Creamy Sweet Pepper Thighs with Pesto
I’ve been seeing a lot of takes on one-dish comfort foods on social media and other online foodie sites lately. Some of the recipes appear to be lighter and healthier with a focus on plants and good proteins. This recipe is a favorite of mine that my son and I whipped up last winter when…
Health and Fitness Issue 2023
It’s that time of year again — time to test your mettle with the New Year’s resolutions you set out for yourself… maybe trying a new gym or employing a new routine. The Source staff set out to rate/review at at least one local place, and we’re telling you all about it in this week’s…
Fire on the Mountain Heading to Bend
The Campfire Hotel in Bend will soon see another restaurant added to its roster, when Fire on the Mountain opens in the former auto dealership building on the southeast corner of the Campfire property. Fire on the Mountain and Campfire announced the addition of the popular Portland-area wings place this month, with a projected opening…
Understanding Intimacy: Feeling Kinky in 2023
Dear Dr Jane, I’ve been married to my wife for over 10 years. In many ways, we have a healthy sex life. We do it twice a week and she’s pretty open when I ask. Even though we do a lot, I’m bored. It’s the New Year and I want to make changes. We only…
New Year New Council
On Jan. 4 the Bend City Council swore in new members and declared the vacancy of councilor-turned mayor Melanie Kebler’s former seat. Councilors thanked outgoing councilors Mo Mitchell and Stephen Sehgal and former Mayor Gena Goodman-Campbell for their service. City councilors appointed Mitchell and Sehgal to their seats in July, after former councilor Rita Schenkelberg…
A Dream Comes to Fruition with Viaggio Wine Merchant
Benjamin Richardson had a dream. “About 15 years ago a little bubble popped up in my head about how a wine shop would be a great retirement plan. My wife Rebecca and I would kick around the romantic idea of me being an old man in his small wine shop,” Richardson shares on a recent…
Q&A With New Mayor Melanie Kebler
Bend voters elected Melanie Kebler with 55% of the vote in November after she served two years on the City Council. The Bend-raised attorney’s platform focused on increasing affordable housing, environmentalism and a transportation system that increases access for pedestrians and cyclists. Shortly before she was sworn in, Kebler sat down with the Source Weekly…
Review: Van Henion’s Schmetterling German Winter Ale
Van Henion is Bend’s newest brewery. The brewery opened up in the old Boneyard Production facility on the east side of town in 2021. With the amount of brewing experience to be had by the folks who opened this brewery, it’s no wonder they came out of the gate strong. It’s also no surprise that…
Non-Affiliated Voters Outnumber Democrats in Oregon. Let Them Participate in Primaries.
Paying attention to the extreme partisanship in Washington, D.C., might lead one to pull their hair out. This past week – amid the effort, involving some 15 rounds of voting – to name a Speaker of the House, also happened to be the anniversary of the Capitol breach of Jan. 6, 2020. One might imagine…
Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution
Nearly 40% of adults had a new year’s resolution going into 2022 — and by February about 36% of those people had already given up. Fewer than one in 10 people are able to maintain their resolution the whole year, and the people who fall off the wagon often blame it on a lack of…
2023 and Me: Part Two
Last week we took a gander at some of the bigger releases heading to theaters in 2023. All of those movies I listed are ones you should definitely be able to catch at the multiplex near you, regardless of where you might live. This week, it’s only fair that we look at some of the…
Straight Blastin’ in Bend
Straight Blast Gym is Bend’s newest mixed martial arts gym, offering classes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, boxing, Muay Thai and more under the SBG banner, which has locations in over a dozen states, is in eight countries and has trained high-profile fighters including Connor McGregor. Brian Heenan, SBG Bend’s owner and head instructor, started…
Source Material: Music to Give You Endorphins. Endorphins Make You Happy.
