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What’s Cookin’ In Sunriver?

Sunriver welcomes a new upscale, family-friendly pizza joint, slated to open around Thanksgiving
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Already home to numerous bars, breweries and restaurants, Sunriver has no shortage of options when it comes to settling on a place to dine out. According to Lauren Copelan, however, the quaint town is missing something—and she’s fully prepared to bridge the gap.  “There aren’t really any late-night restaurants,” Copelan said in an interview with […]

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Let’s Hear It for the Fungi

This year’s Fungi Fest includes a place to pick up all the fresh mushroom goodness for your kitchen
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How about we all give a shout-out for one fun-gi? Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves. This week is a big one for local mycologists and your garden variety mushroom lovers, as the Fungi Fest kicks off at Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory, in partnership with the Central Oregon Mushroom Club. As is the norm, rather […]

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Laird Superfood Shares on the NY Stock Exchange

The company has been quickly expanding its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Sisters, and is among the town’s largest employers.
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Fans of Laird Superfood—a Sisters, Oregon-based company—have a chance to put a stake in the company. Laird Superfood announced in August that it had registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to put forth an Initial Public Offering of shares of its company stock. On Sept. 22, the company announced that it had begun offering […]

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Winter is Coming

What will the drop in temperature mean for local restaurant owners and employees, who’ve come to rely on patio seating?
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By this time in 2019, Bend had already seen its first snowfall. While this might seem like a major inconvenience to Pumpkin Spice Latte-sipping, Ugg boot-wearing people, some local restaurant owners and employees are grateful that the cold weather is taking its time. Jason Randles, branding and marketing manager for Crux Fermentation Project, explained that […]

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School Meal Money Heads Home

State leaders are making more grocery money available to those who normally receive free meals at home
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With the vast majority of students in Oregon continuing to live, study—and eat—at home, state leaders are making more grocery money available to those who normally receive free meals at home. Students who receive no-cost meals through the U.S. School Lunch program will qualify for additional Pandemic EBT benefits, which were scheduled to be credited […]

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Giving Back, In More Ways Than One

Central Oregon Dine11 and Pandemic Partners Bend team up to feed wildfire evacuees while supporting local restaurants
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As the smoke clears and locals slowly return to their (COVID-era) day-to-day lives, many Central Oregonians remain displaced, distressed and without homes to return to—their lives upturned for the foreseeable future. As a record-breaking 900,000 acres of Oregon land continued to burn this week, upward of 500,000 people remained under some form of evacuation order.  […]

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A Group for Veggie Runners

The Plant-Powered Runners Sunday Run is a weekly event that invites runners of all types
by Jess McComb

Did you know that there’s a local group geared toward supporting people who live vegan and vegetarian lifestyles? The Plant-Powered Runners Sunday Run is a weekly event that invites runners of all types—you don’t have to be vegan or vegetarian—to run and nosh on post-run vegan snacks. Runners meet up at various trails and parks […]

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Thrive Cooking Tutorial

While tradition is sacred, it may be time to innovate your holiday menu for healthy eating
by Jess McComb

The holiday season is notorious for fatty foods and heavy meals; health isn’t typically in the picture. While tradition is sacred, it may be time to innovate your holiday menu for healthy eating. This October, Bend Adventist Fellowship will offer free culinary classes for plant-based holiday cooking. Participants can refine their cooking skills with hands-on […]

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Bend’s Newest Food Cart Additions

Mediterranean, Vietnamese flavors roll in
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Gyro Power Bend’s newest Mediterranean dig is opening in the Old Mill at the Crosscut – Warming Hut No. 5. The smoke threw a small wrench in the cart’s plans, but the spot was set to officially open Wednesday. Owner and chef Cliff Abrahams explained his extensive personal experience. “I currently own and operate Bluma’s […]

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Farm (to Box) to Table

As farmers market season comes to a smoky end, several local businesses encourage a continuation of buying local—via produce box subscriptions
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Volcano Veggies Volcano Veggies is a year-round, organic, indoor aquaponic farm near downtown Bend. “Our farm uses 90% less water than outdoor farms, and our veggies are harvested the very same day that we deliver them to our direct customers,” said Shannon Sbarra, who co-owns the company with her husband, Jimmy. “We offer a year-round […]

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