Jul 1-15, 2020

News

• Local News

  Home is Where the Art is ▶ [with video]

  Redmond Committee for Art in Public Places works to bring culture and identity to the community

  By Cayla Clark

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Local News

  We're Watching You ▶ [with video]

  The Redmond Police Department is the first in Central Oregon to require body cameras for its officers

  By Laurel Brauns

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Local News

  City Picks New Bend Police Chief

  Mike Krantz from the Portland Police Bureau brings experience in racial equity, City says

  By Laurel Brauns

  Jul 2, 2020

  
• Local News

  Local Mask Force

  Local businesses and makers band together to bring masks (now mandatory in Oregon) to the people of Bend

  By Cayla Clark

  Jul 3, 2020

  
• Local News

  Former Bend Mayor: Jeff Eager on Local Government 🎧 [with podcast]

  Jeff Eager, author of the "Bend Business Roundup," shares his views on lockdowns, protests, public health and polarization

  By Laurel Brauns and Aaron Switzer

  Jul 3, 2020

  
• Local News

  Hospitalizations Tick up at St. Charles

  To slow the spread, hospital system asks people to celebrate at home and mind health guidelines during the July 4 weekend

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Jul 4, 2020

  
• Local News

  Bend Park & Recreation Camp Leader Tested Positive for COVID-19 in late June; Seven Campers Self-Quarantined

  Staff member was not hospitalized, and no campers tested positive, BPRD's executive director says

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Jul 4, 2020

  
• Local News

  Source Weekly Update 7/8/20 🎧

  To wear or not to wear? The grey area of wearing a mask in public, and the impacts COVID has had on Bend's tourism based economy.

  Jul 8, 2020

  

Opinion

• Editorial

  Look How Well They Play Together!

  Republicans and Democrats in Oregon are working together again

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Letters to the Editor 7/2/20

  "Some Want You to Believe Protesters are Outsiders. Don't Believe Them."

  Jul 1, 2020

  

Culture

• Culture Features

  A Different Kind of Parade

  Redmond will keep the show moving this 4th of July with festive porches, shoebox floats and the community's creativity

  By Isaac Biehl

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Culture Features

  A Love Your Neighbor Recap ▶ (with video)

  As Black Lives Matter protests continue, local project centered around the experiences of people of color in Central Oregon holds its second forum

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Jul 6, 2020

  
• Take Me Home

  Multiple-Offer Scenario

  Success in a competitive market

  By Abbie and Rick Sams

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Doom Raider & Undercover Smother

  If your paths do cross, you should be able to stand there like it's no big deal.

  By Amy Alkon

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Free Will Astrology—Week of July 2

  I think it's important for you to be your lavish, sumptuous, complex self in the coming weeks

  By Rob Brezsny

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Life In The Stupidverse

  Round and round and round it goes

  By Tom Tomorrow

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Faces of the Maskless

  Different strokes for different folks

  By Jen Sorensen

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Pearl's Puzzle - Week of June 29

  Here's this week's Sudoku

  By Pearl Stark

  Jul 3, 2020

  

Food & Drink

• Chow

  New on the Redmond Scene

  What’s new in dining in the Hub City

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Chow

  The Altar of Pizza

  Redmond's Grace and Hammer serves up wood-fired pizzas in a restyled historic church

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Beer & Drink

  Home Away From Home

  Vine-N-Tap is a one-stop shop for creative, locally sourced craft cocktails and "Redmond casual" cuisine

  By Cayla Clark

  Jul 1, 2020

  

Screen

• Film

  Tin Pan Theater is Ready for Visitors

  Still as expertly curated as ever

  By Jared Rasic

  Jul 1, 2020

  

Music

• Sound Stories & Interviews

  Live Music in Redmond

  Not every venue is capable of hosting live shows, but some businesses are getting the music going

  By Isaac Biehl

  Jul 1, 2020

  

Outside

• Go Here

  Get ready for adventures out east with Boots, Bikes and Boats in Eastern Oregon

  Geared toward those looking to explore outdoor options beyond Central Oregon

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Jul 1, 2020

  
• Outside Features

  Gray Butte for the Win

  A fun and beautiful excursion just outside of Redmond

  By Isaac Biehl

  Jul 1, 2020