LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Peterson Rock Gardens & Museum 🎧
On this episode Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer visits with Marci Wayman and Joe Benevento about the new life they’re breathing into the iconic Peterson Rock Gardens & Museum located between Bend and Redmond. They’re working to create a new community project at the garden, which is now operating under a nonprofit. Listen to learn…
LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer Tim Ensign Steeplejack Brewing 🎧
In this episode of Grand Craft Beer Brian Yaeger is joined by Oregon beer legend, Tim Ensign, Director of Sales & Marketing for Steeple jack Brewing in Portland. They discuss the ins’n’outs of what is a critical, yet perhaps purposefully, overlooked role in the beer industry: sales and marketing, especially when it comes to breweries…
White Bean Soup With Chicken & Bacon
“Emeril Live” was a television program that aired on the Food Network from 1997 to 2007. It was hosted by chef Emeril Lagasse and was taped in front of a live studio audience in New York City. It was reminiscent of a late-night talk show as there was even music featuring Doc Gibbs and the…
2023 Impact Conference Coming Oct. 31 To Riverhouse Convention Center
The Bend Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Impact Conference is happening Oct. 31 at the Riverhouse Convention Center. The half-day seminar will focus on regional and national economic outlooks. The conference will provide an in-depth look into the real estate and hospitality sectors, and, new this year, policy and growth topics. The Impact Conference aims to…
Applications Sought For Affordable Housing And Social Services Funding
The City of Bend will be accepting proposals for funding for its Affordable Housing Fund and Community Development Block Grant Program. There is approximately $800,000 available in Affordable Housing Fund resources for the development of affordable housing. Funds through the Community Development Block Grant program are also available, with approximately $416,275 to fund affordable housing…
Registration Open For The 13th Annual Writing Down The Baja Creative Writing Retreat
Join the 13th annual “Writing Down the Baja” creative writing retreat in Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico February 17-25, 2024 for a week designed to reinvigorate your writing. In daily workshops led by author and Writing Ranch founder Ellen Waterston, established and emerging writers will explore the intersections of poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction. The…
Central Oregon’s Green Leaders To Be Honored At Sustainability Awards Event
The Environmental Center’s 2023 Sustainability Awards event will be held Thursday, November 2nd, 5-7pm at the High Desert Music Hall in Redmond. The Sustainability Awards is a way to celebrate businesses, organizations and individuals who are helping to shape sustainable communities that meet human needs equitably, live within our planet’s ecological limits, and build a…
November Expert Lab: Mind Management
The Bend Young Professionals Expert Lab Series continues in November with Mind Management: the Scientific Reasons You Need to Increase Focus and Stop Task Switching with Dr. Mary Kelley. The event takes place Wednesdsay, Nov. 8 from 3pm to 5pm at COCC Health Careers Center #230. This lab will walk attendees through the neuroscience, offer…
NeighborImpact Named A 100 Best Nonprofit To Work For By Oregon Business
Oregon Business’ 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For list showcases organizations with best-in-class workplace practices. Oregon Business published the list earlier this month, which ranks NeighborImpact as the 19th best Large Business to work for in the State. The title of 100 Best Nonprofit is awarded annually to qualifying nonprofit organizations that are ranked based…
Apex Gaming Lounge Now Open In Bend
Apex Gaming Lounge is now open on NW Greenwood Ave. in Bend. The new virtual reality sim racing lounge and gaming haven features an array of games and customizable options. Enthusiasts can experience the thrill of virtual reality simulated racing and elevate their console gaming experience in the dedicated Xbox and Switch Lounge. From meticulously…
LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: James Gage, Founder of Kita Café 🎧
Source Weekly Food Editor Donna Britt chats with Kita Café Founder James Gage about his Japanese comfort food offerings. Hear how he landed on the name Kita and why he chose Japanese food and where you can find his delicious sandwiches, noodles, rice bowls, etc. in Bend. Listen now: Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon ·…
Planned RV Park Will Serve Redmond’s Houseless Population
