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Hearts Unknown
On the southeastern tip of Bainbridge Island sits an exposed swath of bedrock—a sign of past seismic activity, one not often seen so close to the surface. It’s a geologic phenomenon, geologists say. Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, is also where Nicola Carpinelli was living when he began a descent into depression and substance abuse, he…
Source Weekly Update Podcast 9/12/19
In this week’s podcast: Bend, Oregon’s Welcoming Week, neighbors speak out against hunting near their homes and the trash found under the Deschutes River by an intrepid trio of river divers.
Ward Road Work Ahead
Deschutes County will close Ward Road starting Monday as work begins on a project to rebuild a 1.27-mile stretch east of SE 27th Street. The project involves reconstructing Ward Road between U.S. Highway 20 and Stevens Road, plus paving adjacent local roads. Temperature changes over time have caused expansion and contraction of the structure of…
Gung Ho For Shows: Vampire Weekend
The summer is winding down for 2019, but that doesn’t mean summer 2020 isn’t already starting to heat up. Les Schwab Amphitheater has officially announced its first show for next season, and well, it’s a big one: Vampire Weekend is making a stop in Bend for the band’s Father of the Bride Tour 2020. Vampire…
May the Source Be with You
Good news, everyone! It’s my birthday month! I will be accepting donations of scented letters and wilted flowers, many thanks in advance. Also, September is usually a pretty good month for movies, so hopefully we get some bangers over the next few weeks. I’ve been underwhelmed by way too many movies this year (as good…
Nurse Case Scenario
Nurse Case Scenario I have to go visit my mom, who’s in the hospital in another state. She’s really ill. Her boyfriend told me she’s lost a lot of weight and it might be shocking to see her initially. I want to be strong for her, but I’m a big crier. I cry on every…
The Tour of Art
People can take so many tours in Central Oregon—tours of rivers, breweries and pub houses, tours of the marijuana industry… even tours of the most photographic spaces. But what about taking a tour of art? On one recent, terribly rainy day, I hitched a ride aboard The Bend Tour Company’s Art Tour. John Flannery co-operates…
Weed Oversupply?
The biggest story about Oregon cannabis this year has been just how much of it we have—by most accounts, a six-year supply. Much like a six-year-old joint, this story caught fire quickly and burned hot. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission made that claim at the end of January. It was viewed with dubious skepticism amongst…
Plant-Based Fast Food
Every week, this column is dedicated to telling the stories of Central Oregon food producers and restauranteurs, filling our eager bellies with delicious, locally crafted fare. But for just one week, we hit up a few of the many fast food drive-thru chains making the pivot to meatless burgers. (That is, unless you’re Arby’s, which…
Totally Worth It
It’s that time of the year again: the Sisters Folk Festival is back and ready to deliver a heaping amount of music. With such a great lineup that spreads across the town of Sisters, it can be hard to properly divvy up your time, and you might miss something that would have been worth knowing…
Free Will Astrology—Week of September 5
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I don’t know if the coming weeks will be an Anais Nin phase for you. But they could be if you want them to. It’s up to you whether you’ll dare to be as lyrical, sensual, deep, expressive, and emotionally rich as she was. In case you decide that YES, you…
Source Material
Not to be harsh or anything, but summer is almost over, guys. That means we need to fill our lives with plenty of summertime bops and play them on repeat until it’s officially over. Luckily for us a lot of awesome music was put out just before the tail-end of the season! Check out some…
Letters to the Editor
FLAGLINE MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAIL Today we hiked the Swampy Lake Loop Trail. We saw no other hikers and no other footprints. Just mountain bike tracks. When we reached the Flagline section, we encountered a steady stream of “downhillers” who were shuttled to the top and were speeding downward. We had several scary, near collisions with…
To Quote Febreeze, “Have You Gone Noseblind?”
Humans have five basic senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. The sense of smell can have a direct effect on a person’s emotional response in any situation—even when selling a home. The smells of a home can tell the buyer a story, and that story is either a good story or a not-so-pleasant story.…
Summer’s Not Over Until You Get Hopped Up on Beer Slushies
It’s no secret that Central Oregon breweries have become the tastemakers of the beer scene, both locally and nationwide. So, when 10 Barrel Brewing announced this summer that it would be transforming its Crush sour beers into beer slushies, other breweries took notice. I toured a few local taprooms to explore and compare the varieties…
It’s Matsutake Season!
What’s better than wild, fresh mushrooms? Wild, fresh mushrooms you harvested yourself. As of Sept. 3, matsutake mushroom season is officially open in the Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, Umpqua and Willamette National Forests. The season goes through Nov. 3. People who plan to sell mushrooms commercially need a permit to harvest them. The least expensive option is…
Downtown Drop
It’s not uncommon to witness the sight of someone top roping a rock face on Smith Rock—but even in a region known for its outdoors scene, seeing someone rappel down Bend’s highest building is a rarity. It might very well be the first time anyone’s seen it, in fact. According to the United Way of…
Family Meals Month: A Push to Eat at Home
September is a time of re-focusing and a slowing down of the activities calendar—and for a lot of families, it means tightening up the belt on all those meals on the go. That also means it’s an ideal time for a national organization to kick off Family Meals Month—a push to get families to eat…
Insults, Rights, Fights and Insights
Insulting the president is nothing new in the U.S., and Southern Oregon University Professor Edwin Battistella has done the research to show it. The country has fostered a raucous environment in this arena “from the get-go,” Battistella said. People called George Washington too monarchical. Newspapers backing John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—the equivalent of today’s cable…
It’s Time to Tip the Scales for the Bend Central District
For the past several years, we have followed the advent of the Bend Central District with interest and enthusiasm. The potential of re-developing an area close to downtown Bend to make it an attractive, walkable place for people to live and work is something we can get behind. Bend is growing and rents in the…
Connecting Through Adventure
In Central Oregon, visitors and locals might have the chance to go mountain biking, whitewater rafting and hiking all in the same day. There’s a good chance you’ll get a look at all these activities even if you aren’t the one partaking. That’s just the lifestyle. That’s also why the Cascadia Adventure Film Festival makes…
