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Welcoming Week Celebrates Immigrants, Refugees and Undocumented Central Oregonians

This is the ninth year the City of Bend has partnered with a national coalition to provide cultural and business programming

by Peter Madsen August 31, 2026September 8, 2026

For those who complain that Bend is too vanilla, the City of Bend’s Welcoming Week offers a window into its diverse communities. Now in its ninth year, Welcoming Week showcases the many stripes of Central Oregonians, particularly those who are immigrants, refugees and undocumented residents. Beginning Sept. 10 through Sept. 19, Welcoming Week’s theme is […]

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Four People Walk into a Bike Shop

A business consultant and former bike shop employee shares a personality-type crib sheet for meeting customers as they are

by Peter Madsen August 27, 2026August 27, 2026

What bike shop personality type — or, better put, types — are you? I was a little embarrassed when I learned mine. After chatting with former bike shop employee and local business consult Jody Bagno-Dill, I realized that I’m a Performer with — mercifully — a good dose of Producer traits. Let me explain. I’ve […]

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Go Clean Energy Conference Coming in September

Upcoming gathering covers solar power, EVs and other clean energy options

by Damian Fagan August 21, 2026August 20, 2026

It’s appropriate that the Go Clean Energy Conference, slated for Friday, Sept. 18, will be held at the OSU-Cascades Edward J. Ray Hall, because the building is a “North Star” for sustainability. In green building, “North Star” means prioritizing energy efficiency and incorporating sustainable principles in the phases of construction and operations. Hosted by 350 […]

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Where Did Summer Go? Thrilla Cyclocross Series is Nigh

The four-date bicycle race series gives local racers a chance to sharpen up before the mud and rain of later-season ‘cross races

by Peter Madsen August 20, 2026August 21, 2026

In as much as the Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium rings in summer, the Thrilla Cyclocross Series ushers us toward fall. For racers both wholly dedicated and those trying, at long last, to get back into race shape, the four-date bicycle race series is a place to catch up with teammates, heckle friends and, most certainly, […]

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Motus Comes to the Crooked River Wetlands

Recently installed antenna will be used to help solve the mystery of migration

by Damian Fagan August 11, 2026August 13, 2026

A newly installed Motus antenna in Prineville’s Crooked River Wetlands will help biologists and the general public better understand the migratory patterns of small wildlife species such as birds, bats, butterflies and dragonflies. “Migration is a mystery in many ways,” said Kalysta “Kaly” Adkins, regional diversity biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. […]

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Annual Midnight Event Creates Excitement in Central Oregon

The Perseid meteor shower continues through Aug. 24

by Julie Furnas August 7, 2026August 7, 2026

One of the most famous meteor showers, the Perseid, is making its annual journey through the skies over Central Oregon. Perseid meteors are unique in that they are very small (the size of a grain of sand or small pebble), very fast and very, very bright. The showers occur in August, making them easy to […]

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Bend into Balance: Nathaniel Perullo & John O’Sullivan

A national boulder champ and founder of Changing the Game Project

by Adriana Mariño August 7, 2026August 11, 2026

Bend is not short of incredible athletes, nor amazing coaches and transformational leaders. Nathaniel Perullo, 2025 Under 19 National Boulder Champion of the U.S., and John O’Sullivan, founder of Changing the Game Project, are two top examples. Both shared profound reflections on the role of youth sports, intrinsic motivation and the value of a “multi-movement […]

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Why is Central Oregon So Biodiverse?

Examining the vast microclimates that make our region unique

by Rick Martinson, Founder High Desert Horticultural Center August 3, 2026August 4, 2026

As gardeners, landscapers and owners of a native plant nursery for over 30 years, we’ve had our fair share of interesting, sometime humorous, but never stupid questions. One common theme is the difficulty of growing ANYTHING in our challenging area, but more specifically, what CAN we grow in our wonderful soils and climate. Our answer is always […]

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With Public Lands Under Threat, Local Students Reflect

From hikers and bikers to fly fishermen, Central Oregon teens are passionate about the future of public lands

by Lauren Shein July 29, 2026July 27, 2026

On any given day in Central Oregon, locals and visitors alike can be found hiking, biking, skiing, fishing and more on the region’s vast tracts of public land. These federally-managed areas are a quintessential part of life both here and nationwide, where the national forest system encompasses around 193 million acres of land, and about […]

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Bend into Balance: Interview with Dr. Kevin Jones of Flow Wellness

Keeping the pounds off

by Adriana Mariño July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

In 2010, I traveled with a small film crew to Monterey, Mexico to meet Manuel Uribe for a documentary on obesity I was directing for National Geographic. At that time, he was 44 years old and held the Guinness Record as the heaviest man alive at 597 kilos or 1,320 pounds. For the last 13 […]

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