In this week’s update, we’re reviewing the conditions of the extended state shut down and reporting on city policing of Thanksgiving and other social gatherings. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon ยท The Source Weekly Update Dec 2
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Limited Outdoor Dining Allowed Under Updated COVID-19 Framework
Central Oregon’s Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties are in the “extreme” risk category in Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s new health and safety frameworkโmeaning that for Central Oregon and much of the state, the lockdown that began as a Two-Week Freeze could very well stay in place longer than expected. State health officials took a look […]
10 Barrel’s Winter Adaptation: Outdoor “Huts”
10 Barrel Brewing’s westside Bend location is taking its pandemic-era adaptations to the next level. A handful of outdoor “warming huts” are taking up residence in the brew pub’s outdoor patio area, with space enough inside to seat eight to 10 people. “Rather than just throwing up a tent or additional heaters for outdoor areas, 10 Barrel […]
Riff Teams Up with Stoller Family Estate for Wine Pop-Up
Stoller Family Estate, a winery in the Dundee Hills of Yamhill County, Oregon, has set up shop inside Riff Cold Brew Cafรฉ & Taproom, in The Box Factory, for a holiday pop-up. The pop-up tasting room offers 90-minute tastings as well as wines by the glass or bottles Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to […]
Best Happy Hour
As COVID-19 has kept many downtown businesses unable to take full advantage of their dining rooms, 900 Wall expanded into the street and kept people coming back to what is essentially one of the most popular restaurants/happy hours in Bend. “Having the additional outdoor seating has been instrumental to our success this summer,” says co-owner […]

