Pepper Poppers Perfect for Fall Get-Togethers
Even though the daytime high temps have been in the 70s and 80s lately, the calendar tells us it’s fall and all the usual autumn activities are happening around us. Football is one of those activities and this American pastime brings us together for tailgating events, Sunday brunches and Saturday afternoon viewing parties. These poppers…
New Rules for Short Term Rentals
New short-term rentals can’t be within 500 feet of another STR under an ordinance the Bend City Council voted unanimously in favor of at its regular meeting on Oct. 5. In March City councilors directed staff to look at changes in the development code that could increase the availability of long-tern rentals. The last time…
▶ WATCH: Bend City Council Pos 4 – Karon Johnson, Erlin Taylor & Barb Campbell
In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board interviews Karon Johnson, Erlin Taylor and Barb Campbell, who are vying for Bend City Council pos 4 in November ’22. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:
▶ WATCH: Bend City Council Pos 5 – Ariel Mendez and Sean Sipe
In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board interviews Ariel Mendez and Sean Sipe, who are vying for Bend City Council pos 5 in November ’22. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:
▶ WATCH: Mayor of Redmond – Jay Patrick, Ed Fitch, Charles Baer & Ben Schimmoller
In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board interviews Jay Patrick, Ed Fitch, Charles Baer and Ben Schimmoller, who are vying for the Mayor of Redmond position in November ’22. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:
Gung Ho for Tyler Rich and Kylie Morgan
Living in Central Oregon, many folk and country singers make their way through venues in the area. Tyler Rich and Kylie Morgan put a pop spin on traditional country music and are bringing a little something different to the weekend entertainment lineup. Bringing love songs and groovy country tunes, the “Thinking We’re In Love” tour…
Letters to the Editor October 6, 2022
Worrell Park Worrell Park provides respite for nearby workers in the middle of the city. It is unique in Bend a pocket park where wildlife, insects and more can find a home. I find it ironic that the City of Bend is trying to reduce parking and car trips through various code changes related to…
Taco Twofer: Who Needs an Excuse to Eat Tacos?
In my opinion, no one even needs an excuse like “I’m hungry” to eat a taco—or maybe even two or four. But this recent Oct. 4 was supposedly National Taco Day, and for that, I’d eat at least six, depending on how you’re counting. On that anticlimactic national-holiday-day, I stopped by two longtime Bend taquerias…
Fresh Hop Beers Are Now Easy to Pick Up, Hard to Pin Down
Mercurial. That may be the most defining aspect of fresh hop beers that are not one specific beer or flavor but are a shapeshifting target. When a beer features fresh (aka “wet”) hops (as opposed to the kiln-dried, typically pelletized hops all breweries rely on year-round) it isn’t defined by its brewery or style but…
The First Tribally Owned Museum in the West Nears 30
Thirty years ago the Museum at Warm Springs became the first tribally run museum in the Western states. Its permanent exhibit dives into pre-colonial, Euro-American contact and the modern era of the three distinct peoples that now reside at the Warm Springs reservation, including the Wasco, Warm Springs and Paiute people. All three of these…
AWAKENING YOUR INNER HERO: Hate is Poison
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness… ~Martin Luther King Jr. Once upon a time, way, way, way back before Cheerios and McDonalds, there was no hate in the world. … That…
Bend Food Project Hits Major Milestone
Locals may have a sturdy green bag or two hanging around their pantries, waiting to be filled with foods for people in need. In 2015, those green bags began to circulate around Bend, destined for collection by volunteers with the Bend Food Project. The nonprofit gives the bags out, collect them—ideally full of non-perishable foods—again…
Save the Planet with Go Clean Energy
Plan projects and practices to help save the planet, save money and promote clean energy Thursday at the 7th Annual Go Clean Energy Conference. Hosted at Central Oregon Community College, the event invites businesses, government and all individuals interested in clean energy solutions to join for a day full of speakers, vendors and networking. This…
A Reopening for Little Pizza Paradise
Several weeks ago, we reported on the temporary closure of Little Pizza Paradise in the Cascade Village Shopping Center due to staffing challenges. Owner Pete Wojda said he’s reopening the restaurant as of Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 4pm. Little Pizza Paradise is open Tuesday through Saturday from 4 to 8pm. Little Pizza Paradise 63455 N.…
Horoscope Week Of October 6, 2022
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When he was young, Libran poet W. S. Merwin had a teacher who advised him, “Don’t lose your arrogance yet. You can do that when you’re older. Lose it too soon, and you may merely replace it with vanity.” I think that counsel is wise for you to meditate on right…
Natural World Treasures
Last week we printed an obituary written by the family of Jim Anderson, who passed Sept. 22 after a long life filled with caring about the natural world—and writing about it, too. While Anderson’s absence will be felt far beyond the pages of this newspaper, where he regularly penned columns for “Natural World,” it is…
Wyden Touts Tax Credits
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden toured the Azimuth 315 apartment complex on Bend’s west side on Sept. 30 to advocate for low-income housing tax credits and clean energy tax credits — which reduces the amount owed in federal income taxes — to provide affordable housing. The median Bend home costs over $700,000, which is about $200,000…
Save Arnold Sues Arnold
A group of property owners and Arnold Irrigation District patrons are suing their irrigation district and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in an attempt to block a planned piping of a 12-mile canal. Save Arnold Canal, made up of Arnold patrons, started organizing after a draft environmental assessment of the piping project was released in June…
Vote Morgan Schmidt for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Pos. 3
In the race for position 3 on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, it’s time for a change. While we admire Patti Adair for advocating for Worrell Park and her work supporting Veteran’s Village and the expansion of service hours for the Deschutes County Stabilization Center, we simply find Morgan Schmidt more prepared, more polished…
Vote Brian Lepore for Oregon House District 55
When we interviewed Brian Lepore, we discovered a pragmatic, educated farmer and family man with a Ph.D. in soils science who cares deeply about his district and who’s running because he feels rural Oregonians have been left behind. Something of a Renaissance man, he espouses progressive values, while also having the “dirt under his fingernails”…
Making the Moments Count
Between working for BendFilm, Tin Pan Theater and the Source Weekly, I haven’t been able to go to the BendFilm Festival just as a spectator in several years. I’m either working at one of the venues, writing about the movies or, if I’m really lucky, interviewing the filmmakers as they roll through Bend. This year…
Horse Feathers Returns To Bend
The beautiful and striking arrangements of Horse Feathers will hit home for a lot of Pacific Northwesterners, especially if you were living around Portland in the late 2000s. The musical project of Justin Ringle has changed members a few times over the years, but violinist Nathan Crockett has been with Ringle since almost the very…
Noticias en Español
Hace treinta años el museo de Warm Springs se convirtió en el primer museo administrado por tribus en los estados del Oeste. Su exhibición permanente profundiza en la era pre-colonial, Euro-Americana y Moderna de los tres distintos pueblos que ahora residen en la reserva de Warm Springs, incluyendo los pueblos de Wasco, Warm Springs y…
Real Estate Trends
What a strange time the last few years have been in real estate. It seems like whiplash: a few months ago the real estate market was booming, and now as interest rates have increased, the market has slowed from the warp speed it was for most of the last two years. Gone are the days…
