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Bringing Back the Floodplain

Deschutes Land Trust launches its restoration of the historic wetlands at Whychus Creek
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It’s being touted as one of the most “significant restoration efforts in the American west,” and it’s taking place right in our backyards. Reconstruction efforts got underway this month on a 1.5-mile stretch of Whychus Creek, a part of the Whychus Canyon Preserve owned by the Deschutes Land Trust. The effort is part of a […]

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Best Ethnic Food

1st place | Kebaba Restaurant
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Serving Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food with a Bend twist for 10 years as of this October, Kebaba is your best bet for ethnic food. Jackpot dishes include a lamb gyro made from house roasted, all natural, hormone-free lamb leg, served on a homemade fresh-baked pita. Also noteworthy are the chicken, lamb, salmon or prawn […]

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Best Place for Cosmetic Enhancement

1st place | EsthetixMD | Exhale Spa & Laser Center
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Offering a vast array of cosmetic enhancements for both face and body, the EsthetixMD team takes pride in offering something for everyone. Whether clients are looking to get back that pre-baby body, remove hyperpigmentation, or just feel good in their own skin, clients must be walking away happy, because EsthetixMD wins this category for the […]

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Best Dessert

1st place | Bontร  Gelato
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Serving up hand-crafted, artisan gelato and sorbets that trump all other desserts, Bontà Gelato sources its ingredients from farms and companies like Rainshadow Organics, Miracle Acre Farm, Tumalo Lavender, Jem Nut Butter, Freddy Guys Hazelnuts, Thump Espresso and Eberhard’s. Much like they have done since their start in 2011 at NorthWest Crossing Farmers Market, the […]

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Best Gluten Free

1st place | Fearless Baking Bakery & Cafe
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When it comes to getting the best gluten free (GF) items for breakfast and lunch, place your bets on Fearless Baking Bakery & Café, where they’ve been serving it up since 2013. Founder and owner Elise Kukulka always directs people toward the GF Rosemary English Muffins, which she makes into breakfast sandwiches and lunch sandwiches […]

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Is Lava Worth Fighting for?

Local residents fought against a home project at a local lava flow, but without help from conservation groups, neighbors worry about what could come next.
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Most days, Julie Kisic’s neighborhood in Deschutes River Woods is a relatively quiet one. There are the sounds of commuting vehicles and chirping birds, but compared to the activity that could have been, that’s pretty tame stuff. Kisic is a homeowner living fewer than 50 yards from the volcanic flow at 19400 Comanche Circle, an […]

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Giving Back by Paying it Forward

Local teen traveling to Trinidad and Tobago with Bend Area Habitat for Humanity
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Ten years ago, Kaci Jo Alderin’s family was able to purchase a home with assistance from Bend Area Habitat for Humanity. Now she is raising money so she can travel to Trinidad & Tobago this fall to help another family achieve the same goal. When Sophie Paez, ReStore executive director and a friend, first suggested […]

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Bicycle Re-Source of Bend Receives $2,000 Grant

Funding will bring more bikes to more people who need them
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Last year, Bicycle Re-Source of Bend (BRoB) refurbished and donated 463 bicycles to people who needed them in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties. This year, they may be able to increase that number, thanks to a $2,000 grant from Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation (CCUIF). Founded in 2010, non-profit BRoB’s mission is “…to refurbish and […]

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Latinos Rising

Latin American Community continues to grow rapidly in Central Oregon
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Locals shouldn’t be surprised by recently released U.S. census data showing consistently growing Latino populations in Bend, Deschutes County, and Oregon. After all, Spanish-speaking peoples settled this region in the-mid 1800s, long before other European cultures. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Latino population in Deschutes County increased by 18.6 percent between 2010 and […]

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Incarcerated Adults Address Chronic Illness

Living Well workshops transform prisoners’ lives, save taxpayers’ money
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A four-year-old program is saving taxpayers more than $10,000 per prisoner, per year, and making life better for people with chronic illnesses living behind bars. Since adopting the Living Well with Chronic Conditions program (LWCC) in 2012, more than 1,000 incarcerated adults in Oregon have improved their health and well-being by completing the course. According […]

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