In May, Brooks Resources purchased the Murray & Holt property at 181 NE Franklin Ave., located in the Bend Central District—an area the City of Bend has identified as a potential new urban renewal area to create infill and redevelopment opportunities. The Bend urban renewal agency, BURA, began work on that new urban renewal area […]
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Psych Trip
People are using psychedelics as a form of therapy. Can it be a path out of depression, PTSD or anxiety?
A friend just got a delivery of bottled psilocybin, in the hopes of microdosing his way out of anxiety and poor sleep. Another friend’s been microdosing LSD for years. “Participatory journalist” Michael Pollan’s book, “How to Change your Mind” was the subject of a recent cover story in The New York Times Magazine. And a […]
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A New Home for Joe’s Garage?
The company owned by Mario Andretti bought the Westside Shell property in 2017. Now the father and son who run the longtime garage are on the hunt for a new location
Joe Palmeri may not necessarily be a household name in Bend, but many people know who he is. Palmeri has run Joe’s Garage at the Westside Shell station in Bend for 33 years — but that station may be closed before the end of the year. “I’ve spent half my life here. Exactly, to the […]
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Cannalyzed: “Dispensaries Attract Crime”
It’s time for the second installment of our new series, “Prohibitionist Arguments Cannalyzed,” in which I examine arguments made by cannabis prohibitionists, refute them with facts and opinions, and am rewarded by angry emails and comments from aforementioned prohibitionists telling me what a stupid, useless, stoner I am. Serenity, now! Argument: Dispensaries attract crime to […]
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Blokable Homes
Alternative Affordable Small Homes Built in Vancouver, Wash.
Many people seem to be fascinated with tiny homes—and lately it seems there have been many tiny home spinoffs and new developments. Prefabricated homes appear to hold promise as a partial solution for the affordable housing shortage. Oregon and Washington appear to be leading the trend in this type of housing unit that’s a little […]
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Bend vs. Redmond
Central Oregon’s two cities are in the running for a state affordable housing pilot program
The cities of Bend and Redmond have finished their applications for the House Bill 4079 Pilot Program this August—putting the two cities in competition to be the city that gets to test out the new program. Passed in 2016, the pilot program aims to boost affordable housing by allowing two cities in the state to […]
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Bend Mom Charged with Murder
Grand Jury indicts woman believed to have killed her 7-year-old son
A Bend mother who police believe shot and killed her 7-year-old special needs son is facing charges of aggravated murder in the death. Officers arrested Tashina Jordan at St. Charles Hospital today, according to the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office, on charges of aggravated murder. Jordan is listed among the inmates at the Deschutes County […]
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A new Candidate for House District 54
Amanda La Bell is running on the Oregon Working Families ballot line
Amanda La Bell just threw her hat into the ring for State Representative in House District 54—running on the Oregon Working Families Party ballot line. La Bell filed her candidacy on Friday, Aug. 24. Despite her late entry, La Bell joins the race with some big Democratic names behind her. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Gov. […]
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Man Loses Life at Dillon Falls
Canoe tipped over sending father and daughter into the turbulent river
Cops say on Thursday, Aug. 23, an 84-year-old man lost his life after being swept over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River. Ronald Stevens of Jackson, Wyoming and his daughter, 57-year-old blind Paralympian Nancy Stevens of Bend were canoeing on the river above Dillon Falls, when the canoe apparently tipped over, and they were unable […]
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Smoke Levels Explained
If you love the outdoors, here’s what the smoke advisory levels feel like. It’s like a sadness rainbow!
On Thursday, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for a host of counties in Oregon—including Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties here in Central Oregon. That advisory is in effect until noon Friday. Deschutes County’s air quality has hovered in the “Red” or “Orange” category this week due to a rash […]