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A Journey to Cheesecake

After operating on and off for years, Little Slice of Hell is an established hit at two Central Oregon food carts
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While cheesecake may seem like an unconventional product for a food cart, local business Little Slice of Hell strikes just the right balance of originality and quality. After years of wanting to offer joy through endless flavors of cheesecakes, Julie Higgins, the owner of Little Slice of Hell, is thrilled about her position within the […]

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Former Senator Tim Knopp on Accomplishments, Next Steps

Tim Knopp talks to the Source Weekly about his new role and his time in the Oregon legislature
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Former Sen. Tim Knopp served in the Oregon legislature for 18 years, working as a state representative from 1999 to 2005, then as a member of the State Senate from 2013 to 2025. Knopp, ineligible to run for reelection in 2024 after leading the longest walkout in the state’s history, says he’s going back to […]

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Former Redmond Motel Reopens as Apartment Complex

Redmond officials held a grand opening on Tuesday to introduce the NOVA Apartments in downtown Redmond
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Redmond leaders and community members attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 21 to introduce a new apartment complex in the downtown area. The NOVA Apartments, situated on Redmond’s Fifth Street, will support the city’s ongoing revitalization efforts of the downtown neighborhood. Formerly known as the Village Squire Motel, the building was converted to studio apartments, […]

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Wildest Heart

Goodbye, David Lynch
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We lost the artist David Lynch on Jan. 15, just five days before his 79th birthday. As a writer, director, painter and designer, he spent his entire career finding ways to map the human subconscious, making movies that feel like glimpses of half-remembered dreams, scripts that turn dream logic into tactile reality and paintings that […]

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Local Love: A Q/A with Steve Arnold of Blackstrap Bluegrass

The Bend acoustic quartet has been making bluegrass, Americana and rock 'n' roll music for more than 25 years
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“We’re not truly a bluegrass band,” says Steve Arnold, reflecting on his quarter century in Bend’s Blackstrap Bluegrass. It’s easy to understand how a band that’s been making music and playing shows for more than 25 years might not stick to just one lane. “I’m the only original” band member, he continues. “We’ve had three […]

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Nowhere to Stay

A young person experiencing a mental health crisis in Central Oregon has just one option: Go to the nearest emergency room and wait for days — sometimes weeks — for an in-patient treatment bed to open on the other side of the mountains
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Last August, on a clear, sunny day, a group of elected officials and health experts gathered at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend for a presentation on emergency services for youth experiencing a mental health crisis in Central Oregon. The information they left with was bleak. Emergency departments at all St. Charles hospitals in Central […]

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Redmond Man Finds Family, Home through BIRCH Program at Bethlehem Inn

Emilio Sanchez was lost when a volatile situation compelled him to flee his mother’s home for a shelter. But he found more than he expected.
by David Dudley, ForJournalism Lab

Emilio Sanchez knew he had to leave his mother’s Redmond home about eight months after his younger brother had moved in. Sanchez said the two had argued consistently, and the conflict had become increasingly volatile. “I knew I had to get out,” said Sanchez, a 43-year-old double amputee. “I didn’t feel safe there. And I […]

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Empire For Sale

Dr. Robert Pamplin concedes he raided his employees’ pension fund. Properties all over Oregon will now be sold so he can pay back tens of millions of dollars.
by Nigel Jaquiss, Oregon Journalism Project

Efforts are underway, the Oregon Journalism Project has learned, to unwind one of the great timber fortunes in the state — at the order of the federal government. On Dec. 26, Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr., 83, settled a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve allegations he treated his company’s pension fund […]

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Step Into Winter: Wildlife Tracking Snowshoe Hike with Think Wild

Join Think Wild for a winter hike combining snowshoeing and wildlife education
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Outdoor enthusiasts in Bend are always looking for their next adventure. During the winter, snowshoeing offers a great way to stay active and enjoy the outdoors. Whether you’re looking for fresh air, exercise or a deeper connection with nature, snowshoeing checks all the boxes. Think Wild, a nonprofit wildlife hospital and habitat conservation organization, is […]

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5 Questions for Yonder Mountain String Band

The jamgrass staples headline two nights at the Volcanic this weekend
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More than a few Oregonians hold a special place in their hearts for the Colorado-based, progressive jamgrass group Yonder Mountain String Band. With nearly three decades of musical output and 20 years of throwing Northwest String Summit at Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, Ore., the five-piece returned in November with its 11th studio album, “Nowhere […]

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