Reed Crossing Market Offers Local Flavors
The recently opened market in the Reed South Plaza offers a lot more than gas. Reed Crossing Market, which held its grand opening June 26, is aimed at supplying healthful, local items. The space is owned by Dan Healy, who also owns the Expressway Market on Reed Market and 15th. Get salsa from fRED Sauce,…
Psilocybin Therapy, One Year In
One year into the rollout of Oregon’s legal psilocybin program, providers and regulators are starting to get a look at who’s been using the program, and why. In January 2023, Oregon launched its state-regulated psilocybin therapy program through the Oregon Health Authority. Clients began receiving access to the services in May 2023. Delivered through the…
Wildfire Burns East of Redmond Airport
On July 6, a fire started around McCaffery and Sherman Road, east of the Redmond Airport and south of Highway 126. Firefighters worked to increased containment but faced significant challenges with hot and dry conditions. On Monday at 9am, the fire was 458 acres and 25% contained. The McCaffery Fire was first reported at about…
Portland Chao Boys Volleyball Team Becomes the First in Oregon to Bring Home the National Title
Portland Chaos 18U National Boys team ended their 2023-2024 season competing in the 2024 USA Volleyball Boys 18U American Division at the Junior Nationals in Dallas, Texas, against 21 teams from across the country. They had a perfect record going 12-0 to bring home the National Title led by head coach Nerisa Laban. “The team’s…
Oregon distributes nearly 1,000 air conditioners, air filters and other climate-control devices to Oregon Health Plan members
Three months after Oregon launched the nation’s first climate-related benefits tied to Medicaid coverage, nearly 1,000 eligible Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members have received vital devices to help keep them healthy. These devices include air conditioners, heaters, air filters, mini refrigeration units for storing medications, and portable power supplies to operate medical equipment (i.e., ventilators…
McKenzie Pass opens Thursday July 4
McKenzie Pass opened the morning of July 4 with fresh, smooth pavement for all to enjoy. The pass has remained closed while crews paved the narrow and winding section of road between the winter gate and the summit on the east side of the pass. Funding from a Federal Lands Access Program grant is improving…
Cascade Lifestyle Group Ranks as No. 1 Small Team in Oregon for Coldwell Banker Bain
The Cascade Lifestyle Group led by Kristi Kaufman and Catherine Scanland, Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Property Specialists and real estate brokers affiliated with the Bend office of Coldwell Banker Bain, has ranked as the No. 1 small team in Oregon for Coldwell Banker Bain based on their 2023 sales volume. Licensed as a Broker in…
Coos Bay Receives Oregon Heritage All-Star Community Designation
Coos Bay has been designated by the Oregon Heritage Commission as an “Oregon Heritage All-Star Community.” The commission created the All-Star program to recognize the strong efforts by communities to broadly preserve and develop heritage resources. An All-Star designation requires that communities meet at least 15 of 24 criteria related to local heritage. These include…
Saving Grace Announces Administrative Office Relocation
Saving Grace is pleased to announce that effective July 9, our administrative offices will be relocating. In an effort to operate more efficiently, we are consolidating office space and moving from our current location on Milwaukee Ave., to a new downtown address. Effective July 1st, our new address will be: 990 NW Brooks Street Suite…
Great Old Broads for Wilderness Host Press Conference at Senator Wyden’s Portland Office Ahead Of State-wide Day of Action Decrying Inaction on Owyhee Canyonlands National Monument
Great Old Broads for Wilderness (“Broads”), a grassroots movement of seasoned women who work to preserve wild lands for future generations, is bringing the push for an Owyhee Canyonlands National Monument to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s doorstep. As the clock ticks on the opportunity to secure permanent protection for the Owyhee, the Broads are gathering…
Building in the Wildlands
In a Land Birthed by Fire Part two of a three-part series exploring how Central Oregon can safely live with fire. We can’t control where an earthquake hits, when a volcano erupts or the path of a hurricane or twister, but we can take measures to prevent a fire from breaking out and barreling down…
Sam and Frodo Take Manhattan
Hollywood has this habit now that rarely pays off. Some young/new/hungry filmmaker makes a gorgeous independent feature or two on a small to medium budget, Hollywood notices and hires them to make a $100-million blockbuster that, more likely than not, tamps down their directorial style and attaches their sensibilities to filmmaking-by-committee, thus losing whatever spark…
The Call for Community Among Veterans
Jason Whalen entered the military right out of high school, in 1994. He served for three years, spending most of his time in Korea. Born in Minnesota, Whalen moved to Salem, Oregon around 1989 and later came to Bend. Tambi Lane, his partner of 10 years, described him as always caring for others. It didn’t…
