The last Saturday in April, bookstores across the U.S. celebrate Independent Bookstore Day. Participating stores organize their own unique events, but shoppers can expect to find exclusive book titles, discounts and the company of other book lovers. Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe in Bend is holding a storewide sale in addition to a meet and greet with […]
Keely Damara
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Plug it in, plug it in
Electric cars gain traction in Bend, will infrastructure follow?
If you’ve noticed a few more Teslas or Nissan Leafs on the road recently, don’t be too quick to assume that they’re all visiting from California. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, last year Bend caught up with the state average for number of electric vehicles purchased, with electric vehicles making up 2 percent […]
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Sustainable Agriculture in the High Desert
Windflower Farm provides sustainable veggies, flowers and more
It was a gray and overcast morning when I arrived at Windflower Farms just east of Bend. With no cell service—and no sign to reassure me that I had arrived at the correct farm—I pulled up a gravel driveway to a small house nestled next to a barn. I could hear chickens in the distance […]
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Dog Pack Collars
Durable dog collars, in pup’s favorite color
Dog Pack Collars was born in Central Oregon two years ago after Megan Griffin moved to Bend with her husband and two adopted dogs, Holly and Darrow. Griffin says she loves being a dog mom—and likes to dote on her pups by creating them matching accessories. Having a hard time finding collars that were cute […]
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Wild Roots & Cascade Street Distillery
Fresh takes on fun spirits
Nick Beasley, founder of Cascade Street Distillery, reconnected with Chris Joseph, founder of Wild Roots Vodka, in college, after hearing that Joseph was launching his own line of spirits. Beasley started working for Joseph at Wild Roots, which specializes in fruit-infused vodkas, but soon after branched out to create unflavored spirits under the name Cascade […]
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Won’t You be my Valentines?
One divorced family’s V-Day tradition
Valentine’s Day in our household was a family affair. My parents divorced when we were pretty young, so the practice of giving gifts and chocolates to romantic partners wasn’t what we associated with the holiday. Instead, as my mother put it, we were our mother’s “Valentines.” To preface this story, I have to share that […]