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Playful Paws Cat Café is celebrating three years of cats, community and cozy vibes—and more than 450 cat adoptions—with a Parking Lot Pawty on Saturday, September 19, from 10am–2pm. Since opening in August 2023, Playful Paws has partnered with local rescue organization CCREW to help adoptable cats find forever homes. “What started as a pretty […]

Mazama Energy announced $135 million in new capital to accelerate superhot rock geothermal commercial development, including an oversubscribed Series B led by Centaurus Capital, founded by John Arnold, and Doerr Capital. ConocoPhillips and Shell Ventures joined the round, with repeat investment from Khosla Ventures and Gates Frontier. Additional investors include SiteGround Capital, H. Barton Asset […]

Community members, caregivers, patients and families are invited to take a stroll on a new nature path circling St. Charles Prineville. The 1-mile pathway was made possible thanks to a generous donation from Mid Oregon Credit Union to St. Charles Foundation.  “We are excited for the community to come enjoy this new nature path at […]

Central Oregon Civic Action Project (COCAP) has received a $745,000 grant from New Pluralists to bring diverse groups of residents together to address regional policy challenges, such as youth homelessness and government use of AI. COCAP convenes civic assemblies on pressing issues, trains civic leaders, and is building an online deliberative democracy platform to empower […]

Open Arts Center (OAC) is launching The Gallery Sessions: An OAC Music Listening Series, a new six-concert series designed to create a more intimate and intentional way to experience live music in Central Oregon.  Taking place October 2026 through March 2027 in OAC’s Rachel Binah Gallery, The Gallery Sessions will transform the gallery into an […]

On Wednesday, September 16, First Interstate will mark its ninth annual Volunteer Day by closing every branch bank-wide at noon, giving thousands of employees paid time to volunteer for the remainder of the workday. Employees will participate in nearly 400 community service projects across 10 states.  Across Bend and Redmond, 100 local employees will volunteer across 13 service projects for a variety of nonprofits. A few of these projects […]

On September 14, Lonza celebrated the groundbreaking of a new commercial spray-drying pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Bend that is expected to create more than 80 new jobs and further strengthen Central Oregon’s role in the development and manufacturing of innovative medicines. The facility is expected to be completed in 2029. A groundbreaking ceremony was held […]

Sisters Habitat for Humanity will break ground on Larch Commons at 11 a.m. Friday, September 18, marking the largest housing development in the organization’s 35-year history, and the first time Sisters Habitat will offer homeownership opportunities to workforce (middle-income) households. Larch Commons will bring 25 new homes to Sisters: 19 affordable homes for households earning up to 80% of […]

High Desert Food & Farm Alliance (HDFFA) is launching its first Accessibility Week, a new initiative designed to help ensure that people of all abilities experience and enjoy Central Oregon’s vibrant local food system. Taking place October 1-8, 2026, Accessibility Week will bring together farms, food businesses, artists, hospitality partners and community organizations for a […]

Tomorrow, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the U.S. Forest Service, will publish a 15-day extension to the comment period on the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The public now has until October 6th to submit comments on the proposed rescission. Last year’s comment period on the administration’s Notice of Intent […]