Bend Don't Break

Erika McCalpine, the Source Weekly's 2019 Woman of the Year, a business professor at OSU-Cascades and the leader of the Love Your Neighbor project, sits down with Source Editor Nicole Vulcan to talk about anti-racism work in Central Oregon. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Check out the latest episode of the Source's Weekly's "Bend Don't Break" podcast hosted by our publisher Aaron Switzer. This week our guest is Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair. She held the fate of the county in her purse as she drove a paper copy of the region's reopening application directly to Salem last month. We talk hogs, rodeo queens, saw mills and ran...

The tourists are coming out in numbers, St. Charles' financial woes and a recap of Black Lives Matter protests in Central Oregon in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

"Bend Don't Break" is a weekly podcast hosted by the Source Weekly's publisher Aaron Switzer that features a variety of local perspectives on how the community is managing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week our guest is Kelly Cannon-Miller, the executive director of the Deschutes County Historical Society which operates the Deschutes Historical Museum in downtow...

Deschutes County gets an "F" after a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, OSU researchers headed to Bend to do a COVID study, and Bend moves forward on plans for the Core Area—all stories found in this week's podcast. Find more Central Oregon stories at bendsource.com Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Phase One reopening in Deschutes County! Is anyone enforcing regulations? Will downtown Bend be car-free? Local heroes! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Derek Glasser of Yellowknife Wireless joins the Source Weekly's publisher Aaron Switzer to talk about the huge disparities in broadband access here in Central Oregon. While this is an issue that is likely top of mind for anyone without a connection in normal times, during the pandemic, this glaring inequality has proved a challenge for local school districts. Check out the follow-up article a...

Businesses get set to reopen in Central Oregon after the COVID-19 shutdown, but it's not business as usual. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Local DJ Dave Clemens came on this week to talk about his experiences working as a radio host during the pandemic. He's been in radio since 1990 and won the Source Weekly's 2019 Reader Poll for "Bend Local Radio Personality." Clemens says he's "just the right amount of famous." Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A look ahead to the Oregon fire season, and linking air pollution and COVID-19 in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Keith Witcosky, Redmond's city manager, talks to the Source Weekly about what its like to run a city after declaring a state of emergency due to COVID-19. We walk through the controversies surrounding the tourism economy, how Redmond Airport factors into the conversation around reopening and the challenge of enforcing rules while respecting constitutional rights. Send us Fan Mail Support the...

Some of our top news stories in this week's Source Weekly Update Podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Damon Runberg, a regional economist for Central Oregon, talks to the Source about trends in tourism, unemployment and some hope for the future. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Source Weekly Publisher Aaron Switzer and Reporter Laurel Brauns chat with BJ Soper, a Redmond, Ore. activist who helped organize the Town Hall at Redmond City Hall on April 17, calling for Gov. Kate Brown to re-open Oregon businesses ordered closed due to the threat of novel coronavirus. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A Bend nurse who works with COVID-19 patients shares what it's like, and a Redmond man who recovered from the virus tells his story—even while others in his city call for the economy to reopen, in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Our beer issue is back! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The Women's Issue is back! We discuss women in the world of outdoor sports, the Young Hero award winner, local and national female stars and women in the culinary industry. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Is Bend getting all the tax dollars it's due from short-term rentals? Plus, the never-ending saga of dredging Mirror Pond in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Vision for Bend's Central District, Oregonian stuck on a cruise ship because of coronavirus, black history month and chow for cheap. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Love Your Neighbor, wine and chocolate pairings for Valentine's Day, Man VS. Wild - Elk Lake edition and Naughty by Nature at the Oregon WinterFest! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

We pose the question: Is Larry and His Flask still a band? Plus, info on the Meissner Luminaria and a new tiny house village for homeless veterans. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The Cap & Invest bill that could leave Republicans running, gun safety, and LGBTQ inclusion in outdoor sports Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The Central Oregon LGBTQ community speaks out about the new Chick-fil-A and a local outdoors writer makes a case for a ski train to Mt. Bachelor. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A new space for artists in Bend, profiling a men's mental health advocate and the effort to get a Central Oregon-focused hemp documentary off the ground, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Upgrades to local youth sports facilities, a new taco spot on the west side of Bend and big funds raised in the Source's Central Oregon Gives campaign. Send us Fan Mail Support the show