The Historic District of Bend comes with many pros—being within walking distance to downtown and the Old Mill District and having a quaint charm. However, many residents often experience trials when trying to update their home or tear down an old shed, as there are strict City code requirements set in place for historical preservation. Many […]
Bent
Posted inNews
Do your part: Register to Vote by Tuesday
Are you registered to vote in Oregon? Estas registrado? Don’t wait!
Posted inNews
Bob Dylan Wins The Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” Following the announcement, Sara Danius, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, was interviewed by freelance journalist Sven Hugo Persson about the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature to Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan has […]
Posted inNews
2016 BendFilm Festival Winners
BendFilm has come to a close and the winners are all quite varied and wonderful. Some world class features, documentaries and shorts played this year and, with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi in attendence, it was one for the record books. Festival Director Todd Looby had this to say about the 2016 BendFilm Festival: “This […]
Posted inNews
Where to get your wine this week: Erickson’s Thriftway
Longtime NE grocery store set to close once inventory is gone
When you’re seen going into the same store twice within 12 hours to buy wine, it may normally be a sign of a problem. That is, unless it’s because all the wine–or nearly everything in the store, in fact–is 25 percent off. When that’s the case, all there is to say is, don’t judge. Discount […]
Posted inNews
Our Coloring Contest Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the Source Weekly’s Made in Central Oregon cover coloring contest!
Posted inNews
This is what infill can look like
…or perhaps gentrification, depending on who you ask
A historic property on NW Georgia and Bond in Bend goes from squatter’s shack to high-priced mid-century style home
Posted inNews
Bend-La Pine Scores High on the SAT
When it comes to measures of school success, it’s not all about graduation rates. Markers such as SAT scores can also be an indication of students’ achievement — and in the case of the students in the Bend-La Pine school district, SAT scores are trending high. According to information released by the Bend-La Pine School […]
Posted inNews
Tonight 9/26! Local Presidential Debate Watch Parties
Where to watch the presidential debates in Central Oregon
Are you ready to see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head to head? We are! If you want to watch surrounded by others, here’s where you can see the presidential debates tonight, starting at 6 pm Monday September 26: Deschutes County Republican Party viewing party: Aspen Lakes Clubhouse, Sisters Come as early as 5 […]
Posted inNews
Bend City Council Gives Final Approval to Urban Growth Boundary
Bend approves its Urban Growth Boundary plan.