A Rocker With a Passion for the Blues
B.B. King. That is who kicked off a lifelong love of the blues for Slash, best known as the lead guitarist for Guns n’ Roses. His passion for blues has led the Brit-born Rock & Hall of Famer to release “Orgy of the Damned,” his sophomore solo bow that features a dozen mostly cover songs…
Bend Summer Festival Returns This July
The heart of downtown Bend is set to transform into a lively hub filled with live music, artistic pop-up vendors and a vibrant community atmosphere for the much-anticipated Bend Summer Festival. The event takes place from Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14, offering attendees the chance to experience Central Oregon’s longest-running art and crafts…
The Decemberists Go Back to Where It Began
Anyone who’s followed the loquacious, decades-long career of The Decemberists knows singer-songwriter Colin Meloy is a wordsmith. Sometimes fanciful, sometimes dark, often epic and steeped in lore, the beloved baroque pop rockers frequently weave intricate stories of blue-collar industrial types (mariners, chimney sweeps, train operators) alongside political statements on conceptually dense albums. Crafting sonic novellas,…
Sisters Art Works Hosts A Summer of Intimate Outdoor Concerts
This summer, experience the magic of live music in an intimate outdoor setting at Sisters Art Works. With stunning views of the Cascade Mountains and a welcoming community atmosphere, the venue is a great combination for attendees to enjoy an outdoor concert in Central Oregon. Nestled behind the Sisters Folk Festival headquarters, the art center…
House of Sutiki Is Helping Build Bend’s Dance Music Scene
Back in the day, Danny Fry’s friends gave him the not-so-uncommon nickname Danimals. The longtime DJ, booker and event promoter has embraced the moniker, playing gigs as Mr. Danimals for the past few years. Fry has been organizing events around the world for two decades, throwing parties with international talent from Italy, Singapore, Paris and…
Horoscope Week of July 4, 2024
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Fates have authorized me to authorize you to be bold and spunky. You have permission to initiate gutsy experiments and to dare challenging feats. Luck and grace will be on your side as you consider adventures you’ve long wished you had the nerve to entertain. Don’t do anything risky or…
La Pine amenazada por un fuerte incendio
Lori Wood estaba en su casa en La Pine Newberry Estates el martes 25 de junio cuando escuchó que tocaban la puerta alrededor de las 2pm. Era la policía, avisando de un incendio cercano y de la necesidad de evacuar el área de inmediato. Wood, que estaba en casa con sus dos nietos y su…
Letters to the Editor 07/04/2024
An open letter to Reps. Kropf and Levy and Senate candidate Broadman I am sure that you saw the recent reports of the huge bed shortage that exists in regard to addicts seeking help towards recovery. The changes made to Measure 110 say that if an addict is arrested he/she can voluntarily be diverted to…
The time for skepticism of the Bend Central District has passed — the transformation is already underway
As a real estate broker, I’ve spent the last two decades advising my clients on sound investments in Central Oregon and helping them maximize their returns when it comes time to sell. Like any job that involves predictions about the future, much of what I do relies on educated guesses, with few guarantees. I’ve previously…
Bend’s Asian Market Opens
The dream is real: Bend now has an official Asian market. Tomi Mart opened June 26, in the shopping center on the southeast corner of Third Street and Reed Market Road. The bright space, opened by Jess Scott and Natasha Dempsey, is named in honor of Scott’s daughter Tomiko, who in turn is named after…
Source Warmup
Comment Period Opens for Proposal Allowing E-bikes on Select Trails The Deschutes National Forest is seeking input on a proposed project that would allow class 1, pedal-assist e-bikes on existing, select trails and paved paths located near Bend, Sisters and Sunriver. The Forest Service is considering the use of e-bikes on select trails to create…
Birdsong Ice Cream Offers New Zealand-Style Sweet Treats
The Podski has a new food cart serving simple sweet treats, New Zealand style. Cassandra Price and Taylor Samuelsen opened Birdsong Ice Cream in mid June, featuring Alden’s organic ice cream that gets mixed together with fresh berries. Currently, that includes strawberries, marionberries, raspberries or blackberries in cups, cones or waffle cones. Toppings include freshly…
Bend Set to Pursue Fast-Tracked UGB Addition
On June 20, the Bend City Council decided to pursue a one-time urban growth boundary expansion, giving staff direction to move forward and solicit applications for the expansion. The expansion, which came out of Senate Bill 1537 as a possible means of expansion for cities that meet the qualifications, would help speed up growth. The…
Savage in Bend: What’s up with the art & graffiti in Bend?
