Finding Balance in Sacred Relationship
Q: Is it possible to develop too much of a relationship with psychedelics? How do I know if I’m using them as spiritual bypassing? A: This question touches something I feel deeply, both as someone who has walked this path for years and as a witness to countless others navigating these journeys. Your awareness in asking…
Sunriver Brewing is Leaving Its Galveston Location
Sunriver Brewing Company is closing its NW Galveston Pub in Bend on Saturday, Nov. 1 after nearly a decade. Chief Executive Officer Ken Cameron says the company doesn’t like the changes that are being made to the building. “We were interested in retaining the current footprint, a relatively small indoor space and current outdoor patio…
Free Will Astrology for Week of Oct. 23
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Many cultures regard obsidian as having protective powers against negative energy. This makes it popular for healing talismans. Obsidian mirrors have often been used to scry for visions and prophecies. Because obsidian is so sharp, ancient peoples incorporated it into tools used to hunt for food, like knives and arrowheads. In…
Northwest Native Nations Could Lose Hundreds of Millions in Federal Funding
A new report from Portland State University found that budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s new spending bill threaten nearly half of federal funding allocated to federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native nations last year. Roughly $530 million of the $1.19 billion allocated to Northwest tribal nations in fiscal year 2024 — used to…
It’s a Block(buster) Party
I think Bendites and Central Oregonians take for granted that they live alongside the Last Blockbuster on Planet Earth. While there are still several incredible and iconic video stores across the West Coast (the dreamy “Movie Madness” in PDX and the deeply quirky and cavernous “Scarecrow Video” in Seattle are two of my favorites), our Blockbuster is a genuine Mom and…
Fired Cop’s Lawsuit Against City of Redmond Results in Mistrial
The jury in a $5 million lawsuit filed by a former police sergeant against the City of Redmond and the police department’s top brass couldn’t reach a verdict, resulting in a mistrial on Oct. 16. In the lawsuit, Donald Ryan Fraker said that his February 2020 termination for alleged dishonesty was instead retaliation for filing…
Supportive Housing is a Lifeline. The Public Deserves Strong Oversight of How It’s Going.
A recent investigation published in the Source revealed the complications and conundrums that can come up when trying to offer stability to those for whom instability has been the norm. At the start of this year, the region’s housing authority opened the first supportive housing community east of the Cascades, aimed at providing not just…
Plans for Managed Camp Could Be Delayed
A plan to have a managed camp in Redmond open by this winter hit a snag this week. A split vote of the Redmond City Council and a delayed vote at the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners mean the construction schedule will likely get pushed back for the camp planned on Redmond’s east side.…
The Lemon Tree is For Sale
The popular downtown Bend breakfast/lunch restaurant, The Lemon Tree, is for sale. A listing on Compass Commercial says the asking price is $500,000. The post states gross revenue is $1.5 million while rent is $4,151 per month with an additional monthly Common Area Maintenance fee of $1,605. The Lemon Tree, which won Best Brunch 2025…
Blue Eyes Burgers Now in Redmond
Blue Eyes Burgers and Fries has expanded to Redmond. When the food cart lost its Bend location with the closing of Boss Rambler on Galveston Ave., the company moved it to Otto’s Landing in Redmond. “We have known that we have had a good fan base up here and are excited to become a…
A Diversity of Flavor
The first thing I noticed about The Crown Curry upon entering is the unpretentious warmth of the vibe. More than the dearly departed Nome Italiano or Balthazar’s before that, The Crown Curry has a casual peacefulness that I appreciated. It doesn’t feel stuffy inside; instead, it asks that you take a load off and relax…
Letters to the Editor, Week of Oct. 23
The Hawthorne Bridge Literally Elevates Bend’s Future In response to the letter of the week from October 8th criticizing the City of Bend for investing in safer public transportation via the Hawthorne Crossing and instead suggesting the City and County divert these funds to a performing arts center and “prioritize an investment that directly benefits…
Score One For Ross and Reznor
The “Tron” franchise is an interesting one. The original from 1982 is groundbreaking in terms of filmmaking and special effects, but it didn’t perform well critically or financially. At the time, Disney had to write off most of the budget, and the film was seen as a failure (except by Roger Ebert!). Over the next…
What Kind of Snow Falls on Your Dream Home?
When winter arrives in Central Oregon, no two snowfalls are quite the same, just like no two homes. From powder snow dusting Cascade Mountain cabins to glistening hoarfrost on Tumalo ranch properties, the type of snow that settles around a home says everything about the lifestyle it offers. Powder Snow: The Adventurer’s Haven Light and…
Black Sabbath Cover Band Coming to Bend
If music was the magical elixir that got Zakk Wylde off the gridiron and on a stage when he was a teenage linebacker, the guitar was the vehicle that got him to the dream gig as Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist when Wylde was barely 20. The next three-and-a-half decades have seen the Jersey native not only…
Mateo Paez cycles his way across the world as an elite competitive bikepacker
As a college student, Mateo Paez commuted on his Vespa up, down and around the hills of San Francisco. However, a collision with a car pulling out of a parking spot set Paez on a path to cycling up mountains, across the globe, that he never saw coming. “I didn’t have any major injuries, but…
Where There Is Fire, Manifest Lake
At a recent event, I chatted with a consultant whose area of focus and expertise intrigued me. Long a practitioner of martial arts, he now travels the country to instruct organizations, from corporations to churches, to employ verbal martial arts techniques to create more fruitful communications outcomes between adversarial groups. From what I gathered, an…
Under-the-Radar Reads for Spooky Season
I admit to being a coward when it comes to the horror genre. I don’t even watch horror movie previews. But I can’t deny that this time of year, with the longer, colder nights, Halloween lights flickering from houses and the urge to stay cozy, safe and warm inside, there’s something about a bone-chilling tale…
Two Decades of Joy
The Central Oregon Mastersingers are celebrating 20 years. The choir, made up of 40 to 60 members, depending on the performance, is preparing for it’s next event, “Rooted in Song,” featuring vocalist and composer Moira Smiley. Her music is described as a blend of traditional folk, classical and jazz. “For this concert, we’ll have…
Halloween Haunts for the Brave
Literary Ghost Walk Returns Ghosts of famous authors will be roaming the Downtown Bend Library the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 29. Visitors of all ages can take a haunted stroll through the stacks to meet the spirits of Edward Gorey, Dorothy Parker, Shel Silverstein, Toni Morrison and more. Visitors will receive a Ghost Walk Passport…
The Battle Over Canned Cocktails Enters Another Round
Ben Brewer’s Bend distillery, Forth Distilled Goods, is selling a lot of ready-to-drink cocktails in Idaho grocery stores. But in Oregon, only the state’s 285 liquor stores are allowed to carry Forth’s products. By law, the state’s 792 grocery stores may not sell them, even though Forth’s products are 5% alcohol by volume. Meanwhile, those…
Still No Sign of Missing Central Oregon Horse
For many, the first dusting of snow on the mountains around Central Oregon is a sight of wonder and excitement for the winter ahead. For Erika Dunning, it elicits misery and heartache. One of the La Pine resident’s horses, Cinnamon, a 24-year-old Chestnut gelding with a “whisper” of a white star on his forehead, white…
