LISTEN: A Chat with Bend’s New Mayor Melanie Kebler 🎧
Bend will have a new mayor at the start of 2023, with the election of Melanie Kebler to the position. Kebler, elected in 2022, first served for two years as a Bend City Councilor. She is an attorney with a background as a prosecutor and victims’ rights advocate. A Bend High grad, she grew up…
Restaurant Openings, Closings
A lot can happen in a year. Because we know readers love food, and they may not have yet been to all of the new places to open up this year, here’s a little openings-and-closings recap for 2022. If we missed your favorite new spot, we’re probably going to want to try it, so let…
Source Material: 2022 in Review
Ranking the best music of the year is kind of funny — mainly because anyone can dispute your opinion, and well, they’d be right, too! Which is cool—always enjoy what you like. And yet, I’m going to do it anyway. But first, a note. This is my last story covering music for the Source Weekly…
Subvención de la ciudad financiará vales para bicicletas eléctricas en Bend
Puede ser más fácil para unos de 75 habitantes de Bend comprar una bicicleta eléctrica durante la primavera de 2023, cuando fondos de una subvención estén disponible para los habitantes. En diciembre la ciudad de Bend ganó una subvención para la movilidad de $150,000 por parte de Pacific Power destinada a ofrecer reembolsos de $2,000…
Recaudación de Fondos para la familia de una madre muerta en un accidente automovilístico
Recaudación de Fondos para la familia de una madre muerta en un accidente automovilístico Un accidente automovilístico del 23 de diciembre le quitó la vida a una madre de cinco hijos, María Avilés Tapia de Sisters. La policía estatal de Oregon indica que Avilés viajaba como pasajera en un Suzuki XL7 cuando el conductor perdió…
2022 Year in Review
Back in January the real estate market was scorching hot, demand was high, inventory, along with interest rates, were very low, and the typical slow season was anything but slow. The previous year, 2021, was perhaps the busiest year in real estate in about a decade and a half as people were wanting their own…
The Medicine Cabinet Within
With seemingly endless options of over-the-counter medications readily accessible, it’s easy to reach for something to try to manage just about any symptom the body can create. The seasonal colds and flus that are so common this time of year always come with discomfort, and it is tempting to reach for a pain reliever or…
Chow of the Year
It’s on our minds, at least three times a day, so it’s no wonder that we spend so much time researching and writing about food around these parts. While every one of our food reviews conjures beautiful memories of wonderful meals enjoyed with friends, these are some of the stories that we remember most from…
Central Oregon’s Top 10 Beers of 2022
By my best guesstimate, each of Central Oregon’s 27 breweries released, on average, at least a dozen beers in the past year, meaning we had no fewer than 350 local beers to choose from. I confess, nay, lament, I did not try them all. (That said, drinking a new beer each day in 2023 is…
Gung Ho: Artistic Freedom with The Wood Brothers
The Wood Brothers hit the Midtown Ballroom on Wednesday, Feb. 8. It’s tradition for the band to make its way up the West Coast at the beginning of the year, starting fresh with vibrant live shows and the celebration of music. “It’s always a special renewal tour. And having the long break before [tour] puts…
Horoscope Week of December 29, 2022
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In accordance with your astrological omens in 2023, I’ve chosen a quote from Capricorn storyteller Michael Meade. I hope you will make it one of your core meditations in the coming months. He writes, “All meaningful change requires a genuine surrender. Yet, to surrender does not simply mean to give up;…
City Grant Will Fund E-Bike Vouchers in Bend
It may be easier for some 75 Bendites to purchase an e-bike in spring 2023, when the funds from a grant become available to residents. The City of Bend in December won a $150,000 mobility grant from Pacific Power aimed at offering rebates of $2,000 that people in “transportation-disadvantaged, low-income households” can use to buy…
Year In Review: Our Top News Stories From 2022
In the Source Weekly’s 52 editions in 2022, we covered a lot of news, profiled a lot of musicians, reviewed a lot of films, previewed a lot of events, highlighted a lot of local restaurants and explored a lot of the outdoors of Central Oregon. As the year comes to a close, we looked back…
Fundraiser Set Up for Family of Mother Killed in Crash
A vehicle crash on Dec. 23 took the life of a mother of five, Maria Aviles Tapia of Sisters. Oregon State Police say Aviles was riding as a passenger in a Suzuki XL7 when the driver lost control on an icy road and crashed into a tree. It happened at milepost 3 on Highway 20 near…
Letters to the Editor 12/29/2022
Winter Driving Merry Christmas to all. After driving in New Hampshire for over 50 years I have learned a few things about winter driving. First and foremost is slow down, leave a little early so you can get there on time even though you are going slower. Second, please clean off your car of any…
Wildlife News for Central Oregon and Beyond
Federal passage of the Saline Lakes Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act Recently, Congress and the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill S. 1466, legislation backed by the National Audubon Society and other organizations which directs the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a scientific monitoring and assessment program to protect saline lakes in…
If You’re New Here: Four Central Oregon Outdoor Activities to Check Out in the New Year
New to Bend or just need something new to do? Wintertime in Central Oregon is beautiful, but it can be hard to break out of the house, or even out of old patterns. Here are four outdoor activities that newbies and those-who-need-new-activities can check off in the new year. Night Skiing at Hoodoo Want to…
Another Year, Another Question About Mirror Pond
The passing of another year is always a time for reflection; a look back at what could have gone better, a look ahead at what we hope we can improve in the coming year. And with this annual reflection comes a reminder of one of the most intractable issues in Bend: O yes, it’s that…
Winter Running 101: Getting Comfortable and Confident on the Snow
It snowed. Can I still run outside? What should I wear? Should I keep the same running routes, routine and pace, or switch it up? Running season doesn’t end at first snowfall, in fact, it opens a new door to conditioning. As a new runner myself, these questions were flooding my brain at the first…
So Much To Love
I’m not sure how it happened, but earlier this year I was lamenting the fact that 2022 hadn’t been a great year for cinema, but then in the last, like, four months, a dozen or so all-around amazing movies were released. So amazing that here at the end of the year making a Best of…
A Year in Review, Cannabis Edition
Somehow, we’ve made it through another year, and for many the sands falling through the hourglass were made brighter, calmer and overall better with the use of cannabis. But if that Critical Haze makes recalling 2022’s news stories about cannabis, well, hazy, I’ve rounded them up. Don’t thank me, but do drop off cannabis to…
