To be fair, the City tried to “save” the not-quite-an-acre of grass enclosed in chain link across from City Hall. It made an offer on the parcel but Bend-La Pine Schools wanted more. While no one would disclosed what the City offered, it was clearly less than the $1.9 million price tag on the property’s […]
Best Of 2015
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Best Yoga Studio
Namaspa
Welcoming students to its 90-degree heated power yoga room, a small sign in the waiting area of Namaspa states “come as you are, not as you should be.” “There are no mirrors here,” says co-owner and founder Suzie Newcome, who encourages people to let go of any ideas of needing to be good at yoga […]
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Best Breakfast
McKay Cottage
McKay Cottage has been open in Bend for nine years, but truly, the restaurant, set in a cozy 1916 bungalow, feels like it has been part of Bend’s lifestyle since time immemorial. Winning Best Breakfast six years in a row in a town that loves its breakfast is no easy feat, and McKay Cottage takes […]
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Best Brewer
Paul Arney—Ale Apothecary
This year, the vote for Best Brewer gives particular insight to Bend’s brewing scene because it so accurately reflects the two directions the industry is going right now. The runner-up: Tony Lawrence, brewmaster and co-founder of Boneyard Beer, a man whose IPAs flow in seemingly every bar in Oregon and Washington. And, the winner, by […]
