The Bend Central District is an area of opportunity for Bend to expand and revitalize an urban core just outside the downtown area. But with its urban aspirations come urban issues, including growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness, increasing costs of development and more. In this Bend Don’t Break podcast, Chris Starling of the relatively […]
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Source Weekly Update May 27 2021 ๐ง
This week: A change from Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day for Oregon, a new civics requirement and how local businesses are managing the varying mask restrictions in this week’s Source Weekly Update. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon ยท Source Weekly Update May 20 2021
Coronavirus Q&A: Practical Guidance for the Pandemic
Can I spread COVID-19 after vaccination? What’s with the new strains of the virus in Bend? Get info on these and other common COVID questions.
Listen: 2020 in the Rearview with Editor Nicole Vulcan ๐ง
As the Source puts out its last issue of the year, Editor Nicole Vulcan joins Publisher Aaron Switzer for a chat about the paper’s top-viewed stories, and the “Boot/Slipper” editorial, giving their take on some of the biggest issues of 2020. All that and more in this week’s Bend Don’t Break podcast. Source Weekly – […]
A Year in Local News
Remember having New Year’s parties? Or how about raucous family gatherings with all the beloved (and tolerated) relatives crowding around? Remember PPE shortages, wildfires, protests and protests about closures? A lot can change in a yearโand while many people are more than ready to put 2020 behind us, we’re taking one last look at some […]
Shelter from the Smoke
Locals mobilize to offer a space for people without homes to go, away from the hazardous air quality
With So Much Mask Wearing, is the Deaf Community Missing Out?
As masks remain mandated in public spaces, the deaf and hard of hearing community speaks out about the issues theyโre encountering
Picks on the Radio: What’s in the Source this week 4/13
Want another way to find out what’s happening in Central Oregon each week? We’re starting a new segment with our friends at 92.9 FM, in which we tell you a little bit about what’s in the Source this week, and give you a listen to some of our musical picks. Enjoy!
Thousands gather in Bend, tens of thousands in Portland at Saturday’s Women’s Marches
Bearing signs such as “Every time you fuck us we multiply” to “Make America Think Again,” the Bend Solidarity March, one of the many Women’s Marches that took place worldwide, drew thousands to Drake Park and downtown Bend Saturday. In Portland, attendance is reported at 100,000. Source reporters attended both the Bend and Portland marches. […]
Second Sunday: Local Author Fair
Bend, ORโCelebrate local writers at the Downtown Bend Public Library at Second Sunday on August 14, 2016, at 2:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Local authors, representing a variety of genres including memoir, poetry and guide books, will read from their work at the 5th annual Local Author Fair. โCentral […]

