Nationally, first time homebuyers increased to 34 percent of the market share in September. A lot of this is attributed to the fact that most families with children—as well as move-up buyers—tend to make their moves during the summer months, thus easing inventory a bit for the first time homebuyers. The increase in September was […]
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Have You Seen These Boys?
The Milk Carton Kids have returned
Just hearing the name of this band you might imagine a pop-punk band along the lines of Cloud Nothings, who never have a song longer than two and a half minutes—but The Milk Carton Kids offer something unexpected. I certainly didn’t expect an indie-folk duo that sounded more like Simon & Garfunkel than NOFX. Kenneth […]
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A Jazz Room with a View
Mt. Bachelor Riverhouse Jazz kicks off in a new space
Mt. Bachelor Riverhouse Jazz is on the brink of launching its new seven-month long series, which will feature the likes of Mel Brown, Ravi Coltrane, Benny Green, and the Yellowjackets. Two shows will run one weekend each month from October 2016 to April 2017, giving both visiting and local music lovers the opportunity to experience […]
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Ballot Measures – Elections 2016
The Source Weekly’s Endorsements for 2016 Ballot Measures
Measure 9-110: Yes City of Bend – Recreational Marijuana Sales Tax Should Bend impose a 3 percent tax on the sale of recreational marijuana? As of Jan. 1, 2017, the current tax on marijuana will go from 25 to 17 percent statewide, as the Oregon Liquor Control Commission takes over the regulation of the industry. […]
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Candidates – Elections 2016
The Source Weekly’s Endorsements for 2016 Candidates
Governor Kate Brown The looming budgetary shortfalls in Salem are of epic proportion. The shortfalls in education, public infrastructure spending, the public employee retirement system (PERS) and health care obligations are a wake up call for good governance. It’s enough to make a voter want to hit the reset button—but that would be foolish. Gov. […]
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Elections 2016
All the endorsements for (almost) all the races
Endorsements Elections 2016 Candidates · Governor: Kate Brown · U.S. President: Hillary Clinton · Bend City Council Position 1: Justin Livingston · Bend City Council Position 2: Doug Knight · Bend City Council Position 3: Sally Russell · Deschutes County Sheriff: Shane Nelson · Oregon Senate District 27: Greg Delgado · Oregon House District 54: Knute Buehler · U.S. […]
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Presidential Candidates Need to Address Housing Policy
It is disappointing to see that housing has not received greater attention during our current presidential race. Housing is such an important part of the economy, yet it rarely comes up as a point of discussion. Our declining homeownership rates have hit a 50-year low. Escalating rents and short supplies of affordable housing, many years […]
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Steak Me Home Tonight
Okawa is a hibachi-ball
Okawa Steak House and Sushi doesn’t just sling good food; they give you a show on top of it. The restaurant on Third Street is modeled after the Benihana-style restaurants, which are in turn based on the Teppenyaki style of Japanese cuisine involving fireballs exploding, onion volcanoes, food flying toward your mouth and the chef […]
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Mural Mural on the Wall
Community mural project lets local artists display on a rotating basis
Bend’s Cosmic Depot is the place locals go for everything from cleansing sage to singing bowls. Now, they’re delving into the slightly-less mystical with a free mural art series. “Free public art is the bomb,” proclaimed Christy Nickey, owner of Cosmic Depot. Nickey says it was her love for art that inspired her to include […]
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An Immigrant’s Take on America
Author Chitra Divakaruni brings a broad perspective during a tumultuous election season
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an immigrant—a word filled with notes of hope, pain, desire and freedom. During this election season, the Trump campaign has also tried to equate the word with “terrorist.” Divakaruni’s novels, poetry, essays and non-fiction are mostly from the point of view of immigrants exploring new places with fresh eyes and open […]
