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Wasted in Bend: Plastic Bottles

Plastic, aluminum or glass? When it comes to what’s better to use, there’s one clear winner—and it’s none of the above.
Suzanne Johnson

What do carpets, tennis balls, and fleece jackets have in common? They all give plastic water and soda bottles a second life. Disposable drink bottles, made from polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, can be recycled into many different products. PET bottles make an easy target for critics of a wasteful society, but they’re as useful as […]

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A Cup Bridges Civilians and Veterans

Elephant-friendly global tea blends, from a Sunriver native
Lisa Sipe

Sharing tea with Iraqis and Afghans was the highlight of Michael Montgomery’s 10-year military career. “Afghan time goes slower,” Montgomery explains. “If you met an elder it would start with tea and take hours. You would talk about a lot of stuff before you got to business.” This process was about finding common ground, and […]

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Casting Vermouth in the Lead Role

It’s time to think about vermouth differently. A local sommelier offers his picks
Lisa Sipe

At a recent tasting at Ardent, a celebrated restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I asked for a boozy beverage to complement the sweet selection of the dessert course. The sommelier placed a delicate, stemmed shot glass in front of me and poured Dolin Blanc Vermouth de Chambér. I was surprised; I had expected a port, sherry […]

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Staying Humm-ble

Success in the heart of Bend
Angela Moore

The fame and popularity of Humm Kombucha is not at all a secret here in Bend. Due to this health conscious and taste-loving town, the popularity of Humm grew here first, right where it was founded. Humm recently announced that it would be expanding beyond its 5,000-square-foot facility, moving into a new location that will […]

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