Before the pandemic, when Bendites needed a ride, be it to the airport to avoid parking fees, home after a few too many at the bar or – for those without a car – to simply avoid the walk or bike ride to their destination, they could usually find it on a ridesharing app or […]
Uber
Posted inNews
The Next Gig Thing
More Oregonians turn to the gig economy to supplement their incomes—but some Bendites share why it’s not yet a replacement for a full-time job
The ways in which people spend their money has changed drastically over the past decade. Mobile phones have become instantaneous portals to whatever services we need, whatever products we want, whatever food we crave. Uber, Lyft, UberEats, AirBnB, DoorDash… anything we desire is (literally) at our fingertips. Those who cater to those needs are members […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Drinking Socially
Untappd is for more than just nerds
Since its launch in 2010, Untappd has been the smartphone-owning beer nerd’s best friend—apart from happy hour and a reliable ride back home. Boasting over seven million downloads and nearly four million active accounts, Untappd is a free social network focused entirely on craft beer. The basic idea couldn’t be simpler: Download the app, drink […]
Posted inOpinion
A visiting couple alleges gender discrimination in a rideshare car
My husband Peter and I are visitors to Bend for the month of September. We live in the UK. On Sept. 11 we had our first baby at St. Charles via our wonderful surrogate, a Bend resident. Peter and I are same sex parents. Together 21 years, it took us 14 years to put together funds to […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Uber Eats Launches in Bend
Uber Eats is now in Bend. You can get food delivered to your door from dozens of local restaurants using the Uber Eats App. A few of the standouts include Barrio, Boxwood Kitchen, Hola!, We’re the Wurst and Wild Oregon Foods. Deliveries are available in downtown Bend, Orchard District, Old Farm District, River West, Larkspur, […]
Posted inOutside
Growing Pains
How not to be a d#*k: Reminders for visitors, area noobs and hardened locals
Bend is getting more popular every day. A study of Deschutes County by Portland State University found that, on average, the city of Bend is growing at a rate of 4 percent per decade. The current population sits at 94,520, according to the most recent U.S. Census estimates. Remember when there was only one Thai […]
Posted inNews
Where do people rideshare #inBend?
Just in time for V-Day, Lyft’s new top 10 reveals the top restaurant destinations
Use it to get home from the bars. Use it to shuttle your errant relatives to and fro while you’re at work—or on the mountain. Or, use a ridesharing service to take you and your bae out to dinner. Since ridesharing apps began to be allowed in Central Oregon in 2017, plenty of people have […]
Posted inNews
Next up in Bend ridesharing: Lyft launches today
Rideshare service available in Bend, Sisters, Redmond
Following changes to city ordinances this spring, Bend has opened the doors for ridesharing services to operate in the area. Starting today, that includes Lyft, touted as the fastest-growing rideshare service in the United States. While we don’t yet know the number of drivers available in Bend, Lyft Communications Manager Darcy Nenni told the Source […]
Posted inNews
Over 1,000 Uber Drivers Ready to Take Central Oregon for a Ride
Uber service begins May 4 in Bend and Redmond; Sisters soon to follow
As of 10 am Thursday, the transportation networking app, Uber, will be open for business in Bend and Redmond. Redmond Mayor George Endicott and Bend Mayor Casey Roats took a ceremonial ride in an Uber car Wednesday, somewhat unceremoniously beginning what could be a brisk business for the San Francisco-based app that connects drivers to […]
Posted inOpinion
Letters 1/11-1/18
In Response to Letter “Four-Way Stops & Traffic Circles,” (12/21/16) As a resident of Bend for the last five years, I have regularly noted to new transplants that drivers in Bend are: A. Very nice. B. Very bad. As someone who chose to bicycle, in general, as my primary mode of transportation, I saw countless […]