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Knute Buehler Officially Announces a Run for U.S. Congress

With Greg Walden retiring, the 2nd Congressional District race has a big field of candidates
Laurel Brauns

Knute Buehler, R-Bend, announced yesterday that he will run for U.S. Congress to replace U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, the Republican from Hood River who has represented Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District since 1998. Walden announced he would not be running for re-election Oct. 28. Buehler is an orthopedic surgeon who represented Bend in the Oregon House […]

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Holiday Gift Guide Part 2

Locals Share Holiday Giving Ideas
Chris-T Hodgen

Well, well, well, Central Oregon… It’s that time of year again. Windshields are thoroughly, annoyingly iced up in the morning, asses have been bruised at least once (cuz someone(!) forgot to shovel and salt the walkway last night), and “Shorts Guy” has been spotted in his puffy, sitting outside of [insert favorite bar/pub here], pounding […]

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The Silver Tsunami in Real Estate

What is it, and what’s the potential impact?
Christin J Hunter, Broker

The “Silver Tsunami” is a metaphor used to describe the increase in aging population in the U.S.—particularly synonymous with the Baby Boomer generation. There seems to be a growing consensus that the real estate market will experience a large boost in housing supply throughout the coming two decades as a result of the Silver Tsunami. […]

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If You Build It, Will They Come?

As in-migration continues, transportation bond measure may ease traffic congestion and make travel safer for bikes and pedestrians
Laurel Brauns

Public outcry about traffic congestion and unsafe walking and biking conditions has the City of Bend’s attention. As population growth continues to skyrocket, city leaders and citizen advisors are working on transportation solutions that will move Bend into the future. The city hasn’t updated its transportation plan since 2001. Two years ago—with federal deadlines for […]

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What a Long Strange Trip

A survivor of the 1960s shares his experience buying legal weed in Bend for the first time
Bill Mintiens

“Be sure to hide the roaches.” —”Pre-Road Downs,” Crosby, Stills & Nash The year was 1969. Crosby, Stills & Nash were flying high on the music charts and I was a 16-year-old in a suburb north of Boston. The band’s message about “hiding the roaches” (the remains of a marijuana cigarette after most of it […]

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Climate Action Plan Passes

Councilors continue to debate the merits of Home Energy Scores
Laurel Brauns

Bend City Council passed the Community Climate Action Plan 5 – 2 Wednesday night, with Councilor Justin Livingston and Councilor Bill Moseley voting against.  Bend City councilors had been divided in the weeks before the vote, because the original resolution contained a mandate would have required home sellers to complete a Home Energy Score before […]

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Congress takes historic step to full legalization; OLCC affirms right to ban adulterants

Could national legalization be ahead?
Jeremy Dickman

For the first time in U.S. history, a congressional committee approved a sweeping reform bill that would remove marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Controlled Substances list, effectively creating coast-to-coast legalization. The bill would also expunge convictions for a number of marijuana-related crimes and re-invest funds—through a tax on the legal cannabis industry—into communities hardest […]

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