Beer, Wine, Cider…Or a Perfectly Poured Cocktail Whatever your poison, wouldn’t you say now’s a good time to tip a glass, Central Oregon? For this season’s happy hour guide, we put on our big-city britches (hey, Bend is growing… gotta think big) and turned our focus on the Manhattan, the classic drink that, surprisingly, can […]
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Central Oregon’s Top Stories of 2017
It was the year of wacky weather and hazy air, eclipse prep and falling roofs, surprises and sadness: Here’s a look back at 2017.
It was the year of wacky weather and hazy air, eclipse prep and falling roofs, surprises and sadness: Here’s a look back at 2017.
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Presidential Preferences
Cascade-Siskiyou: Under attack or saving a way of life?
This month, the president slashed about 2 million acres from two national monuments in Utah. Now he and his administration are turning their eyes northwest, toward Oregon and the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Democrats and Republicans, conservationists and extractors fell into predictable shouting matches at the prospect of a shrinking Cascade-Siskiyou. Meanwhile, the question of how […]
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Snowy Split
Youth alpine ski racing has been divided in Oregon since 2012. Some are still hoping for reunification.
There was once one ski racing state championship. Then there were two. Now, there’s hope for a unified race once again. The Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association began in 1961 with just a few schools, growing to include more than 50 high schools in 2017. “I used to race in Hood River in the ’70s,” […]
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A House Divided: Dissecting the AirBnb Effect
Do short term rentals help solve the housing crisis? It might depend on who you ask
Right now, a Dutch guy is bathing in Carol’s bathroom. It’s attached to her master bedroom in the mid-century bungalow she shares with her elderly mother. “He seems to take two showers a day,” she laughs. “Maybe it’s a European thing.” In her 50s, Carol—who asked to be known only by her first name—was born […]
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I Survived an Eclipse (And You Can Too!)
Sketchy boat rides, a blood infection and a burglary. What’s not to love about chasing an eclipse?
“R eef! Whoa! Stop!” The boat came to an abrupt halt as the captain reversed the engines and backed off the reef, just a few meters away. “That was a close call,” said David Blackmore, my 61-year-old British travel companion and part-time Central Oregon resident. “It could have been disastrous. Boats capsize on a regular […]
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Bite of Bend Schedule and Guide
Your one stop shop for all the food, music and events listings for Bite of Bend.
Hungry? Perfect, you’ve found the right festival! For Bite of Bend Music Listings click here For Bite of Bend event Listings click here For Bite Week Schedule click here Nothing can match the 2017 Bite of Bend when it comes to fulfilling your food and drink fantasies. Time to indulge! After our rather wild winter, which seemed […]
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ApocEclipse BEND
Bend Residents will have all the headaches of the Great American Eclipse but without benefit of actually seeing it
On Aug. 21, Bend residents will have all of the headaches associated with the Great American Eclipse—without the benefit of being able to sit in the front yard and enjoy totality. When the moon passes in front of the sun on Mon., Aug. 21, Bend will be just outside the shadow. The city will have […]
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Putting Back the River
100+ year-old canals are a target in an effort to restore water flows in the Upper Deschutes
A little Central Oregon irrigation humor. Reporter: “How do you measure how much water you’re getting?” Farmer: “Go to the tree, grab that stick, stick it in and if it hits the notch then that’s the right amount.” That’s no joke. Such measuring tools are still in use while irrigation water flows are still calculated […]
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Out of Reach
Affordable housing isn’t a niche market anymore
Out of touch: Federal market rental rates Have you seen a one-bedroom apartment in Bend going for $733? What about a two-bedroom apartment for $857? “Show me where you can find me one of those,” says Jeanine Soelek, “because they don’t exist.” Soelek has been searching for a permanent place to live for over a […]