In May, Brooks Resources purchased the Murray & Holt property at 181 NE Franklin Ave., located in the Bend Central District—an area the City of Bend has identified as a potential new urban renewal area to create infill and redevelopment opportunities. The Bend urban renewal agency, BURA, began work on that new urban renewal area […]
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Letters to the Editor
Keep Bend Precious and Platypus Pub
Keep Bend Precious There is a specialness to Bend that is rare. And this specialness should be preserved and protected by keeping Bend small. We are considerate of one another to a fault. We stop for pedestrians and cyclists wherever they may be. We say hello to one another. We are courteous to one another. […]
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Revitalization in Bend? One step closer
The sale of the old Murray & Holt car lot could be the first infill project in the BCD
Revitalization in the Bend Central District could be coming soon. On May 7, Brooks Resources finalized the purchase of the Murray & Holt property on Franklin Avenue next to the Sherwin-Williams paint store, the company said in a press release. The 1.76-acre property was most recently used as an auto lot, but falls in the […]
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What’s next? Jet packs?
Proposed face-lift for Bend Central District seeks to change transportation habits
For pedestrians and bicycle commuters, navigating the Third Street corridor is a blood pressure and hair-raising four-lane game of Frogger. The hectic dividing line between east and west Bend is choked with cars and trucks, hardly accommodating those traveling by bike or on foot. But that may be changing. That auto-centricity is exactly what Matt […]
