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Many Central Oregonians struggle to access affordable healthy food and that need is increasing, according to results from the 2025 Community Healthy Needs Assessment recently produced by St. Charles Health System. The survey showed 24% of Central Oregonians said better access to affordable healthy food is the factor that would most improve their overall quality of life, […]

Downtown Bend is seeking a talented artist (or artist team) to create a large-scale public mural on the side of Lift Fitness Studio at 514 NW Franklin Ave. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute a bold, visually compelling piece of public art that reflects the heart and spirit of our community.  📍 Project Details: We […]

St. Charles annual Saints Gala co-sponsored by Genentech and CORA was a resounding success on Saturday night, bringing in a record-setting $675,000 for St. Charles Foundation. This year’s special appeal focused on emergency services and the Emergency Department at St. Charles Bend.  “This year’s gala was inspiring and heartwarming as more than 500 attendees came […]

Commute Options is excited to announce a significant evolution in regional sustainable commutes for businesses and individuals. Launching February 1, 2026, the ‘Get There Connect’ platform rolled out a comprehensive update designed to make logging commutes more intuitive, powerful, and rewarding for employees. Alongside the technical enhancements to the dashboard and app built by the statewide ‘Get There […]

After multiple mediation sessions and more than a year of contract negotiations, the lowest paid employees at Central Oregon Community College declared impasse today (Monday Feb. 23), starting the clock for a 30 day cool down period with the college, after which the union could vote to authorize a strike at any time, with ten […]

Roundabout Books is honored to host Oregon author Lauren Kessler to read from and discuss her new memoir, Everything Changes Everything, a riveting story of walking the Camino de Santiago after the deaths of her husband and daughter, at an in-store event March 31 at 6:30 pm. This is a resonant and timely story about love, loss, and forging […]

Hailed for the breadth of his work on the podium and at the piano, Maestro Brett Mitchell has carved a unique path in the world of contemporary American classical music. Sunriver Music Festival’s Artistic Director & Conductor Brett Mitchell will present an exclusive solo piano recital featuring his own arrangements for film in Sunriver on April 11. Visit sunrivermusic.org for […]

Prior to 1926, the community’s drinking water came from the Deschutes River. In the early 1920s, dams built at Crane Prairie and Crescent Lake led to algae blooms and tainted water supplies. So the City found a new water source and took over the service of providing drinking water from Bend Water, Light & Power […]

Redefine “rot” and explore themes of decay, transformation, and renewal with Deschutes Public Library this March. Send your tastebuds on a journey with artisanal cheese tastings or attend a family-friendly charcuterie class focused on fermented foods. Explore the world and plot of Hamlet, Shakespeare’s famous play, in a two-part series. Create layered gelli-plate prints using mushrooms […]