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A Decade of Firsts

From same-sex marriage to #MeToo to Central Oregon’s proliferation of food cart pods, we’ve come a long way in the past 10 years. Here’s a look back at things we didn’t have in 2010

The Source StaffDecember 24, 2019January 23, 2025

Lawd have mercy, it’s almost the end of the decade! Do you remember a time before Netflix and chill? Before ride-sharing? Before BABY YODA??!!! We do… but only barely. In honor of the last Source Weekly issue of the DECADE, we’re taking a look back at some of the things—both national and local—our 2010 selves […]

News

The Biggest Local Stories of 2019

From living on hot sauce to a Republican walkout, there’s lots to remember about the past year

Matt McDonaldDecember 24, 2019February 2, 2024

Editor’s note: It’s been a big year for national news—but local news had its ups and downs as well. In the spirit of journalistic collaboration, we asked Matt McDonald, news director at Central Oregon Daily, to recap the biggest local stories he and his team worked on this year. Hot Sauce Saves the Day!!! In […]

Culture

Weekend Warrior: May 3-5

Farm to table, water fun and movie knowledge

Isaac BiehlMay 1, 2019May 2, 2023

It’s that time of the week again – where you start to ask yourself, “what am I going to do this weekend?” Sometimes our brains don’t have enough power left to even begin to think about making plans. Well, that’s where we come in. Here’s a bit of what’s going on the next few days […]

Culture

There’s Only One

A dispatch from an actual customer of the last Blockbuster—right here in Bend

Jared RasicJuly 18, 2018July 21, 2025

When I called the last Blockbuster on Earth to set up a discussion with general manager Sandi Harding, a clerk had to take a message because she was in the middle of an interview with CBS. About 48 hours earlier, I was in there returning a copy of “Sicario” and buying Season 2 of “Mr. […]

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