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Airport Parking Alternatives Are Coming. You’ll Just Have to Wait a While.

Redmond airport officials hope to raise the daily fee from $15 to $24 per day, the same rate as Portland
by The Source Editorial Board

Officials at the Redmond airport raised prices on daily parking five years ago. Now, they want to do it again, raising the daily fee from $15 to $24 per day. It’s the same price someone would pay to park daily at Portland International Airport, they pointed out – even though we all know that the […]

Posted inOutside

Seekqua: Sharing Gear and Sharing Outdoor Passion

Michael Boles, an OSU-Cascades graduate, launches outdoor gear rental app to bridge the gap between locals and tourists
Avatar photo by Allie Noland

Growing up in Salem, Michael Boles wasn’t the stereotypical “Bend kid” who was on bikes, skis and kayaks before learning to walk. He got into snowboarding late in high school and wanted to explore his adventurous spirit in college, at Oregon State University-Cascades. In 2016, his freshman year, Boles and his dorm hallmates created a […]

Posted inNews

Mushroom Boom Looms

The ups and downs — and high costs — of establishing legal psilocybin therapy in the state
by Josh Jardine

This week, the column takes a break from covering cannabis to look at psilocybin, aka “magic mushrooms,” Oregon’s other legalized intoxicant and plant medicine. (Yes, it’s technically a fungus.) There are similarities between the two: Both have a storied, 1,000-year-plus history of use for both recreation and healing, remain in many circles demonized as dangerous […]

Posted inMusic

HomeGrown Music Festival + 4/20 Celebration

Local grass. Local tunes. Local stage. Pretty dope.
by Doone Lupine Williams

Twelve local bands, 12 local solo artists, one local stage. High Desert Music Collective founder Scott McClelland connects the dots between reefer’s favorite holiday and a neighborhood music festival as director of the Third Annual HomeGrown Music Festival. Solely highlighting local music, the festival takes place on Thursday, April 20 as well as Friday, April […]

Posted inNews

El Plan de Emergencia ante la Pandemia termina en mayo. ¿Y ahora qué?

La ayuda extra y los procesos de solicitud para la facilitación de esta, están llegando a su fin debido al término oficial del plan de emergencia ante la pandemia
by Por Denise Holley / By Denise Holley Translated by Jéssica Sánchez-Millar

Después de tres años difíciles que cambiaron nuestras vidas, la administración del presidente Biden anunciará el fin del plan de emergencia ante la pandemia el día 11 de mayo. ¿Qué significará esto para los estadounidenses? A medida que el virus se esparció por áreas de trabajo e instituciones concurridas en 2020, los gobiernos locales cerraron […]

Posted inNews

Title and Escrow 101

Parts of the buying process, explained
by James Keane

If you have ever bought or sold real estate in the state of Oregon, chances are extremely high that you used a title or escrow company. An escrow or title company is a neutral third party that acts as the facilitator of a real estate transaction and usually issues a title insurance policy when the […]

Posted inNews

Case Dismissed for Oregon Public Defenders?

An Oregon court could dismiss cases public defenders are too overworked to commit to, while over 900 people in Oregon’s court system are unrepresented
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

On March 15 the executive director of Public Defender of Marion County, Shannon Williams, asked to withdraw from a case at the Marion County Circuit Court, saying the public defense agency had too many cases to adequately represent their clients, breaching the American Bar Association’s ethical standards. “When a public defender says to a judge, […]

Posted inCulture

Going Out In Green On St. Patty’s Day

A roundup of events, concerts, parties and celebrations in Central Oregon for St. Patrick’s Day 2023
by The Source Staff

Get your green on this Friday and find a Central Oregon St. Patrick’s Day celebration that stands out to you. With so many options, we ‘ve rounded up all of the ones we’ve heard about in one easy spot. From local live music jam nights to classic performances to DJ dance parties, Central Oregon has […]

Posted inCulture

BodyWise: Plumbing and Wiring Matters

Realizing how complex, sophisticated, and magical our bodies are is an endless challenge
by Mike Macy

Realizing how complex, sophisticated, and magical our bodies are is an endless challenge. For starters, only a few yards of arteries and veins are visible and our nerves are completely hidden. Yet, each of us harbors a mind-boggling 60,000 miles of arteries and similar lengths of veins and nerves. Talk about efficient packaging. How is […]

Posted inFood & Drink

What to Eat in Bend, Second Course

A Bend local shares some of her favorite dishes from restaurants around the region… part two
by Sara Freedman

If you’ve read my articles over the past 20 years, you know I love to tell anyone who will listen my great-grandparents moved to Powell Butte in 1917, my Irish cousins started the D and D bar in the 1930s, and I survived the halls of Crook County High School in the 1980s. People always […]

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