Boss Rambler announced on April 22 that this will be its last summer operating The Beer Club on Galveston Avenue. In anticipation of a planned Galveston road project, and as the company shifts toward growing its Stokes Cold Ones brand, Boss Rambler made the decision to close its west side beer club, according to owner, […]
Boss Rambler Beer Club Celebrates Its Last Summer
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Letters to the Editor 05/01/2025
Battle of the Burgers Having spent the past seven decades compulsively grading and ranking every item I have experienced in every category of everything — 45’s, movies, albums, album covers, breads, beers, salads, breakfasts, and muffins, to name just a few — I must add my voice to those who have chosen Bend’s best burger. […]
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Horoscope Week of May 1, 2025
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus author Nellie Bly (1864–1922) was a daring trailblazer. It was almost impossible for a woman to be a journalist in the 19th century, but she did it anyway. One of her sensational groundbreaking stories came when she did an undercover assignment in New York’s Women’s Lunatic Asylum. Her reporting on […]
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Tiny Beautiful Things
A new play, touring Central Oregon, will immerse the audience in an emotional journey. Ellipse Theatre Community (ETC) is presenting “Tiny Beautiful Things” starting May 9. Actress Nia Vardalos from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” adapted the play from Cheryl Strayed’s advice column and memoir “Wild.” It’s based on Strayed’s experiences as an advice columnist. The […]
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Bend Woman Pursues Gold on U.S. Women’s Kayak Polo Team
Anyone looking for outdoor adventure is sure to find it on a kayak polo team. Al Kolenda is on the U.S. Women’s National Kayak Polo Team — a squad of eight elite athletes from across the country gearing up for the Pan American Championships in Edmonton, Canada, this August. Kolenda says to qualify for the […]
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Rollin’ with the Homies
Springtime in Central Oregon is a great time to roll around on two wheels. Obviously. But what if you’re new in town? Or new-ish to riding all together? Listen, take it from me: I was new in Bend — and to group riding — back in 2016. Now I’m newly back in town after squandering […]
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Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium
There’s something indelible about the Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium, held in downtown Bend. The closed-course, high-octane bicycle race has been held most summers since 1980. It’s an “Old Bend” event that has ushered local cycling through the sport’s various booms and busts — and certainly through the myriad transformations that make up “New Bend.” Local […]
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May 2025 Electoral Endorsements: Zone 7
In this race, the incumbent, Kina Chadwick, is most prepared to serve. From their years on the school board, Chadwick has a clear vision of the challenges ahead: funding cutbacks, a need for more early childhood literacy, engaging students and chronic absenteeism among them. They should have a chance to continue their work. Chadwick’s opponent, […]
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May 2025 Electoral Endorsements: Zone 6
Voters have two quality candidates in this race. Theo Wilhelm is a K-12 classroom teacher with 25 years of experience; Ross Tomlin, the incumbent who was appointed by the board last year, is a career educator with administrative experience at the community college and education service district level. Both would serve the students, teachers, support […]
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Around the Bend Farms:
Growing food, educating and innovating, building community. These are the core values of Braided Roots Urban Farm, an area tucked away in the eclectic neighborhood of Deschutes River Woods where something pretty amazing is happening on only an acre of land. The farmers are not just cultivating locally grown produce, they are also transforming what […]