When the pandemic hit, the internet started to fill with memes and photos of people dying to get back to their barber. Some just let their hair keep growing out as long as the Cowardly Lion’s—but some just aren’t built for the shaggy life. When barber shops and hair stylists began to open their doors […]
Bishops Barbershop
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Best Barber Shop
Bond Street Barber
1st Place: Bishops Barbershop 130 NW Oregon Avenue, Bend 541.647.2703 2nd Place: Bond Street Barber Shop 841 NW Bond St., Bend 541-312-2121
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First Friday’s First Host
Barbershop has cutting-edge idea
Call it First Friday: The Next Generation. Sure, you can still find plenty of art on Bend’s most festive night of the month. That’s not likely to change anytime soon. It’s an “artwalk” after all, with galleries at their brightest and shiniest. There’s plenty of live music, too. Now, Bishops Barbershop, in a push to […]
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Beer Bottle Beauty
Our Artist of the Month is a local photographer who captures beer and the outdoors
Self-described “beertographer” and Bend resident Matthew Ward (aka: Bend Brew Daddy) has two passions common to a large swath of Central Oregonians: photography and craft beers. A stay-at-home dad, Ward was in the habit of heading outside with a beer in hand for some alone time when his wife Lisa came home from work at […]
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Meet the Artist
Maria Fernanda Bay’s whimsical portraiture
It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but Maria Fernanda Bay‘s portrait photography could be a novel. Specializing in beauty shots, maternity photos, and family and cooperate portraits, Fernanda, a recent Bend transplant from Boston, is a master of reading people and conveying their essence through photography. She has shot internationally, opened […]
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Portland’s Bishops Barbershop Comes to Downtown Bend
Opening soon. Want a hip haircut? One that won’t make you look like your dad (or your dad’s dad)? Bishops Barbershop, a Portland chain for “Generations X, Y and Z that delivers high-end salon quality at affordable prices in a casual, fun environment that includes edgy artwork and music, and trend-setting stylists” is moving into […]