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State Clears Hurdle for 450-Home Mixed-Income Community in Northeast Redmond

Oregon lawmakers continue to test whether bending urban growth boundary rules can spur affordable housing construction
Avatar photo by Clayton Franke

A state land use policy board agreed to tweak the rules of a 10-year-old affordable housing experiment that should help lift a 450-home development in northeast Redmond off the ground.   Utilities are set and new streets will be paved this spring at a 40-acre site in northwest Redmond, slated to become a new community called Northpoint Vista. But much of the home building […]

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A Slam Dunk Interview

An Interview with the Harlem Globetrotters’ go-to dunker
by Charlotte Ferguson

For decades, the Harlem Globetrotters have been touring the world and showing off their grade-A basketball skills. Just in time for their game at the Deschutes County Expo Center in Redmond, the Source Weekly managed to land an exclusive interview with one of the Globetrotters world renowned basketball stars, Max “Hops” Pearce, who joined the Globetrotters […]

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Out Of The Junipers, a Proposed New Camp for the Unhoused

A village is in the works for unhoused people living on public lands east of Redmond
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

Urban and rural houselessness often don’t look the same and have different solutions. In more-urban Bend, the rising population of unhoused has inspired both great acts of compassion from houselessness advocates and drawn ire from NIMBYs who want unhoused camps out of sight and out of mind. In rural Redmond, houseless populations aren’t as acutely […]

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(Illegal) Fireworks

All fireworks were banned in Bend due to the extreme heat, but they can still be bought and they can still be shot
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

The City of Bend declared an emergency due to the extreme heat that mobilized services to unhoused communities and banned all non-professional firework use until July 9. Fireworks remained for sale in stands across the city, but under the emergency order the use of them is a class A civil infraction that can be fined […]

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Beating The Heat

Cooling centers in Bend, Redmond and Madras provide a place for unhoused people to escape the blistering heat
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

On June 25 Deschutes County encouraged locals to take precautions against the extreme wave of heat cooking the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures reached as high as 108 degrees on Sunday and forecasts predict daytime highs over 100 until Wednesday. The county asked people to avoid the outdoors between 3-7pm, the hottest part of the day, something […]

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Playtime is Back!

Playgrounds in Bend and Redmond are set to open, but please mind your distance, officials say
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

Bend Park and Recreation District and the City of Redmond have announced the opening of park playgrounds starting today. The opening of playgrounds is in compliance with Phase Two guidelines for Deschutes County. Swings are meant to be swung on, not tied up in a knot. So now instead of yellow tape across slides, we […]

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Ball ‘Til You Fall

Hoops Green tells us what it’s like to be a Harlem Globetrotter and professional basketballer
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

The Harlem Globetrotters are stopping in Redmond on Feb. 9 as part of the team’s Pushing The Limits World Tour. To see a Globetrotters game is to actually witness magic—pulling off such stunning tricks that you won’t see in your everyday pickup game. I spoke with Briana, AKA Hoops Green, the 15th female Globetrotter over […]

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Fundraiser for Bias Crime Victim Takes Off

Fundraiser for Redmond woman attacked on New Years Eve nearly meets its goal—in a single day
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

A fundraiser aimed at offering support for a Redmond woman allegedly attacked because of her ethnic background nearly met its goal in a single day. The 70-year-old owner of the Hub Motel in Redmond was beaten and strangled on New Year’s Eve, according to a press release from Redmond Police. Cops arrested James David Lamb of […]

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