Bar Rio in downtown Bend is rebranding into a private event space called The Rio Room. The last day for the public to visit Bar Rio is expected to be Thursday, Oct. 30. After that, the owners will focus on renting out the space for rehearsal dinners, business luncheons, birthdays, holiday parties and more. The […]
Bar Rio is Morphing into The Rio Room
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Rich Man/Rich Man
I think Aziz Ansari meant well when he sat down to write ”Good Fortune” and really thought he was trying to unpack the unfairness of the gig worker system in America, and how easy it is to make one or two small mistakes and end up homeless and destitute. While “Good Fortune” has some solid […]
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Bend OB-GYN Claims St. Charles Forced Him to Close Down
A longtime Bend doctor is closing his practice and suing St. Charles Health System, accusing it of forcing him out of business. Dr. John Murphy’s lawsuit, which was filed in Deschutes County Circuit Court, alleges that the central Oregon hospital and clinic system tried to “sabotage” his practice by hiring away one of his colleagues. The lawsuit also […]
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Oregon’s Rural Counties are the Hardest Hit by the Federal Government Shutdown
As the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, most of the nearly 23,000 federal employees in Oregon are still going without pay—including many required to keep working during the shutdown, such as airport screeners and air traffic controllers. Analysis by OJP indicates that back pay for Oregon’s federal workers, mandated by the Government Employee […]
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Bend’s Still on Top
Most of us already know why people move to Bend—because at one point, we did the same thing. But why does it continue to top Oregon’s “best places to live” lists, and yet not a single Oregon city appears in U.S. News‘ Top 275? Back in 2000, Bend’s population was 52,029. A decade later, it […]
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Savage in Bend (or Redmond)
Readers get a two for one, because this week is the Redmond issue AND Halloween! So why not answer a question about a haunting? Lynn J. asks, “Is the SCP Redmond Hotel really haunted?” This tale begins way back in 1906, when William and Fannie Wilson built the original Redmond Hotel, a wooden two-story structure […]
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Building Confidence, Character and Grace
A Disney classic, “The Little Mermaid,” will be center stage in Redmond this November. Ovation Performing Arts is putting on the production. The non-profit primarily serves homeschooled families and describes itself as a Christian-based organization. Jonathan Shepherd and his wife have run OPA for the past decade, developing young actors from around Central Oregon. For […]
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The Sounds of Yemen Are Coming to Bend
What began as a few friends playing music together in the Middle East turned into an international tour with a stop at Silver Moon Brewing in Bend. El Khat is a three-person minimalist band, using mostly homemade instruments. “I wasn’t planning on starting a band, I was working on some tunes that afterwards became the first […]
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LISTEN: Grand Craft Bend: John Herman 🎧
In this episode, we meet the founder and head mead-maker, John Herman, from Lazy Z Ranch Wines in Sisters. Lazy Z’s meads, aka honey wine and “ranch wine,” aren’t just unique among Oregon meaderies for using exclusively Oregon honey, but the Lazy Z Ranch is a boon for local pollinators. What’s more, there’s no a […]
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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 […]