Posted inOpinion

Preserve the Will of the Majority. Vote Claridge, Hossick for Deschutes Library Board. โ–ถ [With Video]

Surprisingly, this library board election really matters. Read our take on two key races that will decide whether voters’ support for a Central Library is upheld.

Video interviews with the candidates appear below. Library board elections have not been a high priority for us in the past โ€” but this time around, there’s a good reason for all of us to be paying closer attention. Our Editorial board remains disappointed in the process surrounding the demise of the Robal Road location […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Fresh Dungeness Crab with Spicy Sauce

In-season crab is delicious served cold with a squeeze of lemon and a simple sauce

Tis the season! You may have noticed lately that Dungeness crab is on sale at local markets. Known for its sweet meat, this large crab is harvested on the Pacific coast from Mexico up to Alaska and is in season now. If youโ€™re a lover of this hard-shelled crustacean you may already have your favorite […]

Posted inNews

WATCH: Jamie McLeod-Skinner endorsement interview โ–ถ [with video]

The Source Weekly’s interview for the Congressional District 5 Democratic Primary

Jamie McLeod-Skinner, running for the Democratic ticket in the May primary for Oregon’s Congressional District 5, chats with the Source Weekly about her platform. Democratic candidate Kurt Schrader, also running in the Democratic primary, did not respond to our requests to join the interview. See our endorsements in the May primary on our Opinion page. […]

Posted inNews

WATCH: Deschutes County Republican primary May 2022 โ–ถ [with video]

The Source Weekly interviews Scott Stuart and Tony DeDone, candidates for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners

Scott Stuart and Tony DeBone are both running in the Deschutes County Republican primary, vying for a seat on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. In this interview, Source Publisher and Editor Nicole Vulcan talk with Stuart and DeBone about land use, their rating of the county health department’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic… and, […]

Posted inNews

WATCH: Oregon Congressional District 5 Republican primary interview โ–ถ [with video]

The Source Weekly interviews Republican candidates Crumpacker, Oatman for the May primary election

Jimmy Crumpacker and Madison Oatman, candidates running in the Republican primary for Oregon’s Congressional District 5, chat with the Source Weekly about their platforms ahead of the May 2022 primary election. Three other candidates in this race either declined or did not respond to our requests for an interview. See our endorsements in the May […]

Posted inMusic

Summer Music 2021: Our recap of live music in Bend and beyond โ–ถ [with video]

Ah, memories. Catch some snippets of shows we went to in 2021

The summer of 2021 brought lots of live music back to venues in Bend and the rest of Central Oregonโ€”and the Source Weekly team was happy to be part of it. In this video, we assemble all the snippets and great moments of music our team caught throughout the summer and fall, including lots of […]

Posted inNews

Escaping the North Tower โ–ถ [with video]

On September 11, 2001, now-Bendite Chuck Allen had to scramble down more than 80 stories and run from plumes of smoke before the nightmare was over

Graphic warning: This story contains some graphic details of the carnage of the September 11 attacks. When Chuck Allen arrived for work on September 11, 2001, he made the arduous trip to his office in the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. It usually took about 10 minutes to get to his […]

Posted inBest Of Central Oregon

Best Bartender(s) โ–ถ [with video]

Jon Dude of D&D and Todd Steinbach of J-Dub, with a tie!

This year’s Best Bartender was a solid tie between two solid downtown Bend bartenders. Jon Dude was the first bartender I met when I moved to Bend. My friend, the late musician Melodi Johnson, and I were exploring my new midtown neighborhood for my nearest “blizzard bar.” We happened upon the Platypus Pub, where Dude […]

Posted inOutside

Tips for hiking with kids โ–ถ [with video]

How to get your kids on the trail and have fun

School’s out for summer! (I hope you sang that in your best Alice Cooper rock voice!) For those of you with kids, this week heralds the arrival of summerโ€”that precious window of time chock full of summer camps, playing outside and swimming in our lakes and rivers. Like many Central Oregon parents, one of my […]

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