Here is a hill I am prepared to die on: Over the last decade, Central Oregon has quietly stepped into the spotlight as a burgeoning destination for foodies across the country. Weโve long been a mecca for tourists from around the world looking for jaw-dropping outdoor recreation, but our food scene will have just as […]
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Boneyard Closing Its Pub, Going Back to ‘Where It All Started’
Boneyard to focus on its original location on Lake Place
In 2010, Tony Lawrence amassed the detritus of other breweries’ equipment, collecting enough beer-gear to launch what would be known as Boneyard Beer. The name was a nod to the stitched-together equipment โ the “boneyard” of other beer-makers’ stuff. The brewery operated in that punk-rock style for over a decade and a half, pouring beers […]
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Flush with Fresh Hops Festivals
Three breweries, three hopportunities to celebrate peak freshness
There are those whoโve equated Oregonโs fresh hops beers with Beaujolais Nouveau wines in Beaujolais, France, where Gamay grapes are grown. But whereas Beaujolais Nouveau is a wine celebration that honors the harvest by eschewing the mantra, โno wine before its time,โ fresh hop beers represent the apex of tasting this yearโs hop harvest at […]
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General Duffyโs is Up for Sale
Food cart lot and music venue will stay open while the founders seek out a new owner
Downtown Redmond food cart lot, sports bar and live music venue General Duffyโs is up for sale, its owners announced Sept. 9. The sale includes the business and its 1.4-acre, four-parcel commercial property. Co-owners Dick Robertson, wife Susan Robertson and son Tanner Robertson are, โseeking a buyer with the resources and vision to build on […]
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Big Flavors, No Shortcuts: Meet Tekka Tigerย
The award-winning Southeast Asian food cart is carving out a niche with authentic street food and a whole lot of spice
Bend has no shortage of food carts, but finding one serving truly distinctive Southeast Asian street food is another story. That is exactly the niche Kley Dhillon and his family are carving out with Tekka Tiger, the food cart recently named The Sourceโs Best of Central Oregon 2026 Best New Food Cart. For Dhillon, the […]
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Bend Woman’s Tea Strainer Collection May Be the Largest in the World
Marcia Morgan’s collection was recently featured in a national publication focused on tea
Around 50 years ago, Marcia Morgan’s co-worker told her she’d live longer if she collected something. It took a few years of pondering, but Morgan’s English background led her to tea โ but not to collecting tea cups or spoons, as some might. Instead, Morgan took to collecting tea strainers โ those tools that sit […]
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Oregon Whiskey Festival Comes with Six-Year Age Statement
The key to making the perfect Old Fashioned or Boulevardier may be sampled at Bend’s Whiskey Jamboree
Oregonโs famous for creating many things, such as Marionberries, running shoes and goofy protesters. And while hoppy beers and structured wines are pillars of Oregonโs productivity, Oregon-made whiskey isnโt exactly on the national radar. It should be. And while Kentucky and Tennessee whiskeys are sought out nationwide (they used to be enjoyed worldwide, but in […]
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Base Camp Brings Pints, Provisions and Plenty of Fun to Century Driveย
Bendโs newest adventure hub combines food trucks, craft beer, cocktails, games and plenty of room to hang
Bend has no shortage of places to grab a beer, meet friends for dinner or refuel after a day outside. But Base Camp, the new adventure hub directly behind the Powder House on SW Century Drive, is aiming to put all of those things under one very large roof. And when I say large, I […]
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Handelโs Ice Cream Coming to Redmond
Longtime ice cream chain hitting the Hub City
An ice cream chain that set up shop in Bend in 2023 now appears to be coming to Redmond, too. A sign announcing that a Handelโs Homemade Ice Cream will soon be coming to the Hub City has been placed inside the commercial building at SW 5th and Forest Avenue in downtown Redmond. Handelโs, first […]
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Bend Tea and Art Lounge Hosts a Grand Opening
The space, open in spring 2026, celebrates with a late-summer party
Itโs been open since the spring, but this September, Bend Tea and Art Lounge, offering people a place to sip tea and make art, is finally โopeningโ in grand style. The space, known as TEAL for short, is hosting its grand-opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9am to 9pm โ the six-month anniversary […]
