Crews Dismantle Historic AJ Tucker Building Crews began dismantling and cataloging the blocks of the front of the historic AJ Tucker building in downtown Bend on Feb. 19. While the stone from the front facade is going to be stored for potential future reconstruction, the remainder of the building will be demolished. The dismantling, which […]
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Redmond Shelter Expands to 24/7 Shelter
The expansion of services at Shepherd’s House Redmond Center offers additional refuge for individuals amid winter weather
Shepherd’s House Ministries, a local nonprofit providing shelter services, recovery programs and support for individuals experiencing homelessness, announced on Feb. 12 that it expanded its Redmond Center to now offer daytime services. Before opening the space as a permanent, year-round shelter in Redmond, it was limited to an annual overnight winter shelter four months out […]
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LISTEN: Thor Erickson, Cascade Culinary Institute Chef/Educator 🎧
Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer and Food Editor Donna Britt have a lively conversation with CCI Chef/Educator Thor Erickson in this Bend Don’t Break podcast episode. Winner of the 2013 International Association of Culinary Professionals Culinary Teacher of the Year award, Thor talks about his love of teaching, his trip to the White House, his […]
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What Teachers Want You to Know
Local educators share their thoughts on the state of a critical profession in Bend and Central Oregon
Recent rounds of union bargaining in Oregon have shined a spotlight onto issues educators deal with in their day-to-day lives. For over three weeks in November 2023, Portland Public Schools teachers embarked on an unprecedented strike in an effort to come to an agreement with the PPS district. On Nov. 26, the district and the […]
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Next Steps for Bend’s Tree Code
Bend City Council reviewed a proposed update to the city’s tree code and provided guidance on public outreach
The Bend City Council held a work session on the Bend tree code for the first time since the 14-member Tree Regulations Update Advisory Committee recommended updates to the code on Dec. 5, 2023. Committee members and City staff presented the recommendations to councilors on Feb. 7, making plans for community outreach before a hearing. […]
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Deschutes County Grapples with RV Regulations
After deliberation, the County considers allowing RVs as rental dwellings
Deschutes County is considering the adoption of amendments that would allow RVs to be used as rental dwellings in rural residential exception areas, authorizing property owners to let someone in an RV live on the land and pay rent. After a recent County Planning Commission meeting, where the commission voted to not recommend the amendment, […]
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Quick news for Central Oregon
$14 Animal Adoptions for Valentine’s Day Starting on Feb. 12, the Humane Society of Central Oregon is reducing its adoption fee to $14, not including a dog license) on all animals six months and older through Saturday, Feb. 17. On Valentine’s Day, people can visit the HSCO for sweet treats and a photo opportunity in […]
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Bend Approves Sale for 26 Units of Affordable Housing
The City sold land in north east Bend to partnering organizations to develop 26 units of single-family affordable housing
The Bend City Council approved the sale of two surplus parcels of city-owned land at the Feb. 7 council meeting. The land, which will be sold for approximately $20,000 each, will become 26 units on NE Franklin Avenue and NE Bear Creek Avenue. The sale is an affordable homeownership partnership between the Bend-Redmond Habitat for […]
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City Considers Pausing Incentive Programs for Developers
The City of Bend is set to pause and assess its development incentive programs to look at how it can better serve developers and the community
A controversial tax exemption for a mixed-use housing development has put the City of Bend’s development incentive programs under a microscope, motivating City Council to reassess some of the parameters. As of Jan. 17, the City was set to pause its Multiple Unit Property Tax Exemption program, along with its other development incentive programs, and direct […]
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LISTEN: Marcus LeGrand, COCC Afrocentric Program Coordinator 🎧
Celebrating Black History Month with Marcus LeGrand, COCC Afrocentric Program Coordinator
February is Black History Month and in this episode, SW publisher Aaron Switzer visits with Marcus LeGrand, Afrocentric Program Coordinator at Central Oregon Community College. The college is hosting events throughout the month including a drum making class, a screening of Blend: On Being Black in Bend and an author event with Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggets […]
