I first found Bend Urban Gardens, also known as BUG, last spring at downtown’s Earth Day Fair. I’ve been gardening for the last six years, but in a very different climate than what we have here in Bend. I was immediately drawn to BUG’s vendor booth because I’m a fish out of water when it comes […]
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Wildfire Wise, Wildlife Friendly: Smart Landscaping
Central Oregonians today are navigating a difficult balance between home fire protection and local wildlife habitats. Stunning landscapes and abundant wildlife were why many of us relocated to this unique area. Those who love insects and birds take it further by planting and retaining wildlife-nurturing native shrubs and wildflowers. Research shows native plants support significantly […]
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A Library, But for Tools
A local group is working toward creating a tool library in Bend, offering a simple way for residents to utilize a variety of tools for their DIY home improvements, yard work or other projects. Tool libraries typically work like traditional libraries, but instead of books, they lend out home-repair and gardening tools free of charge. Bend […]
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Grow, Create, Inspire: Home and Garden Workshops This Spring
Spring is the perfect time to try something new and get creative. Whether you’re interested in gardening, crafting or hands-on DIY projects, these upcoming workshops and events offer a great way to learn and embrace spring while adding creativity to your home and garden. The Cottage Craft Club Bring a craft, in-progress project or garments […]
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Home & Garden Issue
Even amongst the snow flurries, spring is in the air. Waxy green stems are starting to poke through the soil in gardens around Central Oregon and those impulsive, frosty morning bursts are melting faster. Our Home and Garden Issue celebrates all these seasonal changes while encouraging you to spruce up your surroundings, inside and out. […]
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Horoscope Week of April 3, 2025
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Have you ever been part of an innovation team? Its goal is not simply to develop as many new ideas and approaches as possible, but rather to generate good, truly useful new ideas and approaches. The most effective teams don’t necessarily move with frantic speed. In fact, there’s value in “productive […]
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Letters to the Editor 04/03/2025
Save the Bees Oregonians have a unique opportunity to help Oregon’s pollinators, wildlife and ecosystems. HB 2679 is currently proceeding through the legislature. This bill would reclassify neonicotinoids (neonics) as a restricted-use pesticide and would limit their application to licensed professionals only. This measure would significantly reduce the prevalence of neonics in the environment where […]
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Sunriver Brewing Company Expands to Redmond with New Pub
Big news for Redmond beer lovers: Sunriver Brewing Company is bringing its award-winning brews and beloved pub fare to town with a brand-new location opening this summer. “We are thrilled to introduce the Redmond community to Sunriver Brewing Company,” said Travis Downing, Sunriver Brewing’s restaurants director, in a press release. “Our team has worked tirelessly […]
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Not Even Cheaper by the Dozen-Dozen
If a bacon, egg and cheese Hot Pocket is the Cadbury Egg of breakfast pastries, Nancy P’s Cafe & Bakery’s bacon, egg and cheese pocket is the Fabergé egg. On a recent morning in the bakery off Newport Avenue, owner Katy Clabough made mention of the skyrocketing price of eggs. Would all of Nancy P’s […]
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Bucking Bend’s Tree Code in the Name of Affordable Housing Sets a Poor Precedent
When a City of Bend committee crafted the City’s tree preservation code, it was nothing if it wasn’t a community-driven process. Developers were among those represented on the committee that eventually came up with various means for large developments to handle the big trees on a given plot of land — preserving some of them […]