First Fridays are a monthly tradition in downtown Bend, Redmond and the Old Mill District. The Art & Wine Walk in the Old Mill kicks off at 3pm on April 3 so you can stop there first. In Downtown Bend and Redmond, festivities start at 5pm. While there are dozens of stores and galleries to […]
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The Buyer’s Market Playbook
From 2020 to 2022—what many now refer to as the “COVID-era” market—buying a home in Central Oregon often felt like a race against the clock. Multiple offers, homes selling in days, and buyers waiving contingencies became the norm. While there are still segments of today’s market that can feel that way—particularly well-priced homes under $600,000—the […]
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Thousands Gather at Bend’s No Kings Protest
Thousands of Central Oregonians showed up to No Kings, a movement against the Trump Administration, on March 28 in Bend. The day started with a rally at Drake Park and transitioned into a protest at 2pm sharp, with protesters marching toward Peace Corner at the intersection of Northwest Greenwood Avenue and Northwest Wall Street. Protesters told the Source they turned out to protest Trump’s immigration […]
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Love and Democracy
I’m nervous. Although my messages almost always focus on love in one way or another, and love can be one of the touchiest topics we can discuss, this message potentially adds an even touchier topic, politics. Politics and Love. You’d be nervous, too. To be completely open, politics is not a topic I know much […]
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Above the Old Mill, Argentina Finds a Foothold
Perched just above the hum of the Old Mill, Los Andes Sports Bar and Cafe feels a little like a secret you want to pass along before it gets out. Open since November 2025 in the former Tradesmen Coffee and Tap House space on SW Upper Terrace Drive, this Argentine-inspired hangout asks you to do […]
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Imani Winds X Andy Akiho: BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging
Central Oregon’s music scene takes a bold, resonant step forward this spring as a new performing arts series presented by OSU-Cascades and the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts —known as PRAx— continues a new performance series at the Tower Theatre. The April 12 concert, BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging, brings together the Grammy-winning Imani […]
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Living in the Light Tour
Tommy Emmanuel is not kind to his guitars. The Grammy-winning Australian musician beats out rhythms on their soundboards, scrapes the top of them with pliers, and sands off finishes so he has yet another surface to punish. On average, Emmanuel’s guitars survive five years of this before they become unplayable. Sometimes that happens onstage, at […]
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Alpenglow Nights: Bend’s Summer Concert Series Returns with Expanded Dates and New Lineup
The OnPoint Community Credit Union Alpenglow Nights is back for summer 2026 with an expanded six-week run and an exciting new music lineup, bringing free live music, local food and drink, and family-friendly fun to Alpenglow Park in SE Bend.Hosted by Lay It Out Events, the 2026 series takes place every Thursday from May 21 through June […]
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Two Orphaned Bobcats Return to the Wild After 10 Months of Rehabilitation
Two juvenile bobcats have been successfully released back into the wild following 10 months of care at Think Wild’s Wildlife Hospital. A team of Think Wild staff and volunteers released the siblings Friday, 3/20, at a remote site near Dayville, selected in coordination with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The release marks the […]
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City of Redmond Announces Multi-Phase Closure for SW Veterans Way
The City of Redmond will begin a multi‑phase closure of SW Veterans Way near SE 1st Street & SW Lake Road on March 30. The closure is needed to construct a new roundabout connecting SW Veterans Way, SE 1st Street, the newly aligned SE Airport Way and its northern extension to OR 126. A temporary […]