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Zwickelmania is a Statewide Open-House at Every Brewery

Get your Zwickel on by enjoying free samples of beer from noon to 4 on Saturday, February 25
Avatar photo by Brian Yaeger

Feb. 25 is the Oregon Brewers Guild’s 15th annual Zwickelmania® held at every brewery (except for Portland’s bounty, which celebrated Zwickelmania last Saturday). The event began as equal parts incentive and invitation to visit Oregon breweries—as many as you can safely hit—and sample beer so fresh it hasn’t even been kegged. The name comes from […]

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Talking “CAKE” with Leadbetter Band

New album release and party with Bend’s vintage rock power trio
Avatar photo by Allie Noland

Bend-based Leadbetter Band is releasing its third studio album, “CAKE,” on March 10 and is hosting a release party at the Domino Room on March 4. This vintage rock trio is guitarist/vocalist Eric Leadbetter, bassist/vocalist Aaron Moore and drummer Kaleb Kelleher, putting its own twist on classic rock. Listeners can expect to hear a little […]

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Horoscope Week of February 23, 2023

by Rob Brezsny

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “What is originality?” asked philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Here’s how he answered: “to see something that has no name as yet, and hence cannot be mentioned though it stares us all in the face.” Got that, Pisces? I hope so, because your fun assignments in the coming days include the following: 1. […]

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A New Cafe on Bend’s West Side

A Taste of Bend features all locally made baked goods, coffees & teas
Avatar photo by Donna Britt

A Taste of Bend is now open on Galveston Avenue right next door to Brother Jon’s Public House. Calling themselves Bend’s one stop taste shop, the quaint café offers locally baked confections, tea and coffee. Cookies, doughnuts, cupcakes, pies, scones, bagels and more baked goodies are all made locally by small and home-based entrepreneurs in […]

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

Airport Dogs Share a “Pawsitive” Attitude

Certified Therapy Dogs reduce travel anxiety at the Redmond Airport
by Damian Fagan

Flying can be stressful for many reasons. To help promote a “pawsitive” experience and elicit some smiles from travelers and staff, certified therapy dogs from the Compassionate Canines of Central Oregon have been roaming the terminals at the Redmond Airport since May 2022. A team of handlers and their happy dogs visit the airport as […]

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Guide Dogs for the Blind

A nonprofit organization built upon the “It takes a pack” approach
by Damian Fagan

If it takes a village to raise a child, how big a pack does it take to raise a guide dog for the blind? Guide Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit organization with headquarters in San Rafael, California and a 50-acre campus in Boring, Oregon, which opened in 1995. GDB is the largest guide […]

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Bark and Bougie

Dogs live more like kings than wolves, and more luxury services are emerging for our four-legged friends
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

Man’s best friend split away from wolves about 30,000 years ago, opting for cuteness and obedience rather than ruthless pack hunting. And though our floppy-eared buddies are technically still the same species as wolves, they live much different lives. While wolves track large animals across an unforgiving landscape, Fido is begging for scraps under the […]

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Flying High and Hunting Low with Falconry

Sasquatch, the red-tailed hawk, and Jim Webber, president of Oregon Falconer’s Association, find partnership through mutualism and trust
Avatar photo by Allie Noland

Flying from treetop to treetop through canyons in the Central Oregon high desert, you can find Sasquatch, the red-tailed hawk, spreading her wings and hunting cotton-tailed rabbits with her falconer, Jim Webber. Dating back to 4,000+ years ago, the ancient sport of falconry is defined as the hunting of wild game in its native habitat […]

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Off-Leash Agility at Bend’s Newest Park ▶ [With Video]

New off-leash dog park and agility course at Alpenglow was inspired by public input
Avatar photo by Allie Noland

Whether you have a chill, laid-back pug or a springy, high-energy Labrador retriever, the Alpenglow Park dog area has a safe space for your pup to have some time off leash. The park opened in June 2022 and so far, pets approve. When designing the 37-acre Alpenglow Park in southeast Bend, Bend Park and Recreation […]

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