. The groups, represented by the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School and Earthjustice, are seeking to keep customers’ energy costs…
Rookie of the Year: Dear Irene
BBrooks Alley got an upgrade when Dear Irene opened its doors last July. Before you can get your hands on any of the establishment’s sumptuous drinks or appetizers, you’ll be presented with a stunning array of colors and textures inside the elaborately revamped space. Owners Jonny and Irene Becklund didn’t forget the importance of interior…
Food Cart of the Year: Americana
If you’ve had a burger from the Americana truck, then you know how it goes: Eat an $8 OG Burger for lunch, feel incredibly satisfied by the mix of crispy-yet-not-too-dry beef and melted cheese, plus all the fixins, and by dinner, you’re wondering if it’s appropriate to have a two-burger day. OK, well, technically, you’ve…
Rookie Food Cart of the Year: Farmer’s Deli
Next time you’re in Brooks Alley in downtown Bend, don’t overlook the Farmer’s Deli, the silver truck with the chips, drinks and other bodega offerings out front. The Source eating team (aka Jared Rasic) raved about the food truck tucked behind Bar Rio back in January, and we’ve been returning for more elevated grilled cheese,…
Restaurant Guide 2024
To say that things are changing quickly in the Central Oregon food scene would be an understatement. While the pandemic certainly made things shift in the way of closures, it also brought something else: more newcomers from larger cities, eager to enjoy our region’s sun and fun times, and to bring us new locations with…
Restaurant of the Year: Rancher Butcher Chef
Rancher Butcher Chef opened its doors in August 2022, and suffice to say it quickly secured its place among the growing excellence of the Bend food scene. With a culinary powerhouse at the helm, and its own “home ranch” that supplies meat for RBC’s butcher counter as well as its dining room, RBC swiftly garnered…
