HERE’S THE SITUATION: A lot of hotel owners, like Wayne Purcell of the Riverhouse and others who own properties on Third Street, are pretty ticked at the city tonight. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED FIRST: Last February, Visit Bend and a group of other hoteliers came to the city asking to take a measure to the ballot […]
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Police Chief Proposes Bold Mass Shooting Prevention Plan
In the last few years, police officers have heard terrible threats from students in Bend schools, which, if carried out, would cause the devastating havoc seen around the nation in mass shooting incidents. One child hearing voices telling him to steal an officer’s gun then shoot children. Another teenager saying he is the next Sandy […]
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Open for Debate
Council will reconsider building heights along the river
How tall should buildings be along the river in downtown Bend? The public will get another chance to say after the Bend City Council reversed course last week on an earlier decision. Last month, after very little public discussion, the council voted 4-to-3 to allow variances to a 35-foot height limit for some buildings on […]
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Drake-tastic
Remodeled eatery in downtown is a game changer
Downtown has been waiting for a restaurant like Drake for years. A swanky lunch place that has the bustle of Times Square and the sensibility of L.A., Drake is instantly an “it” place, with a menu where martinis and milkshakes are equally at home next to minty peas and a killer oyster po boy. Drake […]
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All Wet!
Legacy of Juniper Utility has residents stewing
Last Friday, a collection of men and women sat in Marion Palmateer’s plush Southeast Bend living room and told a story of frustration, talking over one another and becoming increasingly angry about their understanding of the legacy of Juniper Utility and what it means to them. These folks who gathered on Palmateer’s soft white couch […]
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Noise Ordinance Officially Changes, But Look For Council To Reconsider Again Later
Changes to the noise ordinance approved at the last Bend City Council meeting were reaffirmed in a second vote on Wednesday night. The changes were welcomed by live music lovers and music venue owners. First offenses for violating the city’s noise decibel levels will now be $250 instead of $750. Sporting events are now exempt […]
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Music to Their Ears
Council fine-tunes noise ordinance
After a bumper sticker and social media campaign, advocates for live music in Bend finally got scored a victory at a City Council meeting last Wednesday. For the past several months, musicians and live music venue owners have petitioned the council to change several key pieces of a new noise ordinance passed last July. The […]
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All That Glitters
Eilen Jewell to shine at Belfry
A demure, grown-up Alice in Wonderland in a black dress and black boots, there’s something ethereal but a little bit racy about Eilen Jewell. Pronounced eye-lynn, even her name is just a bit off center. The 34-year-old bandleader is one part devilish Mississippi River bottom blues and one part sweet folk-singer on the stage in […]
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Lawmakers Back Medical Marijuana Again
Could pot be legal by summer?
The first time Crohn's Disease landed Jeff (not his real name) in the hospital, he was a freshman in high school. The next two days were a churn of vomiting and intense stomach cramping; eventually doctors and nurses inserted a flexible straw through his nose to purge stomach acids. “I remember thinking,” Jeff said, “whatever […]
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Noise Ordinance Gets Big Tweaks
Critics of the city’s new noise ordinance went away happy Wednesday night after a host of changes were approved to the law passed last July. The Bend City Council members unanimously approved the following changes to the ordinance: • Police officers must now use decibel meters before writing a ticket to commercial enterprises for noise […]