Katy Bryce
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Bucking Tourism Bucks?

The City of Bend gets a big budget boost from hotel taxes. What happens if the well runs dry?
Chris Miller

You’ve probably seen them: people wandering up Bond Street, nearly running into other people, smartphone in one hand, scoop of Bonta in the other, trying to find the Deschutes pub. They’re called tourists—and like it or not, they’re an important part of Bend’s economy. Tourism is Central Oregon’s second-largest economic provider, accounting for 15 percent […]

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Books by Bendites

Whether you’re visiting or you’ve been here a while, these books by Central Oregonians will give you reason to stop and sit a spell
Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop Cafe

Look for these authors’ books at local shops, including Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe at 135 NW Minnesota Ave. in Bend. And look for some of the authors’ own advice in other pages of this guide!

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Too Many Tourists?

Bend grapples with the seasonal influx of visitors
Christian Trejbal

When Katy Bryce sat down on the front porch of her west side Bend home last month to write a blog post, she didn’t know that she was about to voice the frustrations of thousands of local residents. Bryce, a freelance writer, wrote about walking along the Deschutes River that morning, about how she’d found […]

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River Trash: Whose Mess Is It, Anyway?

The great debate of social responsibility vs. district duties continues
Angela Moore

Trash. Garbage. Refuse. Waste. Litter goes by many names and comes in many forms, but whatever you call it, during the summer season in Bend, it is becoming more and more prevalent. As sun-seeking tourists and residents alike flood the river with inflatable fiestas, garbage is accumulating in their wake. The associated raft rentals, snow […]

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