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Cayla Clark

Cayla graduated from UCLA with a degree in playwriting, soon after realizing that playwriting is not a viable career option. Fortunately, this led her to journalism, and she is thrilled to be part of such a unique and fun-loving team. Upcoming local events? Send them her way!

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Look Who’s Talkin’ Now

Local pet psychic communicates with everything from cats and dogs to fish and frogs
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When you meet someone new and ask them what they do for a living, you might expect to hear a response like, “I’m in advertising,” or, “I’m a teacher.” If the person responds, “I communicate with animals,” you might assume this new acquaintance is more than slightly off their rocker. After speaking with Pet Communicator […]

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What’s Cookin’ In Sunriver?

Sunriver welcomes a new upscale, family-friendly pizza joint, slated to open around Thanksgiving
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Already home to numerous bars, breweries and restaurants, Sunriver has no shortage of options when it comes to settling on a place to dine out. According to Lauren Copelan, however, the quaint town is missing something—and she’s fully prepared to bridge the gap.  “There aren’t really any late-night restaurants,” Copelan said in an interview with […]

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Oh, Boo. Is Halloween Canceled?

Local parents weigh in on a Halloween sans trick-or-treating, and spooky traditions move online
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It’s officially “spooky season,” though this year’s festivities will undoubtedly look a little different. Halloween itself might not be canceled, but classic door-to-door trick-or-treating is being shunned by many, as handing out candy to strangers has rapidly transformed from a time-worn tradition to a purported health hazard. Local parents and businesses are adapting, bringing Halloween […]

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A New Era

Original play featuring BIPOC cast, “Evanescent,” opens at CTC
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Bendite Stephanie Von Aydan has spent the majority of her time in theaters onstage, and not behind the scenes. That changed recently, when Cascades Theatrical Company granted her the opportunity to run a full-length show that she both penned and directed. Von Aydan first conceptualized the bare bones of what has since transformed into a […]

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Winter is Coming

What will the drop in temperature mean for local restaurant owners and employees, who’ve come to rely on patio seating?
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By this time in 2019, Bend had already seen its first snowfall. While this might seem like a major inconvenience to Pumpkin Spice Latte-sipping, Ugg boot-wearing people, some local restaurant owners and employees are grateful that the cold weather is taking its time. Jason Randles, branding and marketing manager for Crux Fermentation Project, explained that […]

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Giving Back, In More Ways Than One

Central Oregon Dine11 and Pandemic Partners Bend team up to feed wildfire evacuees while supporting local restaurants
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As the smoke clears and locals slowly return to their (COVID-era) day-to-day lives, many Central Oregonians remain displaced, distressed and without homes to return to—their lives upturned for the foreseeable future. As a record-breaking 900,000 acres of Oregon land continued to burn this week, upward of 500,000 people remained under some form of evacuation order.  […]

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Go Clean… On Screen

This year’s Go Clean Energy Conference goes virtual, allowing for more globally renowned speakers to participate
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While COVID-19 event restrictions wiped out some plans altogether, many local businesses and organizations chose to adapt and take advantage of what could be viewed as a unique opportunity to “go virtual.”   “Of course, with COVID happening, we had to make some changes,” explained Diane Hodiak, executive director of 305Deschutes, a nonprofit organization geared toward […]

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Bend’s Newest Food Cart Additions

Mediterranean, Vietnamese flavors roll in
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Gyro Power Bend’s newest Mediterranean dig is opening in the Old Mill at the Crosscut – Warming Hut No. 5. The smoke threw a small wrench in the cart’s plans, but the spot was set to officially open Wednesday. Owner and chef Cliff Abrahams explained his extensive personal experience. “I currently own and operate Bluma’s […]

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Best Food Cart Lot

On Tap
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Eric and Laura Kramer opened their food cart lot—Bend’s best, as of 2020—roughly two -and-a-half years ago. Inspired in large part by their love of craft beer and good food, On Tap has taken off in popularity since it first opened on the east side. When asked to what they attributed their success, Laura responded, […]

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Best Indoor Plant Shop

Somewhere That’s Green
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Local thespian and experienced plant papa John Kish first dreamed of opening up an indoor plant shop 10 years ago while studying theater in New York. In 2018 his green dreams started sprouting into reality. “I began with pop-ups at local stores like Revolvr and Wren and Wild,” Kish explained. “I started out with tip […]

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