Funky Fauna Artisan Ales, a microbrewery celebrated for its bold, fruit-forward farmhouse ales, is making the move to Bend. Co-owners Michael Frith and Danielle Burns originally launched the brewery in Sisters, crafting small-batch ales that blend traditional craftsmanship with modern brewing artistry, using Oregon-grown malted barley and hops. Now, Funky Fauna is setting up shop […]
Funky Fauna Artisan Ales Brings Farmhouse Brewing to Bend
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Planned Parenthood Awaits Potential Impacts to Care
In 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, states gained the right to restrict or ban abortions. In 2023, Oregon expanded its law giving people the right to make their own decisions about their reproductive health. Since then, Oregon has seen a steady increase in its demand for all reproductive […]
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Turning Our Backs on American Infants and Mothers
American women continue to have the highest rate of death before, during and after childbirth, compared to any other high-income country in the world. The worst part: about 80% of those deaths are likely to be preventable, according to a 2024 brief from The Commonwealth Fund. This has been a crisis since before the current […]
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The Psychedelic Frontier: Mothers of the Mushroom
Mikaela de la Myco is an educator, mother, folk herbalist, community organizer and entheogen facilitator centering ancestral healing modalities, sacred earth medicine and sensual assault advocacy. As the founder of mushWOMB, she provides education for birthing people, queer folks and BIPOC in the sacred earth medicine space and full spectrum womb care space. In all […]
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Just an Honor to be Nominated
The time has arrived for the 97th annual Academy Awards, and you have more options than ever to watch them. You can either tune into your local ABC affiliate, stream it live on Hulu or YouTube TV or you can attend the BendFilm Gala and Watch Party (which starts at 3:30pm at the Unitarian church) […]
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Turning Up the Volume for Women
The past few months have been undeniably hard for many of us. Watching any amount of national news can be both disorienting and panic-inducing as the systems we’ve relied on for our entire lives are threatened by an overly empowered group of (mostly) super-rich, white men. Being from a marginalized community — or at the […]
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Bend vs. Portland vs. Seattle
In the Pacific Northwest, Bend is a top destination for millennials looking to escape the high costs and other problems of big cities like Portland and Seattle. But what exactly is drawing them to Bend? Let’s break down the key reasons millennials are making the move. Career Opportunities and Professional Networks Remote work has transformed […]
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Source Warmup
On Sunday, during a protest calling for aid to Ukraine, 27-year-old Trevor Dean Miller allegedly pointed a handgun at an individual in attendance. Bend Police responded to the incident after a person attending the protest reported that, following a verbal confrontation, a man driving a white Dodge Charger pointed a gun at him, then drove […]
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The Recreation Industry and Trial Lawyers Battle Over Liability Waivers
Drownings on the Rogue River. Horrific — and sometimes fatal — ski accidents on Mount Hood and Mt. Bachelor. Stomach-turning sexual abuse at the hands of a trusted coach. And even being crushed nearly to death by an escaped 1,400-pound Sisters Rodeo bull named Party Bus. Those and other appalling anecdotes of recreation gone wrong […]
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For Campers Living East of Redmond: ‘Every Day Is a Struggle’
Kim “Tattoo Kimmy” Moss visited a cross that stands in the middle of a large encampment to the east of Redmond on a recent afternoon in February. Heavy snowfall from the previous night blanketed the area with about 4 inches of snow. The bright afternoon sun reflected off the snow, making the light exceptionally bright. […]