As Elle Woods says in the iconic early Y2K comedy, Legally Blonde, “Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy.” Well so does playing your music really loud with a tempo to wake you up. You really don’t need that second, or third, (or fourth… no shame) cup of coffee. I promise. And if you’re…
Therapeutic Dance That Marries Movement and Mindfulness
An extended bike tour in 2019 prompted psychotherapist Lynne Herbert to re-examine what she was doing with her life and, more specifically, how she was spending her time. All that time on her bike brought out a feeling of “aliveness” that she says she wanted to bring into her work. After working as a licensed…
Mantener el próposito de año nuevo
Cerca del 40% de los adultos tenían un próposito de año nuevo para el 2022 y para febrero solo alrededor del 36% de esas personas ya se habían rindido. Menos de una de cada 10 personas son capaceces de llevar a cabo su próposito durante todo el año y las personas que no lo logran…
Finding Your Life Force with Shadow Yoga
Taking the time to feel centered, peel back the layers of the true self and focusing on breath can be hard in an age of over-stimulating media and fast-paced life. Shadow yoga attempts to offer individuals a system of unlocking the strength to look within. As an intermediate yogi, I thought I had tried every…
January Mailbag
Q: I know Bend is experiencing a lot of growth, but it seems like a lot of commercial development is going on currently? A: Agreed. There are a lot of projects currently going in around town, so this is certainly not meant to be a comprehensive list. The big one that just started was the…
App-solute Guide to Tracking Fitness
With hundreds of fitness apps out there, I went on a mission to find three worth sharing with Central Oregon readers. After downloading, using and deleting dozens of health apps, these are the three I kept on my phone and plan to use in my fitness routine. Nike Training Club: For finding the perfect gym…
Workouts in the Metaverse
No doubt about it: Central Oregon’s outdoor playground offers a wealth of fun and fitness all year ’round. From shusshing down the slopes or skate skiing in the Cascade snow in winter, to cruising the hundreds of miles of trails on foot or by bike in summer, to ascending a route in the birthplace of…
Go Here: Noticing, Appreciating and Respecting Wildlife on Snowshoes
All the hype during winter surrounds skiing and snowboarding. Snowshoeing never gets enough love, even though it is one of the most accessible snow sports out there, doesn’t require a ton of gear and is gentle on the body. “There isn’t a huge learning curve. It just takes a second to get used to having…
Gung Ho for Shows: Put on Your Puffy and Party
The Commons and Mt. Bachelor are partnering to bring life to the Mirror Pond Plaza during the winter months. The Apres Ski Bash concert series is all about bringing the community together through local live music, dancing, food/drink and bundling up outside. With four concerts lined up, the Apres Ski Bashes resemble the energy of…
Horoscope Week of January 12, 2023
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When he was 74 years old, Capricorn author Norman Maclean published his first novel, A River Runs Through It. It became a best-seller. Capricorn film director Takeshi Kitano directed his first film at age 42. Now 75, he has since won many awards for his work in his native Japan. Capricorn…
Left Coast Burger Packs It In
Left Coast Burger Co., the “old-school burger joint” concept created by the Brown Owl’s Lisandro Ramon, is closing its doors. LBC began work on its original location in the Cascade Village Shopping Center in 2019, and later added a location in The Grove in Northwest Crossing – a location that remained open until recent days.…
Letters to the Editor 01/12/2023
Market of Choice: My market of choice Kudos to Bend’s Market of Choice for a memorable holiday gift and incomparable customer service. Arriving the Friday before Christmas after a grueling, 15-hour-long plane trip from the East Coast to visit family, I braved the grocery crowds to pick up my preordered brisket dinner for 20. Had…
A Dozen Desert Wonders
Oregon’s high desert – that vast expanse of sagebrush between Bend and Boise, Idaho, – is a truly spectacular place with wonders that reveal themselves through frequent visits and close, quiet observation. While many people confine their desert visits to the spring and fall to avoid summer’s heat and winter’s cold, the desert is enjoyable…
