The theatrical release and box office explosion of the new A24 psychological horror film “Backrooms” represents a landmark moment in modern cinema. It serves as the intersection of three major contemporary cinematic trends: the box office dominance of horror, the mainstream acceptance of a new YouTube-to-cinema pipeline and a successful push to get Gen Z […]
Liminal Memories
Posted inCulture
Free Will Astrology Week of June 4
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Neurologist Oliver Sacks said, “I am haunted by the density of experience.” He meant that every moment contains far more richness than we can fully register or remember. This observation will be especially relevant for you in the coming weeks. Your mind (and heart!) will be flooded with an abundance of […]
Posted inLocal News
Bend’s Housing Market Remains Horizontal
The housing market in Bend seems to be holding steady over the past few years, with a median home price in Bend around $710,000. There are more buyers than sellers right now, but buyers are riding the tide of the economy. “There was a dip in interest rates, where it went down from 6.5 to just under 6% in February, and we had a huge […]
Posted inLocal News
Dancing Mortgage Rates
Ask most people to weigh in on the current mortgage market, and the response will likely be that the market is challenging. Rates are high, making it more difficult to break into the already traditionally tough Bend real estate market. “We’re stuck in a high interest environment,” states Sam Boyer, senior mortgage advisor and branch […]
Posted inPodcasts
LISTEN: Nighttime Benders: Don Gavitte 🎧
This episode features a lively panel discussion with Central Oregon comedians Laura B. Wright, Julia Reed Nichols and Jon Brown. They share their insights on living in Bend, local culture, community issues, and humorous takes on current topics. Plus we are joined by special guest, Don Gavitte from The Teacher Show coming to bend on […]
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Pattie Gonia’s Provision to Patagonia: ‘I’ll Drop the Pattie Gonia Trademark, You Drop the Lawsuit’
The trademark dispute between drag queen Pattie Gonia and outdoor brand Patagonia has reached a boiling point in recent days, with the clothing giant’s CEO and Pattie swapping video statements since the most-recent reporting by the Source on May 28. In a widely shared video last week, Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert said the company has […]
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Try Transit Week Event Calls Public to Use Alternative Forms of Transport
Cascades East Transit officials are inviting the public to discover public transportation during Try Transit Week. The pop-up event is the first of its kind and comes as a way for CET to remind people about Central Oregon’s often-overlooked transit system. On June 3, community members will meet at the new Central Library on Southeast Santorini to participate in games and indulge in ice cream […]
Posted inOpinion
Local Law Enforcement is Right to Be More Cautious of New Video Surveillance Technology
In recent months, local law enforcement agencies, including the Bend Police Department, Redmond Police and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, have considered adding new video surveillance technology — or replacing cast-off technology — that helps them monitor the community and ostensibly better solve crimes. Given the breadth of information coming at us about privacy and […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor, Week of June 4
Egg 0iling program I’ve just read the latest issue of the Source and the letter of the week enlightened me to the fact that Bend Park and Rec has been doing a goose egg oiling program. I reached out to Parks and Rec and the person who is in charge is Zara Hickman, with whom […]
Posted inOutside Features
Friday Night (Rodeo) Lights
I’d never given much thought to the logistics of wrestling a 500-pound cow, but as I rolled around in the dirt, arms locked around a pair of clipped horns and a swinging bovine head, I gave the strategy some serious thought. To end up in this precarious position, I’d volunteered — maybe foolishly — to […]
