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F or beer fans, August will be a difficult month to go on a diet. That’s because the local area will play host to two separate enormous beer festivals—the Bend Brewfest, starting Thursday and going ’til Saturday late night, and the Redmond Brewfest next week, just in time for eclipse traffic. The year 2017 marks […]
You got the cat/dog from a shelter or a designer breeder, or maybe even from someone who was looking for a “farm” where they could dispose of their pet. Now that you have that pet, things are going pretty smooth. You feed them, water them and maybe even let them in your bed as a […]
Whole Foods’ annual Brewfest, held in early July each year and benefiting the High Desert Museum, can always be a bit of a challenge. It’s a small, intimate festival, with just over 25 breweries showing up, and all the booths are managed by actual brewery representatives who can tell you much more about their drinks […]
Let’s start with the entertainment: Dykes on Bikes. Purple Queen. Lady Dice. Maurice’s Fashion Show. Plus, Detroit’s award-winning R&B singer Alise King. And your mistress of ceremonies for rather eclectic lineup? Why, it’s the lovely Poison Waters. Add it all up and you get just one word: Pride. The 13th Annual Central Oregon Pride Celebration, […]
Get your front row seat to seasonality – it’s farmers market season! This week the Bend Farmers Market downtown and the NW Crossing Farmers Market will both open for the season. The markets offer the region’s local produce, meat, poultry and fish, plus flowers, baked goods and handmade products. The Farmers Perspective Local farmers have […]
Though we spent hours speculating as to the whereabouts of the rock art, in my wildest dreams I didn’t hope to find it. The previous spring, my raft guide Topher Robertson had rowed the same 65-mile stretch of the Owyhee River, from Rome to Birch Creek, and hadn’t found the cache. This time, we pored […]
In Response to, Connecting the Disconnect. (2/1) MORE STORIES LIKE THIS. We need to shed more light on the stories that aren’t pretty or comfortable or cater to tourists. Our citizens give the flavor and spice that is Bend. Thank you for doing on the ground journalism with stories like this. — Allison Murphy via […]
On a tour of U.S. craft beer, it seems that Central Oregon and Vermont are far more alike than different. Vermont state, for one, is laden with natural beauty. Tourists flock to it during the summer months, and the Subaru ownership rate is through the roof. Maybe that’s why beer from Bend and the rest […]
From the political to the bizarre, we get a lot of letters. Here are some of our favorites. Keep ’em coming, Central Oregon! Best Political Showing Up for Racial Justice in Central Oregon, (8/10/16) Dear Source Weekly, Huge thanks for including resources for your white readers interested in racial justice in the July 13th issue. Black […]
Ah, winter…that time of year when we’re often stuck inside waaayy more than we’d like. Sure, those studded tires are going to get you around when the snow and ice comes around, but once in a while the weather gets so bad that there’s nothing else to do besides hole up at home. But wait! […]
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