I‘m coming up on my 25th year as a resident of Bend, and as great as the food scene is here in 2024, there are still some spots that have closed over the years that I still miss on the regular. Colors was, to this day, the best breakfast spot ever in Central Oregon and […]
Arancini in the Wild
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The Third Act
On July 13, a 20-year-old white male was able to get his hands on a legally purchased semiautomatic AR-type rifle and nearly succeed in assassinating a United States presidential candidate. This tragedy is a call to action that includes all of us and especially those of us over 65. Our experience and our perspective are […]
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Source Warmup
City of Bend to Improve Safety on Greenwood Avenue At a July 17 meeting, Bend city councilors unanimously approved a project that makes improvements on Greenwood Avenue, creating safer travel for pedestrians, bicyclists and cars, according to a press release. The project will include new protected crosswalks, a buffered bike lane, a reduction in travel […]
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CC&Rs and HOAs, Part II
I wanted to start by thanking our readers for reaching out with so many responses to my last article about HOAs and CC&Rs! As I expected, opinions and feelings were split. Some folks disliked and resented HOAs while others seemed to really appreciate having a known set of neighborhood rules. Given the response received, I wanted […]
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Varios incendios forestales arden al noroeste de La Pine
Bomberos están trabajando para sofocar dos incendios en el bosque nacional de Deschutes, uno en Round Mountain y otro en Wickiup. Ambos incendios, localizados aproximadamente a siete millas al noroeste de La Pine y justo al norte de la reserva Wickiup, se reportaron el 17 de julio. Desde el 19 de julio, el incendio en […]
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Coming to Fruition
From origins busking on Portland street corners and playing impromptu gigs at taco shops and wing joints, Fruition’s Americana sound has grown up. That’s to be expected when you’ve been a band for more than 15 years and rocked sold-out shows and festivals across the country, sharing tunes from a solid string of studio records, […]
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Storm in the Heartland
I don’t think I’m as much of a film snob as I’m supposed to be. Don’t get me wrong, I love a complicated and mind-bending independent film that melts my brain and inspires me to write 1,000 words on the cinematic language of the New Hollywood movement, but I equally love a good disaster movie or […]
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An American Tale
Kevin Costner is now and will always be an icon. Even with what could somewhat of a limited range as an actor, he’s always managed to instill the characters he has played with varying levels of flawed humanity and a certain unquantifiable vibe of old-fashioned movie star charisma, mixed with a ’50s-style drip of cowboy […]
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The Psychedelic Frontier: Exploring intentional psychedelic use in the modern world
Mary Casanave Sheridan is a psychedelic coach and guide. Through this column she aims to answer reader questions, dispel myths and disinformation, around psychedelic substances and their potential, creating a more empowered and well-informed public. Q: I heard that Measure 110 has been repealed and Schedule 1 substances are no longer legal in Oregon. Can […]
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The Ongoing Circus of the Traveling Library
Try to keep up as we outline what users of the Deschutes Public Library are going to experience in the coming years. As we outlined in a news story last week, DPL is in the midst of building its big new “Central Library” on the far-east side of Bend – a location selected secondarily, after […]