Bend is growing whether you like it or not, and with more people comes more traffic. If the city grows to 110,000 by 2030, as population models predict, how will they all get around town? This is the question the Bend 2030 Transportation Forum seeks to address. “How we respond today to Bend’s future needs […]
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Saving Grace Takes Back the Night to Raise Awareness About Sexual Assault
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and cities around the world are hosting Take Back the Night events to raise awareness about violence in their communities. With roots in anti-violence demonstrations in the 1970s, Take Back the Night events often include marches, rallies and vigils. In Bend, Saving Grace hosts a family-friendly event aimed at providing […]
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Sheryl Crow Returns to Bend July 6
If all you want to do is have some fun, you’re in luck. Sheryl Crow is coming to the Les Schwab Amphitheater July 6. Tickets, which are running $45 and $85 plus service fees, go on sale Friday, April 10 at 10 am. The LSA summer concert series is really staking up. Who are you […]
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Bend City Council Votes to Limit Vacation Rentals
Last night, after hours of deliberation, a battle-weary city council voted unanimously to support the first reading of ordinances including a new short-term rental licensing program and changes to land use code that limit the concentration of what are frequently referred to as vacation rentals. Under the first ordinance, which passed with relative ease, new […]
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Michael Franti Returns to Bend August 23
He’s baaack. Or, at least, he will be. Michael Franti returns to Bend with Spearhead on August 23 at the Les Schwab Ampitheater. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 1 for $39 plus service fees. According to LSA: Musician, filmmaker, humanitarian, Michael Franti, is recognized as a pioneering force using music as a vehicle for […]
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Maziar Bahari Film To Light A Candle Highlights Iranian Abuses of Bahá’ís
Newsweek’s Iranian correspondent Maziar Bahari’s newest documentary, To Light A Candle, will be screened on Saturday at St. Helen’s Hall in Bend. Bahari has been in the media most recently due to The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart’s film Rosewater, a retelling of Bahari’s 118 days of detention and torture in Iran. His new film focuses […]
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We’re Off to Philly for a Media Diversity Conference
If you were to poll journalists and ask how they typically spend their weekends, the top two answers would likely be working and drinking. This weekend, I’ll be doing a bit of both at a journalism conference in Philly—the 2015 LGBT Media Journalists Convening. Sponsored by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr., Fund and organized by […]
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Tell Us How You Really Feel: Vaccine Exemptions
The discussion about vaccine exemptions is heating up, with Oregon Senate Bill 442 igniting debate over the fine line between individual liberty and collective safety. (See some of the proposed amendments here). It’s even attracted attention from environmental activist, author, and attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who will be in Salem today holding a private […]
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Oregon Zoo Says Goodbye to Gus, Oldest Male Stellar Sea Lion
The Oregon Zoo laid to rest a 27-year-old male sea lion named Gus—the oldest male stellar sea lion in the United States, and perhaps the world—Sunday, following complications of advanced age. In the wild, male stellar sea lions rarely live past age 18, the Oregon Zoo said in a release. “Gus was sweet-tempered, gentle and […]
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Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss Coming to Les Schwab Amphitheater June 25
Les Schwab Amphitheater announced today that legendary folk singer Willie Nelson and 27-time Grammy Award-winning bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss will perform in Bend June 25. The big name bill also includes Jerry Douglas. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 6. Online Presale is Thursday, March 5 from 10 am to 5 pm with the password “local.” […]