If you didn’t find a way to support your local artists in 2016, there’s still time to do so in 2017. Here’s where to start. Flor and Fawn Flor and Fawn is the artistic collaboration between friends Katie Daisy and Karen Eland. On their own, their artistic characteristics are unique and diverse, but together their […]
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2016 Editorials
Here’s a review of some of the issues our editorial board tackled this year—which we also expect to see pop back up next year. “This is Not Your Land” Jan 7, 2016 and “Malheur Verdict: A Slap in the Face to Law and Order” Nov 2, 2106 January brought the occupiers; November brought their stunning […]
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Headlines that Made You Say Hmmm
The Source’s top news stories for every month of the year
When you say “2016 sucked,” what I think you’re really trying to say is, “November and beyond sucked.” In case you need a reminder about how the rest of the year only mildly sucked, and then only sometimes, here’s a look back at the Source’s biggest news story for each month of the year. January […]
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All You Can Do is Laugh
Roast the year 2016 like it deserves
Regardless how good of a year we had as individuals, it’s kinda hard to deny that 2016 sucked. Sucked bad. Like, out of toilet paper in a cemetery outhouse bad. We lost Bowie, Prince and Alan Rickman. Politics have us divided worse than four years ago (or eight years ago…or maybe just really any election […]
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You Say You Want A Resolution?
How to keep those 2017 expectations low
If only my 2016 New Year’s resolution had panned out, I’d still be celebrating my Golden Globe nod for “Best Screenplay, Motion Picture.” But that would have involved writing a screenplay at some point in the past 365 days. Or at least that novel I had planned for National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo? Ha. It […]
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The Making of Santa
It takes a special person to don the red suit and be Santa over the holidays. Not convinced? Disagree? Maybe once we did, too. It’s not that we were haters before Hal Reitmeier walked through the doors of the Source Weekly; it’s just that we hadn’t yet been introduced to the magic a gifted Santa […]
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Gung Ho For Shows 12/21-12/28
Book these tickets now so you don’t miss out! January 19 Robert Earl Keen MUSIC—Acclaimed alternative country singer Robert Earl Keen makes his way back to Bend to promote his new album, “Live Dinner Reunion.” In 1996 Keen recorded “No. 2 Live Dinner” at the famous John T. Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, Texas. Twenty […]
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Letters 12/21-12/28
Four-Way Stops & Traffic Circles Listen up morons. Yeah, I’m talking to you. First, let’s talk four-way stops. They are simple. Pull up to the stop line. Wait your turn. Take your turn! Put down your phone. Quit texting. Yank your head out of your anal orifice. Everybody is expecting you to go when it […]
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Little Bites: The Fight to Save Novicky’s Farm
With greenhouses and trellising systems, Novicky’s Farm offers Central Oregonians the option of fresh, locally-grown tomatoes longer than some other farmers in the area. Today though, Novicky’s—formerly Victoria’s Veggies—is at risk of losing its land. The owner of the property would like to sell the land, and the best option to keep the farm is […]
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Our Friend, The Abyss
The stout of Oregon is back, with new variants
Can’t see your car under the snow? Must be time for The Abyss. One of Deschutes Brewery’s most well-known brands, the 11th edition of The Abyss barrel-aged imperial stout made its official debut last Friday at the Deschutes pubs on Bond Street and Portland’s Pearl District. It will eventually be shipped across the nation, from […]