Redmond plans to welcome a new RV park aimed at providing a transitional community for unhoused individuals or those at risk of homelessness. Mountain View Community RV Park is a planned development that will provide paid parking spots, offering full utility hookups, access to showers and laundry, and case management intended to help move people…
Exciting Things are Happening at the Redmond Library
It’s no secret: Central Oregon is a desirable place to live. While every corner of Deschutes County has seen growth, here in Redmond the population has more than doubled since 2000. That change hasn’t come without growing pains, of course, but it also provides remarkable opportunities for innovation in how we at the Redmond Library…
Bend Hosts Empty-Chair Town Hall Targeting Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Local organizations will host an empty-chair town hall meeting on Oct. 11 for Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-5). The upcoming meeting, taking place at 1pm in the Brooks Room of Deschutes Public Library, will be one of three hosted during the October Congressional Recess by the activist organizations Vocal Seniority and Indivisible Sisters. The empty-chair meeting,…
Recreation and Programs in Redmond
Redmond Area Park & Recreation District has been serving the greater Redmond community with recreation opportunities for all ages, interests and abilities for over 45 years. RAPRD has historically focused on recreation and programs, but we do have a few parks and other recreation facilities. These include the Cascade Swim Center, High Desert Sports Complex,…
Raise Your Voice
The Redmond Community Choir, a harmonious assembly of voices, has been enchanting audiences and fostering a sense of togetherness since its inception in 2019. With its spring performance this past May, this choir established itself as a choral group that delivers crowd-pleasing arrangements. The group began like many songs do: with one person’s idea. Founder…
Redmond’s Growth and Small-Town Charm
Redmond has grown by leaps and bounds since I last served as mayor over 20 years ago. Some things, however, have not changed. Despite its growth, Redmond has retained its small-town charm and its focus as a family-oriented community. What has been particularly satisfying is the revitalization of our downtown that now has great restaurants,…
Praxis Health Brings Urgent Care to Redmond
Praxis Health, an independent medical group, announced the grand opening of its new urgent care location in Redmond. The urgent care will share the same facilities as High Lakes Redmond on Fourth Street. The location, which opened Oct. 4, will be the first Praxis Health urgent care in Redmond, making it easier for locals to…
Can It!
The aromatic blend of spices will waft through the air as the OSU Extension Service provides a Sausage Workshop and Canning Class in Redmond. This hands-on class combines the art of crafting delicious sausages with the practical skill of preserving foods through canning. “OSU has a recipe for homemade sausage that is up to date,…
Praxis Health trae cuidado médico urgente a Redmond
Praxis Health, un grupo médico independiente, anunció la gran inauguración de su nuevo local de cuidado médico urgente en Redmond. El local compartirá las mismas instalaciones que High Lakes Redmond sobre la calle 4. El espacio, que abrió el 4 de octubre, será el primer centro de cuidado médico urgente de Praxis en Redmond, lo…
Pert Near Sandstone
From the heartland of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a corner of the state rests on the shores of Lake Superior, comes a bluegrass band that seamlessly weaves together the traditional and the contemporary, Pert Near Sandstone. Before a four-show run that will include Bend, upright bassist for the band, Justin Bruhn, spoke about touring and the…
Smith Rock Opens New Pedestrian Bridge
Oregon Parks and Recreation has restored access to popular trails at Smith Rock. The state park opened a new pedestrian bridge, allowing entry to surrounding trails and climbing areas on the other side of the Crooked River. The replacement bridge was built to offer visitors more safety and space. The Smith Rock bridge is wider,…
Smith Rock abre un nuevo puente peatonal
Oregon Parks and Recreation ha restaurado el acceso a los senderos públicos de Smith Rock. El parque estatal abrió un nuevo puente peatonal, que permite la entrada a los senderos de su alrededor y a las zonas de escalada localizadas al otro lado del río Crooked. El reemplazo del puente se construyó para ofrecerle a…
In Redmond, Action on Managed Camps. In Bend, More Meetings
It’s not uncommon for people to balk at the notion of siting services for the unhoused near their homes. If anything is going to bring out the NIMBYs in a community, it’s the prospect of having shelters, RV sites or other services for a city’s most vulnerable placed in the vicinity of someone’s dwelling, office,…
What Makes a Vacation Rental Stand the Test of Time?
