Roundabout Books is excited to host Portland author Eli Boschetto, who will share stories about hiking through and choosing the 100 trails that are collected in his new book, “100 Classic Hikes: Oregon”. The event takes place at Roundabout Books on Nov. 14 at 5:30 pm. The varied landscapes of Oregon are a year-round hiker’s […]
Roundabout Books to Host Author Eli Boschetto Nov. 14
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Growing Hope & Cultivating Fresh Food Access
Around The Bend Farms (ATBF), a local nonprofit dedicated to improving food security and community health, announces a major fundraising event at the popular Bend restaurant, Spork, on Sunday, November 16th, at 4:00 PM. This special event aims to raise vital funds for two of ATBF’s key initiatives: The Around The Bend Gardensprogram and the impactful Farm-to-Warm Springs project. Supporting […]
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How Do You Say ‘Hasta Que Olvidemos’?
Hasta Que Olvidemos is now simply Olvi. “The reason for the change is probably pretty obvious: no one could pronounce or remember the original name,” Brian Trottier told the Source. “We knew it would be a mouthful when we first opened but we hoped that, in time, it would catch on. We were wrong. Even our most […]
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Manslaughter Conviction Overturned on Appeal
The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the manslaughter conviction of Ian Cranston. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the first and second degree, first-degree assault and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting death of 22-year-old Barry Washington […]
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Stressful Times for SNAP Recipients
More than 23,000 households in Central Oregon face uncertainty about food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after Monday’s announcement that they will only receive half of their benefits in November. The program was set to lapse on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown, but on the eve of despair, two federal court judges ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute emergency funds. On Monday, Nov. […]
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From Andromeda With Love
If you’re a hopeless film fan like myself, then you more than likely feel some kind of way about the films of Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos. Whether you’re a fan of his darker, edgier earlier work like “Dogtooth” and “Alps,” or of his more whimsical and experimental later films like “The Lobster” and “The Favourite,” […]
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Oregon’s Rural Counties are Hardest Hit by Federal Government Shutdown
As the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, most of the nearly 23,000 federal employees in Oregon are still going without pay — including many required to keep working during the shutdown, such as airport screeners and air traffic controllers. Analysis by OJP indicates that back pay for Oregon’s federal workers, mandated by the […]
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Our Daily Bread: The Bakers Who Keep Central Oregon Rising
If you were lucky enough to snag a crusty loaf or flaky croissant at the farmers markets this summer, you already know that Bend’s small-batch bakers are doing something special. Their stalls were often lined with early risers and bread lovers, hands clutching paper bags filled with sourdough, seeded loaves and buttery pastries still warm […]
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The Journey Back to the Wild
Think Wild is Central Oregon’s nonprofit wildlife hospital and conservation center, caring for sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife while educating the public about coexistence and stewardship. Since opening for animal care in 2020, Think Wild has grown in staffing, services and the number of wildlife helped directly at its hospital. The spring and summer […]
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California Honeydrops
“You’re talking ancient history here, man,” laughed Lech Wierzynski, responding to a question during a late-June interview about the year he moved out to the Bay Area after studying ethnomusicology at Oberlin College in Ohio. Ancient history by his definition is 20 or so years, but it’s easy to understand why things might be a […]