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Hikes in System Development Charges

BPRD raises rates two-fold compared to City of Bend increases
Avatar photo Magdalena Bokowa

System Development Charges collected from new development projects to build new streets, sewers, parks and water utilities will soon increase, effectively making housing projects more expensive even amid an affordable housing crunch. Bend Parks and Recreation District voted unanimously on June 6 for the sharpest increase, effective July 1, at a rate of 6.8 percent. […]

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Summer Events Guide 2017

Pace Yourself! This Guide is Jam Packed!
Nicole Vulcan, Magdalena Bokowa and Anne Pick

We gave you the complete summer music guide now it’s time for Central Oregon’s best summertime events. June 23-25 Bite of Bend FOOD—A three-day food party on the streets of downtown Bend. Taste bites from local restaurants and food trucks, listen to live music including headliner Shooter Jennings, watch Central Oregon’s Top Chefs compete, run […]

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Bite of Bend Schedule and Guide

Your one stop shop for all the food, music and events listings for Bite of Bend.
The Source Staff

Hungry? Perfect, you’ve found the right festival! For Bite of Bend Music Listings click here For Bite of Bend event Listings click here For Bite Week Schedule click here Nothing can match the 2017 Bite of Bend when it comes to fulfilling your food and drink fantasies. Time to indulge! After our rather wild winter, which seemed […]

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ApocEclipse BEND

Bend Residents will have all the headaches of the Great American Eclipse but without benefit of actually seeing it
Christian Trejbal

On Aug. 21, Bend residents will have all of the headaches associated with the Great American Eclipse—without the benefit of being able to sit in the front yard and enjoy totality. When the moon passes in front of the sun on Mon., Aug. 21, Bend will be just outside the shadow. The city will have […]

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ApocEclipse Prep

Everything you need to get started
The Source Staff

How to prepare for the ApocEclipse: Stock up on groceries, water, gas and beer early so stores can restock. Pick up prescriptions and medical supplies in advance. Be ready to lose touch with the world. Cell phone and Internet service could crash. Hit the ATM before the crowds arrive. Either the Internet will break or […]

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Van Lifers

It’s all in the freedom: freedom to roam, freedom from high rents
Anne Pick

Some see it as the ticket to freedom—whether that be freedom from high rents, freedom to roam, or otherwise. Here s what it s really like to live full-time in a van inBend. In the past, the phrase “van life” brought to mind images of hippies with big sunglasses and flowy clothing, driving VW vans […]

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Talking the Tough Talks

With summer vacation approaching, school, police and county officials double down on suicide prevention
The Source Staff

When students are at school, they are surrounded by adults trained to identify signs of depression and suicide, says Julianne Repman, facilitator for Bend-La Pine Schools’ Safe Schools Alliance. In the summers, however, students don’t have the same access to resources they have during the school year, she says. “With summer vacation just weeks away, […]

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