As the weather heats up, so too does crime. And this summer, the Bend Police Department is hoping to nip bad behavior in the bud with an expansion of the city’s civil exclusion zone. But the move, which would allow police to ban individuals cited or arrested for certain crimes from the downtown area, is […]
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Leading by Example
Downtown Association’s Chuck Arnold leaves a legacy
Walking down Franklin Avenue toward Drake Park, Chuck Arnold stops mid-stroll to pick up a scrap of paper littering the sidewalk. Affable, with an easy smile and a good-naturedly goofy sense of humor, Arnold has spent much of his nine years as executive director of the Downtown Bend Business Association tending to these easily forgotten […]
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My, What Big Buns You Have!
Bad Wolf Bakery is all the better for eating and drinking downtown with you
From the giant, hand-painted map of Bend covering the far wall, to locally-sourced coffee, ginger beer, bread, and booze, Bad Wolf Bakery and Bistro is a collection of what is most loved about Bend, as if the green “I Love Bend” bumper stickers had curated the newly opened downtown cafe. That’s not to say Bad […]
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Flowing Forward
A year ago, a major leak sprung in the concrete base of the 103-year-old Newport Avenue dam, allowing river water to surge through the hole and essentially drain Mirror Pond. It was hoped that the leak—the third in six years—would finally force a conclusion to the debate over what to do about Mirror Pond. Yet, […]
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Mirror Pond Proposal Leverages Public-Private Partnership for Downtown Development
The Mirror Pond Ad-Hoc Committee unveiled its Mirror Pond and Downtown Redevelopment Concept Friday afternoon to a packed room in the Bend Park and Rec District office. The proposal goes beyond addressing the failing Newport Dam and the local landmark that is Mirror Pond, and offers a vision for redeveloping the downtown area—both to better […]
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Retake at Drake
A revamped cocktail menu and new dinner specials for fall
When was the last time you saw quail on a menu in Bend? Or had a fig cocktail? Executive chef John Gurnee and the team at Drake has composed a new seasonal fall menu, with something a little different from the traditional downtown fare. Keeping some of the standards on the menu including a specialty […]
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PICK: First Friday
friday 3 ART—Drinks! Art! Downtown! The local women’s organization MUSE sponsors an appreciation exhibit for the Oregon Equal Rights for Women Initiative, Measure 89, at the Liberty Lounge (how appropriate). Two excellent local bands, Helga and Patrimony, take over the patio at Crow’s Feet Commons and local artist Caroline Cornell shows her stuff at Bishop’s […]
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Fire it Up
How can you go wrong with pizza? You can’t.
To demonstrate our infinite love for our favorite food, we would like to start this restaurant review with a haiku: Cheese, sauce, bread, toppings The combination can’t fail Pizza forever According to the National Association of Pizza Operators there are 3 billion pizzas sold in the United States each year; with good reason. Pizza is […]
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PICK: Flashback Cruz
saturday 9 Flashback Cruz VROOM VROOM—Ever miss the days of cruising for tail in your dad’s 1950 T-Bird with the leather bench seats? Weather you partook, or were the product of those slow-rolling American mating rituals, everyone can enjoy looking at some shiny old classic cars and dragsters screaming the wrong way down Wall Street. […]
