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The slogan for the Cascade School of Music is, “The Sound of Human Potential,” and the school’s goal is to infuse the youth and adults of Central Oregon with that potential. Bend in particular is a musical town with live music playing just about every night of the week—so a steady stream of new voices […]
Love makes people do crazy things: move more than halfway across the country, take risks, go after big dreams. That’s exactly what it did to Katie and Ross Lipson, co-owners of Bryar Wolf—a wildly successful startup that began selling hand-made pillows in Bend just five months ago and has recently expanded its sales to several […]
When it comes to beer and spirits, Central Oregonians get to enjoy more than their fair share of variety. From new upstarts offering fun new flavors to longtime mainstays that continually bring in creative takes on old favorites, there’s no shortage of stuff to stir, sip and savor in the drinks department here in the […]
The headquarters for Bucha Buena is an adorable-looking cottage in a residential neighborhood on Bend’s west side. Behind the adorable home that looks just as cozy in Bend as it would in the Shire is the production facility. It’s a converted outbuilding/garage that now has fermentation tanks, brewing tanks and growing hops, all helping facilitate […]
Countless cloudless days. Nights alive with abundant stars. Beautiful hiking, biking, downhill and cross-country trails. A creative, inspired, informed community…and at the end of a long day, a delicious glass of a locally-made and well-loved spirit of our choice. Life in Central Oregon is good, isn’t it? We think so. While we do have to […]
From the blazing saddles of the old west cowboy, to the iPhone-obsession of the 21st century, entrepreneurs in Bend—and beyond—are exporting the Central Oregon lifestyle as much as they are living it. This year’s Made in Bend issue highlights products that reflect a distinctly Bend outlook on the world—and, values heavy with tradition, health, the […]
Nearly two years ago, Bend’s Tosch Roy was prepping for a ski mountaineering race in Bozeman, Mont. when inspiration hit. Using a bulky backpack littered with straps and buckles and other bits unnecessary for an uphill/downhill ski race seemed absurd, Roy said. He knew that at the top of the course he would have to […]
Cowboy hats are undeniably romantic. They are one of the few remaining symbols of the open range, the Wild West—the topper for the iconic silhouette of a cowboy riding toward the horizon in the last glimmers of the Central Oregon daylight. Today, for rural Oregonians, unreliable Wi-Fi connection is likely to be more of a […]
Jim Miller tosses around terms like “behavioral economics” and “corporate wellness rewards program” when what he means is: Get off your butt, get out of your cubicle and exercise! A successful entrepreneur, Miller recently relocated to Bend from Seattle—and brought with him his latest business, a surprisingly simple idea that is trying to nibble away […]
Pat O’Shea is better known as “Patio.” And, to beer drinkers in Bend, he is well known, even if not by first name. In the decade Patio has been working in town, the nomadic brewer has held court at four different breweries; currently, he stirs the mash at 10 Barrel. After heading westward in 1994, […]
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