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A New Cafe on Bend’s West Side

A Taste of Bend features all locally made baked goods, coffees & teas
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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 […]

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Little Slice of Heaven Now at The Podski

Get cheesecake by the slice in a variety of flavors
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The best cheesecake this side of heaven” is the slogan for Little Slice of Heaven Cheesecakes; which now has a food cart inside The Podski on NW Arizona Avenue in Bend. The Sunriver-based company, founded by Julie Higgins a number of years ago, is still proud to handcraft each and every cheesecake. Little Slice of […]

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Redmond Proposes Camping Code

Redmond City Council reviewed a first draft of policies that would regulate on what city-owned property people can camp on
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The Redmond City Council took its first steps to establish time, place and manner restrictions for people camping on public property during its regular meeting Feb. 14. About 250 people are experiencing homelessness in Redmond, according to preliminary data from the Point in Time Count. That’s nearly double the 127 reported in 2022 — though […]

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OUT on the Outs

Bend’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group’s founders resigned after accusations of racism, which some of the group’s critics claim is inherent to the organization
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On Jan. 14, OUT Central Oregon, an LGBTQ advocacy group, posted a statement on its website announcing the departure of founders Jamie Nesbitt and Richard Scharfenberg, saying the nonprofit would seek new leadership going forward. The day before, BendFilm announced it was pausing its partnership with OCO to host OUT in Focus, a film festival […]

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Farm Animals Living in Harmony ▶ [With Video]

Harmony Farm Sanctuary provides lifelong refuge to farm animals who need it most
Avatar photo by Allie Noland

Harmony Farm Sanctuary started with one potbellied pig named Pig Floyd. Now, 10 years later, 145 animal residents receive lifelong refuge at a lovely little farm between Sisters and Bend, with a breathtaking view of the Cascades Mountain range. Robine Bots, Harmony Farm Sanctuary Founder, got the idea to open the farm sanctuary after her […]

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
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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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