Local photographer Tambi Lane and food writer, editor and stylist, Donna Britt, collaborated on the recipe testing, editing and photography for the newly released, “The Cash and Carter Family Cookbook” by John Carter Cash. The cookbook contains stories and recipes from the family’s dinner table. Additionally, the book includes Cash table recipes and stories from […]
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First Ladies of Liquor
Women, whiskey hunters and how to get out of your liquor rut
There was a time when all the liquor stores in Bend were owned by men. That was a year and a half ago. It changed when Allison Cogen purchased the Bend South Liquor Store from Robin Holmberg. Cogen had known Holmberg for years because she co-owned a store next to his, Postal Connections. She met […]
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Best Grocery Store
Newport Avenue Market
1st Place: Newport Avenue Market 1121 NW Newport Ave., Bend 2nd Place: Market of Choice 115 NW Sisemore St., Bend (541) 382-5828
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Best Place to Buy Produce
Bend Farmers Market
1st Place: Bend Farmers Market Brooks Alley, between Oregon & Franklin, Bend 2nd Place: Newport Avenue Market 1121 NW Newport Ave., Bend
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Cali-Reggae Kings
Rebelution headlines Clear Summer Nights, with special guest Stephen Marley and more
Rebelution’s previous album, “Falling into Place,” gave the group a new form of recognition when it earned the band its first Grammy award nomination. The nomination for Best Reggae Album was a further indication that the California-based band has become one of the leading acts in the crowded Cali-reggae genre that has exploded in popularity […]
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Shop Local: The Legends of the Game
The O.G Businesses in Bend Share How They’ve Weathered The Storms
Back when Pac-Man graced every pizza parlor, and Zelda was just starting her rise as legend, some of these local businesses were just getting their start. But unlike the dot-matrix printer and the giant-pixel computer, these legends of Bend business are still in the game. In honor of Shop Small Saturday, meet some of the […]
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Little Bites: Newport Expands to Sisters
Newport Market just got bigger. The employee-owned specialty grocer just bought Melvin’s Fir Street Market, a natural, organic grocery store in Sisters. Patrons of Melvin’s can expect to see the same level of hometown service with a few changes, including new registers and expanded offerings that will include more seafood, gift baskets, Oregon Country beef […]
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Best Local Bumper Sticker
I‘ve lived in Bend for 18 years, and one thing I can definitely say about the city is how much it has changed. Some of those changes are great, such as more diversity and culture, better food and more stuff to do on a Saturday night—but some of those changes can make Bend unrecognizable to […]
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Little Bites: Eat, Be Merry and Give Back
Missed Giving Tuesday? That was far from your only chance to give this season. And this time, you can eat, too!
Here are a few ways you can continue to give back this season. Newport Market Shop at Newport Market this December and take part in the 6th annual “Food for February” fundraiser. You choose any amount you want to give upon checkout, and the money will go to the Family Kitchen, a local nonprofit serving […]
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Dear Tenant, You Must Vacate the Premises
Many fear homelessness awaits them
In a quickly gentrifying neighborhood in northwest Bend, just a few blocks from Newport Avenue Market, the 44 people who call the Fireside Lodge Condominiums home will soon be without a basic human need: shelter. Bend’s affordable housing crisis is no longer down the road somewhere in the distant future for them. As market values […]