I travelled to Phoenix last week and my seven-year-old niece was so excited to tell me about the book sheโs reading in school: โThe Trumpet of the Swan.โ Then she sat down and read a book with me, swapping pages back and forth. The last time I saw her she wasnโt reading fluently, yet there […]
Celebrate the Power of Books and Bookstores on Independent Bookstore Day2
Food Cart of the Year: NorthFresh Sushi
Youโd be forgiven for assuming that local sushi chef Jeff Berneski has it all figured out. Source readers, after all, voting in the 2021 Best Of Central Oregon contest, elected Berneskiโs NorthFresh Sushi Best Rookie Food Cart. And Berneski had only just relocated to Central Oregon the year before. And this year, NorthFresh is also […]
What It Takes to Run a Restaurant Right Now in Central Oregon
Running a restaurant in Central Oregon in 2026 is not for the faint of heart; by nearly every account, itโs harder than it has ever been. But the ones who make it work are rewriting the rules in real time. โHands down the most difficult challenge in operating restaurants right now is trying to make […]
Rookie Restaurant of the Year: Ken’s Artisan Pizza
Iโve been dreaming about the next time I can go to Kenโs Artisan Pizza for at least the last 15 years, so it feels odd now to be naming it the Rookie of the Year. But many will already know that those two things can co-exist, because Kenโs has been a world-renowned pizzeria in east […]
Rookie Food Cart of the Year: The Dominican
Robert De Los Santosโ love language is serving someone up a delicious plate of food. Heโs been that way since his days growing up in the countryside of the Dominican Republic, where itโs customary for people to have a meal ready for anyone who might happen to walk in the door. The love behind the […]
Restaurant of the Year: Sen Thai Noodles & Hot Potย ย
Several things make Sen a remarkable dining experience, but itโs the combination of all of them that solidifies it as the Sourceโs restaurant of the year. First among everything, as delicious and groundbreaking as the food is, the hospitality is what is immediately apparent. There is a genuine warmth to the staff that makes Sen not just a destination location in Bend, but reminds […]
Bendย Compilesย Trafficย Crashย Data forย Newย Safetyย Planย
Bend is in the process of compiling five years of traffic crash data to help inform future safety plans and wants the public to help point out problem areas. The City of Bend launched a new survey and an interactive comment map for people to say which areas they think need safety improvements and share challenges of traveling around Bend. More than 800 people have already […]
Free Will Astrology, Week of April 23
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Youโre finished with energy-draining indulgences. No more seductive perils or cute ailments, either. Once you wriggle free from the tangles that have been hobbling your style, I suspect you will also renounce anything that resembles joyless restraint, naive certainties, pointless cravings, numbing comforts or misplaced bravery. May it be so! Abracadabra! […]
Fern Spores Tours the Pacific Northwestย ย
After leavingย her partner, homestead and job in Idahoย and moving to Olympia, Washington, Alyssaย Nunkeย desiredย only one thing: startย an explicitly all-femaleย band. Theย strategy was simple. Host an open mic night.ย Listenย forย potential members. Rinse. Repeat. And itย worked,ย perfectly. On just her fourthย nightย she struck gold in the form of Jadeย Kovatz, the other frontrunner of the band.ย ย The rest of the femme-folk-rock band Fern Spores members […]
U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Investigation
U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned her position April 20, amid an investigation into various allegations of professional misconduct. Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican who got her start in politics on the Happy Valley City Council, represented Oregonโs 5th Congressional District from 2023 to 2025. With strong support from the Teamsters union, Chavez-DeRemer won Senate […]

