There’s a bounty of local plays, musicals and ballets to ease you into the holiday spirit. The Greenhouse Cabaret is producing the musical, “Once” It’s a love story set against a gritty Irish backdrop. The production won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2008, a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2o012, a Grammy […]
Nic Moye
Nic Moye spent 33 years in television news all over the country. She has two adorable small dogs who kayak and one luxurious kitty. Passions include lake swimming, mountain biking and reading.
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Gourmet Deli Opening at Old Mill
Zydeco owners are behind Stacks Dinner and Delicatessen
The owners of Zydeco Kitchen are opening a new restaurant in the Old Mill District called Stacks Dinner and Delicatessen. It’ll be located in the former Gap Kids space. The menu will feature smoked meats and fish and fresh veggies. Signature dishes from chef Eric Joppie will include cured in-house pastrami and corned beef, beet-cured […]
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Letters to the Editor Week of Sept. 25
National public lands day and an observation about a need for change
Are We Willing to Change? In the 2004 movie, “The Village,” the monsters outside of the village are referred to as “those we do not speak of.” The monsters are in fact people in costumes with intent to keep people, based on fear, motivated to never leave the village. In the wake of the assassination of […]
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Red Light Cameras to be Installed at Three Bend Intersections
Warnings to speeders begin in January with citations beginning in spring of 2026
The City of Bend has given the green light for a vendor to install red light cameras at three intersections. At their meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17, the Bend City Council approved a three-year contract with American Traffic Solutions for $2.3 million with the ability to extend the contract two additional years for $780,000. During […]
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Biggest Little Art Show
Twenty-dollar art show returns to the High Desert Museum
The annual $20 Art Show returns to the High Desert Museum the weekend of Oct. 17. Billed as Bend’s biggest little art show, more than 8,000 miniature, original artwork created by more than 350 artists will be up for sale. The artwork will be on display for two weeks prior starting Oct. 4. Each work […]
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Wingin’ It at Happy Hour
A guide to chicken wing bliss
Fire on the Mountain Happy Hour at Fire on the Mountain means your fill of wings for $1 each from 2-5pm daily. If you can’t make Happy Hour, the restaurant offers 20 wings for $20 all day on Wednesdays. FOTM started frying wings in Portland in 2005. It expanded to Denver in 2012 and opened […]
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It’s Wine o’Clock Somewhere
Where to find happy hour wine discounts
Bend may be Beer Town, USA, but the city also boasts a passionate wine crowd. Bend has about a dozen wine bars and tasting rooms, which doesn’t include restaurants. While a glass of wine has always been more expensive than a mug of beer, it is possible to find some deals during happy hour. And […]
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Strength in Silks
A dozen Lava City Cirque girls perform in a movie filming in Texas
Lava City Cirque is celebrating its first anniversary at the north end of Bend off O.B. Riley Road with some exciting achievements. One of its students, 11-year-old Margot Tatum-Ling, won the national championship in the Intermediate 2 competition at the Aerialympics Kansas City, MO in July. Three other students won first place awards. Altogether, Lava […]
Posted inOutside
The Big Bend Pickup
Volunteers needed to pick up trash for inaugural cleanup event
Central Oregon seems to have a healthy volunteer network, especially when it comes to preserving the natural bounty of the area. A local business owner is organizing a new community cleanup called The Big Bend Pickup. Danny Goll owns HiBar Cleaning Solutions. He and his wife, Candy, have been active in the Bend Beautification Program […]
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ELSEWHERE Will Be the Place to Be
A sober-movement connected to Bend’s creative and wellness community
A new festival is debuting in October that’s meant to feel like a calming retreat. Even the name, ELSEWHERE, conveys transporting one to another place. Organizer Alyssa Reyes describes it as a nomadic gathering in Central Oregon blending music, art, movement, ceremony and connection. “The event is going to bring together about 30 or so […]