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Pick Me Up
A recent stream of funding may save some of the state’s most beloved arts institutions from an almost certain death. In an unprecedented move, the Oregon state legislature allocated $50 million in coronavirus relief funding to venues, cultural nonprofits and performance organizations. In Deschutes County, the bounty of $1.7 million is distributed among organizations as varied…
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My View: Anthony Broadman, Bend City Council Pos. 2 candidate ▶ [with video]
Anthony Broadman, candidate for Bend City Council Pos. 2, joins Source Reporter Laurel Brauns on “My View,” a video series inviting local candidates to share their views on a host of topics ahead of the 2020 election, while sitting in front of a view they enjoy. Broadman chose to meet on the deck of The…
Murky Waters
NEWS—To dredge or not to dredge? Plans to move forward with Mirror Pond stalls out again, though some progress is made towards establishing a fish ladder.
Listen: Bend’s Arts and Culture Scene with Cate O’Hagan 🎧
For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast we talk with Cate O’Hagan, a longtime champion of the arts in Central Oregon and the chair of the Deschutes Cultural Coalition. O’Hagan and her board helped decide how to allocate nearly $1 million that recently flowed into the county to support the arts from a fund the…
Pearl’s Puzzle- Week of Oct. 5
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Pioneer nurseryman John Chapman (1774-1845) might be buried in the duff of history if he wasn’t better known as Johnny Appleseed. Best remembered for his planting of wild apple trees wherever he traveled, Worthy Garden Club, the philanthropic arm of Worthy Brewing, has invoked Johnny’s folklore to seed Operation Appleseed by pledging $1 million toward…
A New Era
Bendite Stephanie Von Aydan has spent the majority of her time in theaters onstage, and not behind the scenes. That changed recently, when Cascades Theatrical Company granted her the opportunity to run a full-length show that she both penned and directed. Von Aydan first conceptualized the bare bones of what has since transformed into a…
BendFilm Festival Returns
There’s something ultimately pretty amazing about the resiliency of the human spirit when it comes to what we’re capable of normalizing. If you would have told me back in March that the 17th Annual BendFilm Festival would be virtual, I wouldn’t have believed you, but that the fest is a virtual AND drive-in hybrid sounds…
Positive Pageant
When she was crowned “Miss Czhilispiel” in her Texas hometown in 1998, Tara Songey’s royal duties included riding on parade floats in the thick Texas heat and humidity. She recalls the floats as “foil frying pans” and laughs as she remembers, “just melting and wearing that heavy crown.” Fast forward to today and she is…
Source Material
It’s been a while, but we’re back with another Source Material, highlighting some of the best music, locally and nationally, that was released during the month of September. September is one of my favorite months of the year, and it looks like the music is reflecting that because a lot of it has been flooding…
"Strongest" Spirit
My favorite festival of every year is the Little Woody festival. This year it was a walkabout. So much fun—and included a “bonus” stop where you could sample whiskey from New Basin Distillery. I love me some whiskey, and when I saw a bottle that said, “Strongest,” “13 year single barrel,” and “133.4 Barrel Proof,”…
Laird Superfood Shares on the NY Stock Exchange
Fans of Laird Superfood—a Sisters, Oregon-based company—have a chance to put a stake in the company. Laird Superfood announced in August that it had registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to put forth an Initial Public Offering of shares of its company stock. On Sept. 22, the company announced that it had begun offering…
Winter is Coming
By this time in 2019, Bend had already seen its first snowfall. While this might seem like a major inconvenience to Pumpkin Spice Latte-sipping, Ugg boot-wearing people, some local restaurant owners and employees are grateful that the cold weather is taking its time. Jason Randles, branding and marketing manager for Crux Fermentation Project, explained that…
Real Estate Leading an Economy Hindered by COVID Complications
The leaves are beginning to change color, the mornings are cooler and crisper, and fall is in the air. As we begin to round out the third quarter of a year that has been everything but business as usual, the data on the real estate market continues to demonstrate housing is leading the way with…
Go With The Whoa
Go With The Whoa Whenever I go out with someone I like at all, I fall for them right away. How can I stop from jumping headfirst into wanting to be with a guy just because we have a nice evening together? I know some witty banter doesn’t equal a soul mate, but good luck…
Free Will Astrology—Week of October 1
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In her high school yearbook, Libra-born Sigourney Weaver arranged to have this caption beneath her official photo: “Please, God, please, don’t let me be normal!” Since then, she has had a long and acclaimed career as an actor in movies. ScreenPrism.com calls her a pioneer of female action heroes. Among her…
Letters to the Editor 10/1/20
Editor’s note: We’ve long known—perhaps intuitively, perhaps more tangibly—that Oregon is a special place when it comes to the arts. But this week, the investment our state puts into supporting and promoting its arts and culture organizations was on full display, when the state became one of just a few to put real funding toward…
Warm Springs Treaty: Righting Historical Wrongs Matters
This year is most certainly one that history will record as a time of unrest and uncertainty and strife for many—but borne from this time, and the legacy left by the wildfires, the coronavirus and the Black Lives Matter protests is perhaps a small sliver of light, borne, as we see it, out of the…
School Meal Money Heads Home
With the vast majority of students in Oregon continuing to live, study—and eat—at home, state leaders are making more grocery money available to those who normally receive free meals at home. Students who receive no-cost meals through the U.S. School Lunch program will qualify for additional Pandemic EBT benefits, which were scheduled to be credited…
Noticias en Español
El dinero de la comida escolar va en camino a casa Los líderes estatales están otorgando más dinero en artículos comestibles para la disposición de aquellos que normalmente reciben comida gratis ya que la gran mayoría de los estudiantes en Oregon continúan estudiando y comiendo en casa. Los estudiantes que reciben alimento sin costo a…
Governor Issues New Residential Eviction Ban Through the End of the Year
With the advent of a new executive order, renters in Oregon have a few more months of relief from the threat of no-cause evictions. Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that she had issued a new residential eviction ban, in effect through the end of 2020. Earlier this year, the Oregon state legislature passed House Bill…
The Source Weekly Update Sep. 30
In this week’s update, we are talking about school lunches and home evictions. Families who previously received free school lunches can qualify for additional EBT benefits. Also, Governor Brown announced an eviction ban through the end of the year for those affected by the wildfires and or the pandemic. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon ·…
Inside Our Endorsement Interviews
The following excerpts have been edited lightly for clarity. Shane Nelson, running for Deschutes County Sheriff, incumbent Source Weekly: What’s your take on the notion of defunding the police—which really has evolved into a more detailed conversation around a reallocation of resources? Shane Nelson: Let me start by saying there’s a lot of fine women…
