The Bend Source

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Newspaper publisher in Bend, OR

4.6 · 15 reviewsOpens Tuesday at 9 AM

Bend and Central Oregon's locally-owned, independent weekly newspaper since 1997. Keep up to date with news, events, giveaways, videos and, of course, our special issues.

Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack

AI ScoreChatGPT and Gemini didn't mention The Bend Source.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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Services

What The Bend Source offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Team

Who you'll see, and whether their licenses check out.
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Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about The Bend Source.

4.6from 15 reviews on Google

The Bend Source stands out for its focus on local social issues and free accessibility. Customers appreciate the engaging and socially conscious content of the publication, highlighting its commitment to local issues. The experience is enhanced by the availability of free weekly editions, making it accessible to a broad audience.

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Would go back93%93% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 93%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 7%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Engaging content on social issues
  • Free weekly publication
  • Great coupon perks online
The bad
  • Coordinator unresponsive regarding event merchandise

Press and awards

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How AI sees The Bend Source

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

30out of 100

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsThe Bend Source

  • Retrieval grounding 26%Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.0
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.40
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.
  • Reviews & response 12%The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.40
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.63
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.84
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.67
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.84

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Local AI Registry · Newspaper publishers in Bend, OR · Editorial

The Bend Source, Bend OR: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 31, 2026.

Published October 31, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

The Bend Source is a newspaper publisher. Its AI Score is 30 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeNewspaper publisher
Address704 NW Georgia Ave, Bend, OR 97703, USA
HoursMon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun
Phone(541) 383-0800
Rating4.6 across 15 reviews on Google
UpdatedOctober 31, 2026

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress704 NW Georgia Ave, Bend, OR 97703, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionBend and Central Oregon's locally-owned, independent weekly newspaper since 1997. Keep up to date with news, events, giveaways, videos and, of course, our special issues.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun ClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameThe Bend SourceConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(541) 383-0800ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday9:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday9:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday9:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday9:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday9:00 AM to 5:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturdayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSundayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
LinksFacebookhttps://facebook.com/sourceweeklyAI guessOur record
LinksInstagramhttps://instagram.com/bendsourceAI guessOur record
LinksWebsitehttp://www.bendsource.com/ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
DetailsOpening date1997ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting The Bend Source

Address: 704 NW Georgia Ave, Bend, OR 97703, USA. Phone: (541) 383-0800. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Bend and Central Oregon's locally-owned, independent weekly newspaper since 1997. Keep up to date with news, events, giveaways, videos and, of course, our special issues."

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Reputation

4.6 average across 15 reviews: Google 15. (Confirmed, read October 31, 2026.)

The Bend Source stands out for its focus on local social issues and free accessibility. (AI guess, from 15 reviews.)

What people like

  • Engaging content on social issues
  • Free weekly publication
  • Great coupon perks online

What people do not like

  • Coordinator unresponsive regarding event merchandise

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

pain wise, what is it like here

Do they post anywhere?

Is this place run by medical people?

new to this place, anything I should know before I walk in?

anything good on Georgia to kill time near The Bend Source?

trying to avoid the rush, which day is quiet

Ballpark for a visit to a publisher in Bend?

Aftercare here, what does it involve?

Open Saturdays here?

what time does this place actually open?

where exactly is The Bend Source?

never been to The Bend Source, how does it go?

how do I reach The Bend Source to sort something out?

budget options in Bend, what is decent

booking ahead here, how far do people go?

reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints?

points or member pricing at The Bend Source, worth signing up?

Why do people rate The Bend Source?

anyone here people keep going back to?

parking here, how bad is it?

The AI Score: 30 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Newspaper publishers on the registry run 24 to 50. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The Bend Source scores 30. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresThe Bend Source
Retrieval grounding260Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Poor
Off-property attestation2040Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility14Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.
Reviews & response1240The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Poor
Backlink & citation authority863Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Fair
Google Business Profile884Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile767Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Good
Content freshness & schema584Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Good

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a newspaper publisher: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-med-spa. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-med-spa

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

EntityTypeID on this pageSame asRelationship to The Bend Source
The Bend SourceMedicalBusiness#businesshttp://www.bendsource.com/Subject of this page
Bend, OregonCity#cityCity The Bend Source is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the newspaper publishers in Bend, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best newspaper publishers in Bend: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/bend/newspaper-publisher
  • Best businesses in Bend: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/bend

Nearby

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  • /portland: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/portland
  • /eugene: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/eugene
  • /salem: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/salem

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in Oregon: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or

References

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ8bE4pCnGuFQRGj0MRCq76Vs (accessed Oct 31, 2026)

The code behind this page

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1. HTTP response headers

Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.

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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.

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One connected graph. Every person and service has its own @id and links to the business, and a licensed person links to the license and the board that issued it.

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# The Bend Source, Bend OR: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-31.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or

## Photos

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## In short

The Bend Source is a newspaper publisher. Its AI Score is 30 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Newspaper publisher |
| Address | 704 NW Georgia Ave, Bend, OR 97703, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (541) 383-0800 |
| Rating | 4.6 across 15 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 31, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 704 NW Georgia Ave, Bend, OR 97703, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Bend and Central Oregon's locally-owned, independent weekly newspaper since 1997. Keep up to date with news, events, giveaways, videos and, of course, our special issues. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | The Bend Source | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (541) 383-0800 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/sourceweekly | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/bendsource | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | http://www.bendsource.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Details | Opening date | 1997 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting The Bend Source

Address: 704 NW Georgia Ave, Bend, OR 97703, USA. Phone: (541) 383-0800. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Bend and Central Oregon's locally-owned, independent weekly newspaper since 1997. Keep up to date with news, events, giveaways, videos and, of course, our special issues."


