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Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree at Smith Rock Records

Santa loves a physical media comeback. Trust us, your teen will want a CD in their stocking

Cassette tapes, vinyl, CDs โ€” oh my! Sure, we could just text a Spotify link to share our favorite song or album in this day-n’-age, but I’m sure I’m not the only one in this town who remembers that one record that one person gave you that one time as a gift โ€” that moment […]

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Poco personal de enfermeros y enfermeros abrumados

Hay poco personal de enfermeros, estรกn trabajando mรกs de la cuenta y estรกn agotados, segรบn una encuesta llevada a cabo por la Asociaciรณn de Enfermeras de Oregon (ONA por sus siglas en inglรฉs). Menos del 1% de los enfermeros encuestados dijeron que su unidad siempre cuenta con el personal necesario, la mitad de ellos dicen […]

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Nurses Overwhelmed and Understaffed

Surveys of nurses in Oregon and across the country show understaffing is one of the primary causes for an ongoing crisis in health care

Oregon nurses are understaffed, overworked and burned out, according to a new poll conducted by the Oregon Nurses Association. Less than 1% of polled nurses said their unit is always fully staffed, half say they’re caring for too many patients and 42% say they skip meals and breaks on most of their shifts. The ONA […]

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The Rent is Too Damn High and Getting Higher

Bend rents are rising at some of the fastest rates in the nation, despite rent control caps

Bend’s fair market rent rose by 37.4% from 2019 to 2023, making it the ninth-largest increase in rent among small metros in the United States. The Consumer Price Index shows rents across the country have risen by 24.1% since 2019, the fastest pace since the 1980s. A study from Construction Coverage lays the blame on […]

Posted inOpinion

American Cities Were Built to Accommodate the Automobile. Help Them Accommodate People Instead.

What we are seeing right now, in our city and in so many cities in our state and nation, is a shift to a different way of thinking that could result in a different way of life.

If there’s anything that gets people in Bend fired up, it’s talking about parking. Whether it’s the relatively recent addition of paid, permitted parking around Drake Park or the recent conversation happening among the Bend City Council about eliminating parking minimums in the city, people are passionate about the topic. In order to comply with […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Endangered Brown Ales Come Out of Hibernation for Winter

The style may have fallen out of favor, but never out of flavor

Getting modern craft brewers to brew a brown ale is like getting the kids on my son’s Parks and Rec basketball team to practice lay-ups instead of chunking three-point and half-court shots. There’s so much interest and emphasis on trickery that the fundamentals get overlooked. In today’s world of double-dry-hopped hazy IPAs, the once-elemental brown […]

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Crafty Group Creates Yarn Art for Gifts, and Joy

With between one and 70 years of experience, local group has 200 years of knitting under its belt

To any passerby, the needle’s flick and the hook’s soft swing might not look like anything special. But to this group of yarn workers, it’s a meditationโ€”a type of metamorphosis that is only understood by picking up needles and giving it a go. Every Tuesday morning inside Bend coffee shop Spoken Moto, a group of […]

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Go Here: Illuminating the Deschutes with Holiday Spirit

Tumalo Creek Holiday Lights Paddle Parade takes over the water this weekend

Uniting the outdoor, active spirit of Bend with holiday cheer, the Tumalo Creek Holiday Lights Paddle Parade will brighten the water with battery-powered and solar-powered holiday lights, Christmas music and festive energy. Decked-out canoes, kayaks and paddle boats will parade up the Deschutes this Friday, Dec. 9 and are invited back to Tumalo Creek for […]

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Gung Ho: Goo Goo Dolls Headed Back to Bend

Hayden Homes Amphitheater announces its second show for next season, with O.A.R. joining

Goo Goo Dolls Headed Back to Bend Nineties darlings the Goo Goo Dolls must have had a good time when the band played the Hayden Homes Amphitheater back in July, because in 2023, the band will make its only Oregon summer show appearance right back here in Bend. HHA announced made its second concert announcement […]

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