To be a truly remarkable bookstore is to find an alchemical balance that can’t really be explained to someone with only a passing interest in the literary arts. Bookstores have outlasted most CD shops, video stores and video game stops and remained near-sacrosanct spaces for people to search for knowledge, enlightenment and some good old-fashioned […]
Best Bookstore
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The Bad, the Worse and the Horrendous
As someone who has spent a majority of their life writing, acting, rehearsing and basically doing anything and everything they can to make it into the motion picture industry, I can’t bring myself to be cynical about movies, even while knowing there’s lots of cynicism to spread around. While it’s easier now to make a […]
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Best Dessert in Redmond
Who would think that a master’s degree in art history could lead to a career in making scrumptious cupcakes? Ida’s Cupcake Cafe garnered the most votes for the new category, Best Desert in Redmond, and owner Autumn Persinger says her art background has contributed greatly to her success. Coming up with so many different flavors […]
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Best New Food Cart in Redmond
Husband and wife, Basilio Serrano and Claudia Mora, make it no secret how blessed and grateful they feel to be able to serve the hungry Redmond community from their downtown side alley food cart, located outside of Kobold Brewing’s The Vault. Their 14-month-old business, El Imperio Mexican Food, earned the most votes for Best New […]
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Best Hair Salon in Redmond
In Hawaiian, “Ka Nui” means “The Greatest,” and that rings especially true for this 10-year-old hair salon that has earned First Place in the new category of Best Hair Salon in Redmond. This translation is gleaned from Ka Nui promotional material that goes on to state, “We pride ourselves in being the greatest self that […]
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Best Lodging in Redmond
The hotel on Redmond’s downtown Sixth Street, originally built in 1906, offers guests a piece of history. The building guests see standing today was built in 1928, after the original two-story wood structure burned down a year prior. While the establishment has served as a hotel for about 90% of its lifetime, it’s certainly gone […]
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Best Food Cart Lot & Best Bar in Redmond
Despite the numerous Best of Central Oregon awards their Redmond hangout has earned, the owners of Blacksmith Public House insist it is not about them, but the business itself and the community it serves. To drive home that point, Michael and Molly Kosakowski were adamant about refusing to be photographed for this story. “It’s not […]
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Best Place to Remote Work
As remote work becomes more of the norm, coworking spaces are emerging as vital hubs for productivity and community. This year, we introduced “Best Place to Remote Work” as a new category in the Source Weekly’s Best of Central Oregon readers’ poll. Coworking spaces often provide Wi-Fi, printers, conference rooms and quiet spaces for phone […]
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Best Open Mic
With not one but two open mic nights every week, Silver Moon Brewing offers a platform for performers to try new material or just get some experience in front of a live audience. Every Sunday, longtime Bend musician Jeshua Marshall hosts a music-focused open mic from 4:30 to 8pm, while Mondays are reserved for comedy, […]
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Best Social Media Account
What is essentially a time capsule of Bend, Instagram account Loot the Deschutes offers a look into what people have dropped in the Deschutes River. The people behind the account help people reconnect with those lost valuables. I sat down by the river with the three friends, Miranda Eubank, Kea Eubank and Lled Smith, who […]