Big Batch Breakfast Burritos
In my former life I was a producer of network broadcast radio programs in Nashville, Tennessee. I was so fortunate and am so grateful for all the wonderfully creative people I got to meet and collaborate with during my time doing that work. I have many fond memories and of course a lot of those…
LISTEN: Interview with Oregon’s first psilocybin faciliatators 🎧
Oregon became the first state to legalize psilocybin therapy when voters approved Measure 109 in 2020. The state did so under strict parameters about the use of the drug, and people are only allowed to take the drug under the supervision of facilitators who have undergone a 300-hour course. In a recent episode of our…
Fagone
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced she’s resigning from her office effective May 8. Fagan faces an ethics investigation and calls to resign from state Republican leaders after Willamette Week reported Fagan worked as a consultant for the cannabis dispensary chain La Mota. Fagan’s office oversees the Oregon Audits Division, which recently released an…
Letters to the Editor 04/27/2023
Vote Erin Merz for Central Oregon Community College Board With a strong background in Oregon public higher education, I know how community college jumpstarts opportunity, interrupts generational poverty, fuels a strong workforce and fills society with critical thinkers and changemakers. Now in PK-12, I’m in touch with today’s students and education’s evolving landscape. That’s why…
Walt Reilly’s is For Sale, or Lease
Walt Reilly’s, the indoor golf and batting cage venue on Bend’s Century Drive, is up for sale or lease. The business will stay open while its owners seek out new owners or lessees to take over the space. Opened in August 2021 after an extensive remodel to the existing building, owners Tim Kerns and Paul…
Homeless Population Grows for Ninth Straight Year
The Homeless Leadership Coalition released results this week for the 2023 Point In-Time Count, a survey seeking to gather data about people experiencing homelessness in a community. Central Oregon continues a trend toward more homelessness, one that’s continued since the data program started in Central Oregon in 2015. There were 1,647 people experiencing homelessness in…
Neighbors Sue for $2.4 Million Over Bull Springs Fire
Property owners adjacent to the Bull Springs Fire that ignited on March 28, 2021, are suing James Verheyden, the owner of the land the fire originated on, for $2.4 million, according to court documents filed on March 24. The fire burned 211 acres, destroyed two outbuildings and caused nearly 200 residents to evacuate their homes…
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Vote Cameron Fischer for Bend-La Pine School Board Zone 3 ▶ [With Video]
School boards have faced more scrutiny in recent years, both locally and nationally. Some parents want more access — and sometimes even input — about curriculum. Some are still concerned about how the pandemic closures affected student learning. Others want books stripped from school libraries. Some of these concerns have found their way to the…
A New Master Plan for Smith Rock
Matthew Davey, park manager for Smith Rock State Park, joined the Source Weekly on a recent episode of our podcast, Bend Don’t Break, for a chat about the recently released draft master plan for Smith Rock. Below is an excerpt from that podcast, which you can listen to in its entirety. Source Weekly – Bend,…
Explosive Protest Art
Oh man, “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is going to piss people off. Based on the vitriol from Armond White, I initially assumed the extreme right would be the most incensed. Wait, you haven’t heard of Armond White before? I’m sorry for introducing you to this rabbit hole. Armond White is a film critic…
Source Material: Music for Getting Lost in the Oregon Outback
How lucky are we to live in a state that has almost every type of terrain: the mountains, the ocean, the valley and the desert? If you’re like me, the high desert feels its truest form when I’m headed out east on Highway 31: The instant smell of sage brush when you roll down the…
El tianguis Bend Farmers Market 2023 abre sus puertas el 3 de mayo con horario nuevo
Por más de dos décadas la apertura durante la primavera de Bend Farmers Market ha señalado la venida del hermosa temporada de verano en la zona centro de Oregon, junto con abundantes actividades al aire libre y por supuesto productos frescos para el hogar. Este año no es la excepción, excepto por la hora en…
The Third Act: A Column on Ageism and Ageing
April can be a trickster. This year I’ve been April’s fool, falling for the here and there glimpses of sun. On a recent rare day of warmer temperatures, I pruned and raked and fertilized until dark, certain the drear and cold was over, that spring was finally here. I bet I wasn’t alone. One brief…
Will vs. Trust: What’s the Difference?
When estate planning, it’s important to understand the legal tools you’ll want to put into place to smoothly transfer your real estate assets to those you love. It can be a dauting process to begin, but it is a necessary step to ensure that your assets are protected and passed on per your wishes. It…
To Market, To Market
The concept of those who produce food gathering in one place to offer that food to those who don’t produce their own food is thought to have originated in Egypt over 5,000 years ago. The first known farmers market in the United States was in Boston around 1634. That was where the urban dweller could…
Bev Fest Brings All the Local Flavors
Central Oregon offers plenty of beer fests, wine tastings and other drinks-related events to attend — and a lot of them center around one particular genre, such as beer or wine or spirits. Not so at the upcoming Bend Bev Fest hosted by Silver Moon Brewing, a first-of-its-kind event that invites people to try out…
Fired Up
In June 2022, the State of Oregon released a wildfire risk map that charted the levels of wildfire risk for every property in Oregon. Along with it came a notice to property owners in the wildland-urban interface, a zone of transition between wilderness and developed land, informing them that their property had been identified as…
Conscious Commuting with May 2023 Walk + Roll
As the sun comes out and the temperatures heat up, the wheels are rolling out for spring. Central and Eastern Oregonians are invited to hop on their bikes and put on their walking shoes for a commuting challenge to kick off the warm weather season. The May 2023 Walk + Roll Challenge begins Monday, May…
Celebrating 20 Years of A Novel Idea
With a goal to unify the community through books and thought-provoking, accessible events, A Novel Idea has grown into the largest community read program of its kind in Oregon, according to the Deschutes County Library website. A Novel Idea’s 20-Year Celebration Author Event is this Saturday, April 29 at Bend Senior High School. To celebrate…
Horoscope Week of April 27, 2023
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): After the fall of the Roman Empire, political cohesion in its old territories was scarce for hundreds of years. Then a leader named Charlemagne (747–814) came along and united much of what we now call Western Europe. He was unusual in many respects. For example, he sought to master the arts…
