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Stevens Road Sale Means Housing and Jobs for Bend

Deal slated to add Bend housing inventory and put millions in state Common School Fund coffers

Oregonโ€™s schools will get a $22 million boost due to a 382-acre land deal in SE Bend. The sale, set to close by the end of the year, is slated to bring hundreds of new jobs and more places to live in the city. Elected officials from Central Oregon encouraged the State of Oregon to […]

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Now Playing: Source Weekly Home Concerts

Local music, from Central Oregon musicians’ living rooms to yours. New: Matt Puccio Jr., Jaymi Dickinson, Eric Stracener

Concerts are, as many of you know, something we talk about a lot here at the Source Weekly. Usually, our calendar is filled with them. Live shows are so much funโ€”and, in the era of coronavirus-induced isolation we find ourselves inโ€”also a privilege we might not quite have understood so deeply even just a month […]

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The Bangers

Amy and Austin sent us this video of them rocking out at home. Here’s what they said about their home concert: “We are The Bangers, a local two-piece band that live together. We are appreciative that we can be playing together right now, appreciative to our neighbors who are ok with it, and to you […]

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Marble Racing Takes the Checkered Flag

Look out NASCAR, here comes… marble racing?

Hey, sports fans. Tired of watching reruns of the Miracle on Ice to see if the U.S. really does beat the Soviets in the 1980s Olympic semi-final? How many times can you watch Ed-Garโ€™s double that saved baseball in Seattle? Flutieโ€™s Hail Mary Pass? The Catch?  Thought so, me too. Just when the days seems […]

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Bingeworthy: ‘Tiger King’ is the Other Thing Everyone is Talking About

Go one minute into the opening credits and you’ll see why this is the #1 title in the U.S.

It’s the other thing that everyone is talking about lately. Out of nowhere, I kept seeing memes about a gaudily dressed man who made some interesting choices with his hair. I was getting introduced to Joe Exotic. Exotic is the titular subject of the new limited, wonderfully addictive Netflix docu-series, “Tiger King.” The series is […]

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Living in a Gamer’s Paradise

Gamers have been preparing for self-isolation for yearsโ€”it’s time to jump on the bandwagon with these titles

Holing up in your apartment and not going out with friends might sound like a nightmare for some. But for video gamers? They were born for this. Starting a new video game is like diving into a good book. You’re submerged into a new world and can spend hours on end enjoying the time with […]

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man!

Bob Dylan added to Les Schwab’s summer concert lineup

Get ready, Central Oregon: A legend is headed our way this summer. Bob Dylan has announced a summer 2020 tour across the U.S., starting at the Les Schwab Amphitheater June 4. Dylan will be joined by special guests Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats as well as the Hot Club of Cowtown. The last time Dylan, […]

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Polecat’s Last Hoorah

Bellingham’s favorite Americana band is hanging up its hat after 10 years

Ten years is a long time to be doing anything. Even only after a year in, that thing can become an integral part of your life. For Polecat, a folky-bluegrass band from Bellingham, Washington that thing was performing music for people that made them happy. Now, after a decade-long run as a beloved group up […]

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'Parasite' is Just the Beginning

A South Korean cinematic primer

As I’m sure anyone who pays much attention to film has probably noticed, “Parasite,” the South Korean film from master filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, swept the 2020 Oscars by winning the four top awards: Best International Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, while making history as the first-ever foreign Best Picture winner. That’s not including […]

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Gung Ho For Shows: 4 Peaks 2020

From Grace Potter, JJ Grey & Mofo, The Dip & more, 4 Peaks is branching out with variety this year

It’s that time of year already?! This morning 4 Peaks Music Festival announced a large portion of their lineup for 2020, and it’s looking like it’s going to be an incredible time with bands and artists for everybody. Let’s take a look at some of the acts that will be making their way to Central […]

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