The City of Bend in partnership with Art in Public Places (AiPP) seeks to commission designs for three structures: a bike shelter, a trash enclosure and a central utility plant enclosure on the Public Works Campus in Bend. The artist(s) will design inspired 2D graphic art to be laser cut onto rusted Corten metal panels […]
Call for Artists: Site Structures – City of Bend Public Works Campus
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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break with Trygve Bjornstad 🎧
In this episode of Bend Don’t Break, host Aaron Switzer sits down with a passionate Bend local who has turned a love for board sports into a mission to give back to the community. Born in the Pacific Northwest, this week’s guest was drawn to Bend from a young age, inspired by its mountains, rivers, […]
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Pacific Power Set to Increase Rate Nearly 10% in 2025
Pacific Power, which serves over 620,000 customers in Oregon, will issue a nearly 10% rate increase starting Jan. 1. The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced Dec. 19 that it approved an overall increase of 8.5% for all customer types, including residential, commercial and industrial customers. The 2025 rate changes will also include an annual […]
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The Damned Deschutes
MAUPIN, Oregon — Alysia Littleleaf and her husband, Elke, make their living as fishing guides on the lower Deschutes River, near the Warm Springs Reservation. A major tributary of the Columbia River, the Deschutes irrigates farmland, generates electricity and is the lifeblood of Central Oregon’s biggest industry, tourism. The river and its high desert landscape […]
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Housing for All, Always
As we jump into the new year and prepare for a new/returning presidential administration, there may be many changes ahead in our world. But one thing I know won’t change: People need safe and affordable housing. Young and old, white, brown or Black, he/she/they and everyone in-between, the need for housing is inclusive. As we […]
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Source Warmup
City of Bend Hosts Open House for Bend Bikeway Project The City of Bend is hosting an informational, online open house from Dec. 16 to Jan. 2 on the final design for the Bend Bikeway Project. According to a press release, the open house will be the last public review opportunity before the designs are […]
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Bend Chamber Receives $20,000 Grant from Wells Fargo to Support Workforce Housing Initiative
The Bend Chamber is proud to announce a recent grant from Wells Fargo to support planning efforts for the Workforce Housing Initiative. The funding, totaling $20,000, will be used to support the Bend Chamber’s work to develop and launch a revolving loan program offering low interest, short term loans to developers and builders for the […]
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Gather ‘Round the Fire
It’s December and the cold weather is officially here. While ski bums and shredders are rejoicing, others may be seeking a little respite to warm their frozen bones. Winters at The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse in the Deschutes National Forest are the time to cozy up by the warmth of a fire and take in […]
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There Goes My Antihero
Sometimes, a movie gets released that’s so bad you know someone at the studio lost their job, and the filmmaker will probably end up in director’s jail for a few years. When that same studio releases three movies in the same universe that are so insanely, preposterously stupid (while also hemorrhaging money) that they become […]
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Keep Homeless Law in Place, and Focus on Housing
Over the last several years, much has been said about homelessness in Oregon — and everyone has an opinion. Lock them up, some say. Allow them the small dignity of sleeping on the street when they find themselves down on their luck, others say. In the midst of public dismay over visible camping on the […]