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 […]
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Fresh Dungeness Crab with Spicy 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 youโre a lover of this hard-shelled crustacean you may already have your favorite […]
WATCH: Jamie McLeod-Skinner endorsement interview โถ [with video]
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. […]
WATCH: Deschutes County Republican primary May 2022 โถ [with video]
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, […]
WATCH: Oregon Congressional District 5 Republican primary interview โถ [with video]
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 […]
Summer Music 2021: Our recap of live music in Bend and beyond โถ [with video]
The summer of 2021 brought lots of live music back to venues in Bend and the rest of Central Oregonโand 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 […]
Escaping the North Tower โถ [with video]
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 […]
Best Medical Group โถ [With Video]
To say that that last year and a half has been trying for medical professionals is something of an understatement. From shutting down outpatient clinics at the start of the pandemic, to managing a global shortage of PPE, to pivoting to telemedicine and working with the local hospital to help patientsโwith COVID or with other […]
Best Bartender(s) โถ [with video]
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 […]
Tips for hiking with kids โถ [with video]
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 summerโthat 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 […]

