Here at the Source, we like to improve our minds as well as our tans. That’s why outdoor summer reading is one of our favorite two-birds activities. But with a wealth of new releases and old favorites, it can be hard to choose which books are worthy of a summer read. So, we asked some […]
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Rogue Wave
Comments by Mayor Clinton bring back Mirror Pond discussion—at least for the time-being
If plotted out, the conversation about what to do about Mirror Pond would probably look something like a wave in the ocean—a community discussion that gathers momentum when one public official or another offers his opinion about whether to maintain the Newport Street Dam, but then quickly crests and dissipates. In May, the conversation about […]
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Showing in the Gallery
Ira Walker takes center stage
Ira Walker is a master of his craft. The all around musician and producer has his metaphors nailed (in his conversation and his songs), along with his classic 1, 4, 5 blues riffs, his empowered and experienced vocal tone, his spirited banter, and his smooth walking baselines. There is a bouncy ease about his music […]
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Underage and Underground
Central Oregon’s hidden child sex trafficking problem
As tourists flock to Central Oregon for summer adventure, a more sinister migration is happening under the radar. While Portland has received national attention as an alleged hotbed for child sex trafficking, local advocates and law enforcement say that Bend has a growing problem with the sexual exploitation of minors. Last month, the Federal Bureau […]
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Sisters’ own “Portlandia”
Sketch comedy show “The Barista Times” debuts
Brother and sister Nathan and Emily Woodsworth give a whole new meaning to the German word “wunderkind.” Nathan, 22, attended the American Broadcasting Institute, studied improv with The Groundlings in Los Angeles—an improvisational comedy troupe that produced the infamous Peewee Herman character and had a handful of members go on to be cast on Saturday […]
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2014 Best of Central Oregon
Vote now!
[Image-1] Vote here for the 2014 Best Of Central Oregon! Help us select the region’s “Best Of.” Fill it on now in our print edition, or submit your choices online. Here are the rules: 1) Return your (paper) ballot by 3 pm. on Tuesday, July 15 (if snail-mail, postmarked by July 14). 2) Enter only […]
Posted inFood & Drink
The Charge of the Bite Brigade
A Bite of Bend postmortem
What is wonderful about Bite of Bend, which came and went like a circus train this past weekend, is that it is a preview to an entire summer worth of eating. This is not some strange festival that pops up, teases you with an idea that life could be all about Ferris wheels and whirly-jigs, […]
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Meet the Artist
Keith Carter’s punny, pop culture-inspired paintings
Keith Carter is a well-educated and experienced artist. He has attended Western Washington University studying fine art, been a member of the BFA program at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, and worked for the Ames Bros, a comical T-shirt company out of Seattle. I found Carter’s art at last year’s Stumptown Comic Festival […]
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Strung Out
Highlining takes off in Central Oregon
In an undisclosed area (as this is a cherished and secret spot of the crew I am following) a figure tactfully and gradually crosses a highline 40 feet above hikers and bikers who remain entirely unaware of the network of ropes and equipment tied around the trees and boulders above their heads. I’m with Ari […]
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Turning Lemons into Sunshine
Michael Franti’s decade-long occupation of Bend
“Political climate changes by critical mass,” said Michael Franti, the absolutely most overwhelmingly positive person on the face of the planet, in a recent interview with the Source. “And it only takes one person to share an idea with a few others.” Using examples like Oregon’s recent overturn of a ban on same-sex marriage and […]
