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Black Excellence Talent Show and Art Gallery

Celebrating creative and talented Black youth and young adults with a multi-faceted showcase
Avatar photo by Allie Noland

The two-part Black Excellence Showcase came from one of the Central Oregon Community College Afrocentric Studies Club meetings. While brainstorming ideas and collaborating with programs to celebrate Black History Month and Black culture, the students discovered they wanted to focus on uplifting creative youth and young adults in the Black community, according to Marcus LeGrand, […]

Posted inMusic

Q&A With Mike Odd, Manager and Secret Keeper of The Mighty Mac Sabbath

Mac Sabbath performs music from Black Sabbath with a twist to warn the world about the “dangers of fast food”
Avatar photo by Allie Noland

I was going to write a 300-word article about the band Mac Sabbath, until I met its manager, Mike Odd. After my interview with Odd, he said too many things I wanted to quote, so I had to include more of the interview in the story. Odd is one of the coolest, funniest… and oddest people […]

Posted inCulture

Horoscope Week of February 9, 2023

by Rob Brezsny

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): To get the most out of upcoming opportunities for intimacy, intensify your attunement to and reverence for your emotions. Why? As quick and clever as your mind can be, sometimes it neglects to thoroughly check in with your heart. And I want your heart to be wildly available when you get […]

Posted inOpinion

Letters to the Editor 02/09/2023

by The Source Staff

Guest Opinion: Lawmakers can do right by Oregon’s children By Tyler Mac Innis Ending poverty is doable. That’s what our nation learned after Congress temporarily strengthened the Child Tax Credit. It’s a lesson Oregon lawmakers should heed right now, as they have before them an opportunity to establish a state child tax credit — the […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Handel’s Ice Cream Chain Opens Store in Bend

Grand opening includes raffles, face painting and free ice cream
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Ice cream chain Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream is opening a store in Bend. The grand opening for the Bend store, located at 61165 S. Highway 97, just north of the Murphy roundabout, is scheduled for this weekend, happening from Friday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 11. The grand opening will include raffles for free ice […]

Posted inBend Nest

Time to Tidy!

by Annette Benedetti

Spring is on its way and that means it’s time to tidy your house before the summer’s madness and mayhem arrive. If you are dreading the task of clearing the closets and wiping the dirt from the walls, try reframing your mindset. Instead of looking at spring cleaning as an overwhelming chore, think of it […]

Posted inBend Nest

Warming the Heart

15 ways to spread love on National Random Acts of Kindness Day
by Annette Benedetti

In a world that often feels hate-filled and adversarial, there is now a greater need than ever for infectious kindness and compassion. The best place to start growing kindness is with our kids. Every parent wants to raise a thoughtful child, but outside of talking to them about kindness and modeling behaviors in their presence, […]

Posted inBend Nest

Editor’s Note Spring 2023

Waiting for Spring
Avatar photo by Angela Switzer

In this part of the country, spring takes its sweet time revealing the promising signs of rebirth and renewal. That’s OK, we can wait! It won’t be too long before the brilliant green shoots make their appearance, and we enjoy some extended warmer days. In the meantime, there’s plenty to do to prepare for spring. […]

Posted inBend Nest

Skye's the Limit

Bend high schooler wins prestigious science award
by Elizabeth Warnimont

Summit High School freshman Skye Knox came home a winner after attending the 2022 nationwide Broadcom Masters STEM competition in Washington, D.C. last fall. Her cloud seeding project won her a place among 30 national semi-finalists and a top technology award that she will use to attend a nine-day science camp in Maui this summer. […]

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