Maybe itโs like a rocket ship landing in a placid Cascades lake โ or perhaps more appropriately, like a clatter of hooves in a mud puddle, but itโs hard to overstate the gusto with which Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge splashed down on Bend this year. With a massive bar and dining room โ done to […]
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Community Bike Rides for youth and adults
It’s time to pull that bicycle from your garage and hop in the saddle. Don’t worry if you aren’t sure which direction to ride. Blazin Saddles bike shop is partnering with Sisters Park & Recreation District for a series of community rides. Anyone can join. The idea is to meet new people with similar interests […]
Food Cart of the Year: Tacos Pihuamo
Tacos Pihuamo is a Mexican food truck situated off of southeast Third Street, just north of Reed Market Road. While the location is somewhat obscure, the food and the service offered at the truck has earned it a reputation as the best food truck in Bend and, according to many, the best tacos in Bend. […]
Food Cart of the Year: Tacos Pihuamo
Tacos Pihuamo is a Mexican food truck situated off of southeast Third Street, just north of Reed Market Road. While the location is somewhat obscure, the food and the service offered at the truck has earned it a reputation as the best food truck in Bend and, according to many, the best tacos in Bend. […]
Rookie Food Cart of the Year: Cotto
This is not a (fire) drill. But the team behind Cotto does, surprisingly, have the fire marshal to thank for the situation they currently find themselves in. Itโs no secret that The Podskiโs Mikel Lomsky likes to collect Bendโs finest at his centrally located, Old Bend gathering place for carts and locals, and Cotto has […]
Horoscope Week of April 24, 2025
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can’t see or hold the wind, though you can feel its force and observe its effects. It scatters some seeds far and wide, dispersing them to grow in unexpected places. When harnessed by turbines, the wind is a renewable energy source. It can be utilized to pump water and fuel […]
Restaurant of the Year: Rancher Butcher Chef
If thereโs any sign that an establishment is earning the love of local crowds, among the most brightly lit might be the rapid opening of a second place, with a name that hints to the first. Over the past year, the Rancher Butcher Chef brand โ known commonly by its initials, RBC, did just that […]
Letters to the Editor 04/24/2025
We Need This Music. Now, more than ever, we need it. Want to connect with your fellow citizens? Music. Want to escape the dreadful news happening in our country and the world? Music. The element of “fun” is something we all need in our daily lives. Music is just that… FUN! And here in Bend […]
A Lesson I’ll Never Forget
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” โJohn F. Kennedy Have you heard of the Central Oregon Partnership?” my friend Jim Lussier began, as soon as we sat down, he sipping a latte, me a hot chocolate. It was late […]
Rookie of the Year: Hawkeye & Huckleberry
Maybe itโs like a rocket ship landing in a placid Cascades lake โ or perhaps more appropriately, like a clatter of hooves in a mud puddle, but itโs hard to overstate the gusto with which Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge splashed down on Bend this year. With a massive bar and dining room โ done to […]

