Get Your Grill On
This week’s recipe is more of a collection of guidelines – grilling guidelines for fresh vegetables. We’re talking everything from asparagus to onions to lettuces. If you’ve yet to experience grilled romaine lettuce, trust me, you’re in for some yumminess. My suggestion is to hit one of the many wonderful farmers markets going on in…
LISTEN: Delicious Provisions with Nancy Zadoff of Wild Petals Provisions 🎧
Nancy Zadoff and her husband Paul relocated to Bend several years ago after working and living in various locations around the globe including Australia, Europe and California. They vacationed in Central Oregon for years and always knew they would make Bend their final stop. Nancy, one of seven children, grew up in her parent’s gardens…
Get Pumped for Amphitheater Special Guests
There’s a massive buzz around the headliners gracing the stage this summer at Hayden Homes Amphitheater — Chris Stapleton, The Lumineers, Neil Young, 3 Doors Down and many more household names. With big name artists, comes up-and-coming, talented openers. Here are some special guests you may have missed when reading the big type on concert…
Horoscope Week of June 22, 2023
CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the Northern Hemisphere, the astrological month of Cancer begins with the sun in its greatest glory. Our home star is at its highest altitude, shining with maximum brightness. So then why is the sign of the Crab ruled by the moon? Why do the longest days of the year coincide…
Letters to the Editor 06/22/2023
Save the Deschutes South Canyon Natural Area I was born in Bend in 1991 and have lived here the majority of my 32 years. I live south of town in the home my parents built the year I was born. We love the open land by the river and all the wildlife that flourishes because…
Late Night Eats: Ramen
It’s no secret that Bend is something of a sleepy town. Want late-night food? Better hope Taco Bell is staffing its drive-thru, or that the D&D isn’t too packed with revelers. For those craving something yummy on the late side, Chomp Chomp has an option available for night owls: Late Night Ramen! The downtown eatery…
Kebaba Flavors are Back… a Bit
Lovers of Mediterranean flavors were pretty bummed when Kebaba on Newport Avenue closed over the pandemic. But now, the owners of the former Kebaba – who also operate Pizza Mondo — have brought back some of the love. The beloved hummus from Kebaba can now be found at Pizza Mondo in downtown Bend, on a…
Butterflies of Central Oregon
Summer is the season when butterflies flit and flutter through wildflower meadows or neighborhood gardens. To the ancient Greeks and Romans, butterflies were the symbolic representation of the human soul. British broadcaster and longtime naturalist Sir David Attenborough claimed that watching butterflies is good for our mental health. No matter the appeal, butterflies serve important…
Bend Teen Dies While Riding E-Bike
A 15-year-old Bendite died on Saturday after being hit by a minivan in northeast Bend. The collision happened on NE Highway 20 and Dean Swift Road around 4:30 pm, when a blue Dodge Caravan turned right onto the highway and hit the teen, who was riding on a e-bike with a passenger on the back. The…
Nearly All Oregon IDs Breached in Hack
On June 1, the owners of the file transfer software MOVEit notified the Oregon Department of Transportation that their software contained a vulnerability that could lead to hackers obtaining the personal information of Oregon driver’s licenses or ID cards. ODOT said after learning about the vulnerability, it “activated its emergency response procedures” and worked with…
Central Oregon Legislators Pass Bills at the Buzzer
The Oregon State Senate established a quorum on June 15, ending the six-week walkout of Senate Republicans. It’s the longest walkout in the state’s history and the fifth time Oregon Republicans have staged a walkout since 2019. Back with just a little more than a week left in the session, the Senate has been speed-running…
The Third Act: A Column on Ageism and Ageing
When I was six or so, my grandmother, who lived with us, would entertain me by pinching the skin on the back of her 80-year-old hand and then, letting it go, telling me to count slowly until her skin lay perfectly flat again, like a wave slowly reabsorbed by the sea. I easily counted to…
Facing Legislative Walkouts, Unions Offered Hope for Critical Workers