My family has been staying and enjoying vacation rentals in Bend since 2010. As a growing family, traveling from Austin, Texas, we loved being immersed in the community and having a kitchen and full house to unload into when we came to town. Even after purchasing a home in 2011 my former husband and two…
On a Mission to Keep Bikes Out of Landfills
Kevin Risse (Ri-see) is the owner of Redmond, Oregon’s Risse Racing, a bike component company and full-service bike shop. In honor of the Redmond issue, we chatted with Risse about bikes, bike parts, keeping bikes from becoming obsolete, the pandemic and more. Source Weekly: How did Risse Racing get started? Kevin Risse: I started the…
A Central Oregon Landmark Meets the Next Generation
Long before Smith Rock became the bastion of American sport climbing; before Mt. Bachelor became a ski destination; before a single mountain bike trail was shaped from the rocky terrain, Petersen Rock Gardens & Museum in Redmond was a major attraction for Central Oregon. Started in 1935 by Rasmus Petersen, the dazzling array of rock…
Four Days/100+Movies: Bend Film Festival and You
For the last few years, I’ve been writing a mock schedule in the Source Weekly for the four days of the Bend Film Festival, and how I would circumnavigate the fest if I wasn’t working at the beautiful behemoth. But I’ve been doing it wrong. Instead of writing about what I would be going to…
Getting High Down South: Delta 8 and THCA, Y'all
I just returned from Nashville, Tennessee, providing Backstage Budtending for a record label’s showcases and parties. I’ve been there dozens of times for similar projects, but this was my first trip in five years. Over the years in prior visits, I was asked to bring “that good Oregon green,” as local flower was of lesser quality…
Horoscope Week of October 12, 2023
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran philosopher and writer Michel Foucalt aspired to open up his readers’ minds with novel ideas. He said his task was to make windows where there had been walls. I’d like to borrow his approach for your use in the coming weeks. It might be the most fun to demolish the…
Understanding Intimacy
My wife and I have a good enough relationship, but we’d like to spice things up a little. She was talking with a friend about intimacy the other day and her friend mentioned sex toys. She thinks that we should get a vibrator. I’m all for making things better in the bedroom, but I wonder…
Letters to the Editor 10/12/2023
Cranes, Planes and AutoBikes “Look up in the sky and on the roads, it’s…the end of Bend as we knew it!” Most Central Oregon Bendocratsplants (yes, make it official) have seen cranes before, and surely a big jet airliner lumbering along for a landing. E-bikes, well, aside from the teens hogging the river trail, are…
Kita Café Offers Grab-And-Go Japanese Foods
This is an excerpt from a conversation between Source Weekly food editor Donna Britt and James Gage, founder of Kita Café. You can hear the entire conversation in the Source Weekly’s Bend Don’t Break: Kita Café podcast. Source Weekly: That’s some awesome merch you’re wearing, James. You have your Kita Café T- shirt and cap…
Hub City Food Happenings
This week’s Source Weekly is focused on Redmond – and when it comes to food, there’s plenty happening. Here are a few new places to have on your radar. Dog lovers probably already have the Doghouse Brewyard on their radars, since it’s a dog-friendly place to grab a bite and a brew, with an age-21+…
To Film, With Love
As I entered BendFilm’s office building on a rainy afternoon, I quickly realized that film fests are not just popcorn and pictures, at least, not for those who put them on. In every possible corner, pamphlets and programs pooled on office desks, merchandise boxes balanced atop one another occupied the space of an entire wall,…