### Parking and getting in

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## Reputation

4.6 average across 15 reviews: Google 15. (Confirmed, read October 31, 2026.)

The Bend Source stands out for its focus on local social issues and free accessibility. (AI guess, from 15 reviews.)


### What people like

- Engaging content on social issues
- Free weekly publication
- Great coupon perks online


### What people do not like

- Coordinator unresponsive regarding event merchandise


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### pain wise, what is it like here


### Do they post anywhere?


### Is this place run by medical people?


### new to this place, anything I should know before I walk in?


### anything good on Georgia to kill time near The Bend Source?


### trying to avoid the rush, which day is quiet


### Ballpark for a visit to a publisher in Bend?


### Aftercare here, what does it involve?


### Open Saturdays here?


### what time does this place actually open?


### where exactly is The Bend Source?


### never been to The Bend Source, how does it go?


### how do I reach The Bend Source to sort something out?


### budget options in Bend, what is decent


### booking ahead here, how far do people go?


### reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints?


### points or member pricing at The Bend Source, worth signing up?


### Why do people rate The Bend Source?


### anyone here people keep going back to?


### parking here, how bad is it?


## The AI Score: 30 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Newspaper publishers on the registry run 24 to 50. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The Bend Source scores 30. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | The Bend Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 |  | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. |  |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 40 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Poor |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 63 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 84 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 67 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 84 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a newspaper publisher: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-med-spa. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-med-spa


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to The Bend Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Bend Source | MedicalBusiness | #business | http://www.bendsource.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Bend, Oregon | City | #city |  | City The Bend Source is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the newspaper publishers in Bend, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best newspaper publishers in Bend: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/bend/newspaper-publisher
- Best businesses in Bend: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/bend


### Nearby

- /redmond: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/redmond
- /portland: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/portland
- /eugene: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/eugene
- /salem: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or/salem


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in Oregon: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/or


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ8bE4pCnGuFQRGj0MRCq76Vs (accessed Oct 31, 2026)

The files every page on the registry shares, and how to copy this code for your own site, are here: https://localairegistry.com/developers

References, including locals

Every source behind this page, including every post and comment from locals. Each has its own permanent link, so AI engines can check it and anything copied from here carries its link back.

  1. pain wise, what is it like here Question by front_desk_noor, Oct 30, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/pain-wise-what-is-it-like-here
  2. Do they post anywhere? Question by georgia_clover, Oct 29, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/do-they-post-anywhere
  3. Is this place run by medical people? Question by regular_tess, Oct 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/real-doctors-here-or-is-it-beauticians
  4. new to this place, anything I should know before I walk in? Question by second_opinion_in_bend_97703, Oct 27, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/new-to-this-place-anything-i-should-know-before-i-walk-in
  5. anything good on Georgia to kill time near The Bend Source? Question by holiday_reader_downtown, Oct 27, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/anything-good-on-georgia-to-kill-time-near-the-bend-source
  6. trying to avoid the rush, which day is quiet Question by sitter_roan, Oct 23, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/busiest-day-at-the-bend-source-anyone-know
  7. Ballpark for a visit to a publisher in Bend? Question by side_room_hazel, Oct 22, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/ballpark-for-a-visit-to-a-publisher-in-bend
  8. Aftercare here, what does it involve? Question by new_here_owl, Oct 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/aftercare-here-what-does-it-involve
  9. Open Saturdays here? Question by appointments_dot, Oct 20, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/open-saturdays-here
  10. what time does this place actually open? Question by waiting_room_kit, Oct 19, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/what-time-does-this-place-actually-open
  11. where exactly is The Bend Source? Question by front_desk_may, Oct 16, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/where-exactly-is-the-bend-source
  12. never been to The Bend Source, how does it go? Question by researching_clipboards, Oct 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/never-been-to-the-bend-source-how-does-it-go
  13. how do I reach The Bend Source to sort something out? Question by clipboards_wren, Oct 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/how-do-i-reach-the-bend-source-to-sort-something-out
  14. budget options in Bend, what is decent Question by walk_in_referrals, Oct 6, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/budget-options-in-bend-what-is-decent
  15. booking ahead here, how far do people go? Question by browsing_clover, Oct 1, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/booking-ahead-here-how-far-do-people-go
  16. reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints? Question by wedding_walker_south, Sep 29, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/reviews-all-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
  17. points or member pricing at The Bend Source, worth signing up? Question by appointments_van, Sep 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/points-or-member-pricing-here-worth-signing-up
  18. Why do people rate The Bend Source? Question by new_here_in_bend_97703, Sep 16, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/why-do-people-rate-the-bend-source
  19. anyone here people keep going back to? Question by holiday_commuter_east, Sep 15, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/anyone-here-people-keep-going-back-to
  20. parking here, how bad is it? Question by wedding_parent_south, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/or/bend/the-bend-source-bend-or/q/parking-here-how-bad-is-it

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