A crisis was averted this month when the local members of the Oregon Nurses Association reached an agreement with St. Charles Health System, giving nurses a big raise over the life of their contracts and ensuring they’re compensated when they miss meal and rest breaks. St. Charles remained Bend’s largest employer in Economic Development for Central…
New Specialty Shop is Chock Full of Meats, Cheeses, Olive Oils, Gifts and More
Perhaps it was destiny that Nancy Zadoff has a business revolving around flowers. She’s been weeding gardens since she was a kid. Her mother would send her out to pull weeds when she got into trouble — but is it punishment if you actually enjoy doing it? Fast forward a number of decades and through…
The Flash vs. Moral Relativism
Here’s the thing: the older I get, the easier it’s becoming for me to separate the art from the artist. But because my brain is an exhausting wasteland of contradictions, overthinking and burrito dreams, I also think a lot of artists are self-destructive, partly broken and mercurial creatures, who act more with their primordial lizard…
An Oregon Icon Turns 40
For the average beer-loving young Oregonian, it might be hard to imagine a time when brew pubs were not the center of the state’s cultural universe and when historical landmarks, such as poor farms and Catholic schools, fell into ruin instead of starting new lives as hotels or bars/pubs/restaurants. In short, it’s kinda hard to…
Shaene Marie Pascal Releases First EP
Shaene Marie Pascal is surely one to watch. She’s going places, even if she sings about being in the backseat. With her first debut five-track EP, “To Make New Friends,” recorded by Steven Hartwell of Featherlight Studios, Pascal hits local stages this summer for her first performances after releasing her album — which already has…
Bend’s First Queer-Owned Coffee Shop and Gathering Space Opens
This weekend, venues around Central Oregon are hosting parties to celebrate Pride. Celebrations in honor of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community include a Friday night “Cliché Queer” dance party at Volcanic Theatre Pub on the west side and the Saturday night “Big. Queer. Party.” at Open Space on the east side. Right in the middle of all…
A Beautiful Love Story
The War and Treaty, the husband-and-wife duo of Michael and Tanya Trotter return with “Lover’s Game,” an all-in spectacle of soul, rock n’ roll, and country rhythm & blues that shakes and simmers in just the right spots. For those who have followed the Trotters’ emotional story since 2018’s “Healing Tide” and its follow-up 2020’s…
Common Sights through a Native Lens
Sights big and small in Central Oregon provide awe, enjoyment and a sense of connection. One way to enhance the experience of this vast landscape is to look to the stories and legends of the native peoples of Central Oregon. The Paiute people and their ancestors are and have been some of the original stewards…
Joven de Bend muere mientras andaba en bici eléctrica
Un habitante de Bend, de 15 años de edad, murió el sábado después de ser impactado por una vagoneta en el noreste de Bend. El choque ocurrió en el noreste de la carretera 20 y la calle Dean Swift alrededor de las 4:30 pm, cuando una vagoneta Dodge Caravan de color azul dió vuelta a…
Treaty Days Returns After Three-Year Hiatus
T he Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days celebration is back after three years of COVID-era closures. The weekend-long event from June 23 through June 25 is a 54-year-old tradition on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of 1855. That treaty ceded about 10 million acres of land to the United States and…
Purchasing A Vacation Home in Bend
Bend and Central Oregon offer a diverse range of vacation properties catering to different needs. Some properties are exclusively used by families and friends, while others serve as investment opportunities. There are also rental properties known as Short Term Rentals, which the city defines as rentals lasting less than 30 consecutive days per tenant. However,…
Autocross at Hoodoo and Oregon Raceway Park
Autocross isn’t the most popular sport in Central Oregon, but there is an active community that gets together and provides opportunities for drivers to take on cone courses. The Autocross Club of Central Oregon has hosted six events this spring/summer and has seven more in store. So, what is autocross? In autocross, drivers use traffic…
