The Bend City Council recently approved an ordinance expanding the civil exclusion zone to cover downtown. We talked to Bend Police Chief Jim Porter to get the inside scoop on how the ordinance came about and how police plan to execute it. Source Weekly: Where and how did the conversation about expanding the civil exclusion […]
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Bend-La Pine Schools accepts $1.9 million offer on Troy Field
The Bend-La Pine School Board has accepted a $1.9 million offer on its Troy Field property in downtown Bend. The 0.8 acre patch of grass on NW Bond’s sale to Portland-based Brownstone Development is contingent on the removal of the public facilities designation, according to Brian Fratzke of Fratzke Commercial, who brokered the sale. The school […]
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Friday Mixtape: Campaign Song Denied
By: Josh Gross Donald Trump just launched his “I’m totally serious you guys,” campaign for president. Before he spoke a single word of his announcement speech, he had already stepped in it, because the song he chose to enter to was Neil Young’s “Rocking in the Free World.” Young’s manager, Elliot Roberts, emailed this response […]
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Friday Mixtape: Like a Rolling Stone
By Josh Gross I recently read an article in Rolling Stone about 20 albums critics loved in the 1970s, but that you’ve probably never heard of. They were right. I hadn’t heard most of them, which is as good a reason to make and share a mixtape as any. So here it is, featuring tunes […]
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OSU-Cascades plans to break ground on 10-acre campus by month’s end
OSU-Cascades announced today that it plans to begin construction on the contested 10-acre westside campus once it receives the necessary permits from the City. Officials say they anticipate getting permits for construction activities such as excavation and tree removal during the last week of June. Though citizen-led opposition group Truth in Site has indicated it plans […]
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A new water feature at Pine Nursery Park—or overactive sprinklers?
Today, we received an email from a reader concerned about the use of water at Pine Nursery Park. Michael Rich, an employee of the U.S. Forest Services (whose local office neighbors the park), took a short video that appears to show sprinklers watering large swaths of pavement and creating ponds in landscaped areas. “I feel […]
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Shevlin Park fire contained, evacuation orders lifted
A fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in Shevlin Park is officially contained as of midnight. The blaze, which was first reporter by a hiker just before 1:30 pm, grew from less than one-tenth of an acre to about 10 acres in the first two hours. Bend Fire issued a Stage 1 Evacuation Order for […]
