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Love Your Neighbor

A series of forums, aimed at creating an open door to get to know people of color in our community
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

In Central Oregon, conversations around race often start with the phrase,”Bend is so white.” While Census figures show that the region is majority-white, thousands of people of color live, work and play here, too. In the first of several open forums sponsored by the Source Weekly and led by the Source’s 2019 Woman of the […]

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Reasons To Love Central Oregon

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, some reasons to love where we live—”Four Elements” version
The Source Staff

Those who live in Central Oregon know there’s lots to love. In this season, in which love is on the minds of many, we’ve created an ode to the four elements—the efforts and activities around air, fire, earth and water that are the backbone of what draws so many to the region every year. Far […]

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It’s the Big Question: Will Repubs Walk Again?

Cap and trade, homelessness and the housing crisis, vape bans and other things Oregonians can expect to see addressed during the (short) legislative session
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Homelessness and housing. Vaporizer bans. Gun storage. Cap and invest. If you thought the even-year, short sessions in the Oregon Legislative Assembly were all about budget fixes and making small tweaks, think again. Ahead of the short legislative session that starts Feb. 3, Oregon lawmakers are taking on what appears to be a full plate […]

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Keeping the Home Fires Burning

The City of Bend is changing the rules for cottage clusters, dorm-style group living and quadplexes to address Bend’s housing crisis
Laurel Brauns

The chief underlying cause (of the housing shortage) is the ongoing low levels of new construction this decade. On a population growth-adjusted basis, Oregon built fewer new housing units this decade than we have since at least World War II. —Josh Lehner, Economist, Oregon Office of Economic Analysis The affordable housing crisis in Central Oregon […]

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Fit Week & Winter Health 2020

This Fit /Winter Health Week, we mined the local area for some out-of-the box sports and activities that might not already be on your radar.
The Source Staff

Yes Bend, we know you’re pretty fit. So this Fit Week, we mined the local area for some out-of-the box sports and activities that might not already be on your radar. Check out those stories from our Feature section, as well as stories from elsewhere in the issue! Medicare For Us Medicare for all in […]

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The Money Issue 2020

Want to get your financial house in order in the new decade? Maybe the Money Issue will help.
The Source Staff

THE MONEY ISSUE Tips, tricks and info about handling and making money in 2020.  Wealth inequality Bend is in the top 12% of wealth inequality nationwide. We unpack why. By Laurel Brauns Starting the Savings Habit Little tweaks to add to your piggy bank. By Nicole Vulcan Gig Economy The pros & cons of “gigging” […]

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State Laws to Look for in 2020

A run-down of new Oregon laws taking effect Jan. 1
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

New Year, new laws. As 2020 dawns, these are some of the changes Oregonians will see. New Oregon Laws – In Effect Jan. 1 Single-use plastic bag ban HB 2509 Oregon’s single-use plastic bag ban takes effect Jan. 1. Single-use plastic bags are prohibited at retail locations and restaurants. People will be required to pay […]

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Santa Uncensored

A retired mall Santa shares some of his most bizarre (and moving) experiences
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

Pooped on by a parrot. Straddled by strippers. Brought to tears by the blind. These are all experiences that Mani Pureheart, a mostly retired mall Santa, has under his thick black pleather belt. To Pureheart, becoming Santa over 25 years ago was far more than a seasonal job. It was about embodying the values he […]

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Holiday Gift Guide Part 2

Locals Share Holiday Giving Ideas
Chris-T Hodgen

Well, well, well, Central Oregon… It’s that time of year again. Windshields are thoroughly, annoyingly iced up in the morning, asses have been bruised at least once (cuz someone(!) forgot to shovel and salt the walkway last night), and “Shorts Guy” has been spotted in his puffy, sitting outside of [insert favorite bar/pub here], pounding […]

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Holiday Gift Guide Part 1

Local kids weigh in on local holiday gifts
Chris-T Hodgen

Well, well, well, Central Oregon… It’s that time of year again. Windshields are thoroughly, annoyingly iced up in the morning, asses have been bruised at least once (cuz someone(!) forgot to shovel and salt the walkway last night), and “Shorts Guy” has been spotted in his puffy, sitting outside of [insert favorite bar/pub here], pounding […]

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