It’s summer! Hopefully, everyone is enjoying Central Oregon’s natural beauty and the diversity of our local culture through art, music and other creative pursuits. This month’s question deals with the illegal activity of tagging, but I thought it would be fun to give it a cultural spin. Sean R. asks, “How does the city deal…
La Pine Threatened by Large Fire
Lori Wood was at her home in La Pine’s Newberry Estates on Tue., June 25 when she heard a knock on the door around 2 pm. It was the police, alerting her of a nearby fire and the need to immediately evacuate. Wood, who was home with her two grandchildren and bedridden husband, was stunned.…
Awakening Your Inner Hero: Love Your Demons
One of the things I do when I am not with clients or writing is providing leadership and team building programs for all kinds of folks. Recently I was working with a group of counselors at Mountain Adventure Tours, a camp near Sun Valley, Idaho. The camp was created 27 years ago by our son,…
Former Employees at Black Butte Ranch File $13.5 Lawsuit Alleging Workplace Harassment
On Thu., June 27 at a co-working space in Bend, two former employees of Black Butte Ranch held a press conference with their lawyers detailing years of abuse and harassment by a former co-worker, Glenn Michael Woosley. They also announced a $13.5 million dollar lawsuit on behalf of themselves and seven other former employees against…
Garlic Independence
Sometime in the mid-1990s, after a lifetime of servitude to the shriveled heads of garlic that I would bring home from the supermarket, I finally declared myself independent. As a cook and a garlic lover, I would no longer stand for garlic heads that contain 47 cloves each, cloves that I had to painstakingly peel…
Oregon Enacted Laws Around Homeless Camp Removals in 2023. After the Grants Pass Decision, Will They Be Enough?
There’s plenty to be concerned about with the recent Supreme Court decision that upholds a ban on camping in Grants Pass, Oregon. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision, saying that laws criminalizing sleeping in public places are not in violation of the Eighth Amendment’s cruel and unusual punishment protections. The case…
Biking for Brunch at Brand 44 N
If you want an indication of the popularity of a restaurant in rural America, there’s one good tell: the parking lot. In the case of Brand 44 N in Terrebonne, the parking lot is decidedly full — though on my visit it was a bit of a moot point, since I’d decided to devote my…
A Trip to the Wallowas
The Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon turned out to be the first of our many planned summer trips. The choice was a good one. Driving east along the Colombia River on I-84, near the town of Pendleton, everything suddenly became lusher and greener. By the time we arrived at Wallowa Lake, I could see why…
“Cali Sober” Drinks Now at Bars
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission lists 27 licensed cannabis dispensaries in Bend that can sell you a can of cannabis-infused beverages ranging from 25 to 100 milligrams of THC. But if you want something far less potent but purportedly way more social, you can already find low-dose, hemp-derived THC-infused beverages around town. Tiptoeing in…
Paddling Central Oregon
Summertime in Central Oregon means dipping your paddle in the Deschutes River or one of the High Cascade lakes. Between the river, subalpine lakes and a couple of large reservoirs, there are options for everyone, from tubing to wakeboarding. If you’re inclined to avoid the motorized crowd, here are a few options for a flatwater…
A Beautiful Thought
“I forget what I’ve criedover where I’ve leftmy blood in this world.” -Broderick Eaton “the salt we leave behind,” finalist for the 2023 Crosswinds Poetry Prize Truly great poetry grows in the mind and can change how you view yourself and the world. As an art form, it hasn’t received the respect it deserves in…
The Psychedelic Frontier: Let’s Heal Together
My name is Piper Lucas, and I have been learning and growing with different psychedelic plant medicines for more than 17 years. With a background in architecture, my lens has been evaluating how the consciousness of people in altered states is affected by their surroundings. I have studied different indigenous uses of plant medicines for…
Author Leslie Stephens Debuts with Dystopian Novel, “You’re Safe Here”
In a not-so-distant dystopian future fueled for the wealthy by wellness technology, the lives of three women collide through an unraveling of events revealing thrilling plot twists and uncovered secrets, a story almost chilling for its depiction of our own trajectory. Out now, “You’re Safe Here” explores a 2060 world where wellness not only segregates…
May the Source Be With You: July Edition
I have been remiss in my duties as your Friendly Neighborhood Cultural Writer. With the weather so lovely over the last week and my deep and abiding love of walking around Bend and listening to early aughts hip-hop music, I haven’t been dedicating enough time to podcasts and streaming services lately. Luckily, I binged just enough…
