While attending Montana State University, Tosch Roy had a ski mountaineering race coming up and didn’t have a backpack for it. He had done some sewing before, so figured he’d give making a backpack a shot. “It was crappy, but gave me hope,” Roy says. “A bunch of friends wanted one. It’s more of a […]
Made in Central Oregon
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Chivaz Socks
Chivaz Wear makes socks that rock
Chivaz Wear founder Matthew Gilman said he got started in the biz because back in 2006, no one was making quality tall socks that lasted a long time and didn’t fall down around your ankles. Chivaz shipped its first pair of socks in 2012. He named the business after having a run-in with a goat […]
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Our Coloring Contest Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the Source Weekly’s Made in Central Oregon cover coloring contest!
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Fine-Tuned in Central Oregon
Cascade School of Music creates generations of local musicians
The slogan for the Cascade School of Music is, “The Sound of Human Potential,” and the school’s goal is to infuse the youth and adults of Central Oregon with that potential. Bend in particular is a musical town with live music playing just about every night of the week—so a steady stream of new voices […]
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Sewn in Central Oregon: Bryar Wolf
Brought together by a common thread
Love makes people do crazy things: move more than halfway across the country, take risks, go after big dreams. That’s exactly what it did to Katie and Ross Lipson, co-owners of Bryar Wolf—a wildly successful startup that began selling hand-made pillows in Bend just five months ago and has recently expanded its sales to several […]
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Distilled in Central Oregon
BackDrop Distilling whips up an award-winning vodka
When it comes to beer and spirits, Central Oregonians get to enjoy more than their fair share of variety. From new upstarts offering fun new flavors to longtime mainstays that continually bring in creative takes on old favorites, there’s no shortage of stuff to stir, sip and savor in the drinks department here in the […]
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Fermented in Central Oregon
Bucha Buena brews up deliciousness including its own hooch
The headquarters for Bucha Buena is an adorable-looking cottage in a residential neighborhood on Bend’s west side. Behind the adorable home that looks just as cozy in Bend as it would in the Shire is the production facility. It’s a converted outbuilding/garage that now has fermentation tanks, brewing tanks and growing hops, all helping facilitate […]
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Made in Central Oregon
Countless cloudless days. Nights alive with abundant stars. Beautiful hiking, biking, downhill and cross-country trails. A creative, inspired, informed community…and at the end of a long day, a delicious glass of a locally-made and well-loved spirit of our choice. Life in Central Oregon is good, isn’t it? We think so. While we do have to […]
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The Micro Brew of Salsa
Locally-sourced ingredients to complement every dippable, dressable dish
Six years ago, Perla and Bill Pearce packed up their life in Tuscon, Arizona, and moved north to Bend, Oregon. But they weren’t ready to leave the flavor of the southwest behind—and brought along with them their gourmet salsa company. With its now-somewhat geographically askew name, the Southwest Salsa Co. was created when the founders […]
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Sorry Partner, No Chaps
Nomad Leather crafts eclectic leather accessories
More than a decade ago, brothers Damon and Nick Vracin were traveling down parallel paths in separate cities—Damon in San Diego, and Nick in Portland—gaining a foothold in their respective markets for their handcrafted leather accessories. But it wasn’t until the brothers moved to Central Oregon that Nomad Leather really started to take off. “We […]
