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Murderer of Two Bend Teens Sentenced to Life

Wesley Abel Brady pleaded guilty for the August 2022 murder of two Bend teens
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Wesley Abel Brady, 41, pleaded guilty to the murder of 18-year-olds Angela Pastorino and Alfredo Hernandez at a settlement conference on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Brady is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Brady, Hernandez and Pastorino were doing home improvement projects for a homeowner on Mount Faith Place in Bend on […]

Posted inOutside

Central Oregon Women’s Groups

Empowering each other through adventure and connection
by Becca Murphy

The outdoors has always brought people together, but for women, the outdoors is also a way to foster a sense of empowerment. As we see more women in the outdoors, we continue to grow and inspire each other to break through our limits. Are you looking for an outdoor community where the bond is strong […]

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Bringing Sundance to Bend

The Tower and BendFilm screen exclusive docs on the Indigo Girls and Little Richard
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Last week I didn’t know much about Little Richard and I knew even less about the Indigo Girls, so sitting down to watch documentaries about them back to back felt like a crash course in two very different but equally as iconic musical legends. In completely separate ways, both Little Richard and the Indigo Girls […]

Posted inMusic

Expressing Femininity Without a Need to Define

Bend’s original drag troupe, the Cult of Tuck, returns to the stage with its show, ”RECOVERY: Our Tuck Will Go On”
by Doone Lupine Williams

For this Women’s Issue I wanted to take this space to touch on femininity in a fluid form for artists that aren’t always accepted in that constraint — or to put it another way, to touch on what it means to be a woman, or to feel like a woman, shouldn’t be constructed by gender. […]

Posted inFood & Drink

A Place to Gather

Sierra Phillips takes Bo’s into the future
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

There’s no one else like Sierra Phillips. After growing up in Bend, she went to Boston for law school, became a practicing attorney, decided no thank you and opened up Bo’s Falafel Bar just down the street from where she lived as a kid in Old Bend. Watching her move swiftly around Bo’s is fascinating […]

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Defying Cliché

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers bring their attitude and rich melodies to Volcanic this March
by Aaron Irons

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers shirk category, defy cliche and generally make music that sounds like nothing that’s come before. For fans of hillbilly heartache, 2017’s “Sidelong” came across equal parts barroom lament and pistol-whipping, while the sequel, “Years” (2018), maintained Shook’s now-signature tremolo with richer melodies and attitude hewn from North Carolina pine. The […]

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Awakening Your Inner Hero: What Is Your Purpose?

Life with a purpose is truly living. Please take time to ponder your purpose.
by Burt Gershater

Is there a more important question? What the heck are we doing in our allotted time anyway…besides all the doing we’re usually doing? Does our doing have a greater purpose? Every one of us has or have had a few jobs. In each of these employment situations we were given a relatively specific purpose by […]

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To All My Single Ladies! Home Ownership is Within Your Grasp

Six things single female homebuyers need to know
by Kristin Marshall

To All My Single Ladies! Home Ownership is Within Your Grasp Calling all the single ladies! Did you know? Single women are the second-largest group of homebuyers, making up 18% of all buyers in 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors. Here are some things to consider for the single female homebuyer. Think about […]

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Celebrate International Women’s Day with Beer

With a hazy pale ale, Bend’s Pink Boots Society clarifies women belong in beer
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It’s a bit wild to think — perhaps to admit —that the very idea of celebrating International Women’s Day with a commemorative beer could be in some way anathema to a global day of elevating women in the workforce (and beyond). But take it from the dozens of women in Central Oregon who are members […]

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Pants and Power Throughout History

Eileen Gose hosts a set of presentations in Central Oregon for Women’s History Month, discussing the struggle for equality in women’s fashion
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With eight years of research about how women’s fashions reflect the struggle for equality, Eileen Gose co-wrote a book on the topic, titled, “Reflecting Freedom: How Women’s Fashion Mirrored the Struggle for Women’s Rights,” with Kathy DeHerrera. Since the book release, Gose has been hosting presentations to share her findings, recognize the powerful women of […]

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