Don’t tell the kids, but Santa isn’t the only game in town when it comes to scoring cool holiday gifts. Let these Shop Local suggestions serve as guideposts for mom, dad, grandma, grandpa and all the rest of the relatives looking to support the local economy this season. In honor of Shop Local Saturday, Source […]
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2019 Poetry Contest
People entered over 400 poems into the 2019 Source Poetry Contestโa grand representation of the breadth of creativity in our community! We extend our thanks to the first round of judgesโstudents in the low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at OSU-Cascades, and the second round of judgesโlocal poets including Kit Stafford, Irene […]
Moondog Goes Pro
Editorโs note: Several months ago, Bendite Dan Mooney approached me with his extensive tale of making it to the pro ski racing circuit, back in the days when the circuit was just in its infancy. As a tale that starts and ends here in Bend, I knew it was ideal for our Winter Insider issue. […]
Redmond's Renaissance
According to Redmond mayor George Endicott, the changes happening right now in his city are nothing short of a renaissanceโthanks in large part to Urban Renewal funds. Let this fact sink in for a moment: Redmond’s population has doubled since 2000. Now at about 30,000 residents, Redmond’s yearly growth rate has been about 6.7%; Bend’s […]
Censored 2020: Through the Looking Glass
Every year, Project Censored scours the landscape for the most important stories that the mainstream corporate media somehow missed and every year the task seems to get a bit stranger. Curiouser and Curiouser, as suggested in the subtitle of this year’s volume of its work, Censored 2020: Through The Looking Glass, which includes its full […]
A Valuable Commodity
Three species of rodents on our planet have had more impact on the welfare of Man than all the horses, chickens and cattle combined. One is a native to North Americaโthe North American Beaver, Castor canadensis, another beaver native to Eurasia, Castor fiber, and the Norway Rat, Rattus norvegius. The beaver helped Native Americans and […]
Pondering Inspired Women
Passed by Congress in 1919 and ratified to the U.S. Constitution in 1920, the right to vote was granted to women only 100 years ago, thanks to the fierce determination of suffragettes and feminists like Susan B. Anthony. This significant act unlocked doors (though some remain unopened), granting access for women to invaluable social and […]
The Silenced: Meet the climate whistleblowers muzzled by Trump
This story originally appeared in The Guardian. It is republished here as part of the Source Weekly’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. The U.N. Climate Action Summit begins Sept. 23, with the Youth Climate Summitโthe first of its kindโbeginning Sept. 21. From weakening vehicle […]
Americans are waking up: Two Thirds Say Climate Crisis Must be Addressed
This story originally appeared in The Guardian. It is republished here as part of the Source Weekly’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. The U.N. Climate Action Summit begins Sept. 23, with the Youth Climate Summitโthe first of its kindโbeginning Sept. 21. Two-thirds of Americans […]
Fall Style
For this style issue, we asked Chris-T Hodgen of DimePieces, mobile vintage modern pop-up shop, to curate looks for Fall. Enjoy some ‘inspo’ captured by Austin Montreil Leonard. style by Chris-T Hodgen @dimepieces.shop photography | Austin Montreil Leonard @theburrrprint models | Chris-T Hodgen & Shaun Juan graphic design/guest curation | euijin gray How would you […]

