On May 15 the Bend City Council voted to move forward with the expansion of the city’s mural code. This would mean that artists and building owners can collaborate to acquire permits to paint murals in any area of town—and not just in the Maker’s District, as is currently on the books. In April, Pine […]
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Maker’s District Holiday Pop Up Sale
Seven eclectic makers will come together for a Holiday Studio Sale and pop-up shop in the Makers District on Saturday, Dec. 17. Utilitu and Teafly are at it again for the holidays, bringing artists and makers together in one space to satisfy your desire to buy gifts that are unique and local this season. The […]
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The Same, But Different
Global Fusion’s brick-and-mortar is built around the same curiosity but with new dishes
Bethlyn Rider has earned a reputation as one of the most friendly and experimental chefs in town. But along with curiosity and creativity sometimes comes relentlessness. Rider established her reputation (and following) as the executive chef for Broken Top Bottle Shop, which won the Source’s Best of Central Oregon for Vegetarian Food in 2014 under […]
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European Cider a Stone’s Throw from Downtown
Far Afield prepares to open it’s tasting room
As John Gessner describes it, two major factors drove him to establish Far Afield Cider, which is due to become Bend’s third cidermaker when it opens for business. One was a chance encounter with a couple in Wisconsin running an apple orchard. “My family and I traveled across the U.S. and I got to sample […]
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
The Makers District aims to revamp central Bend
There’s a new addition to the chain-link fence at the corner of Olney and First Street. A large sign reads “Farm to Street Food Cart” with an oversized green arrow pointing south into what looks like a partially abandoned industrial neighborhood running parallel to Third Street. It’s not a street that looks likely to be […]
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Around the World
Chef Bethlyn Rider shifts into high gear with Global Fusion food truck
On the heels of a successful career as executive chef at Broken Top Bottle Shop (note: winner of 2014’s Best Of Central Oregon for Vegetarian Food), Bethlyn Rider is branching out on her own with Bethlyn’s Global Fusion Farm to Street Food Truck. Drawing inspiration from the film The Chef, Rider says she felt constrained […]