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Tourism in the Time of COVID: Kevney Dugan, CEO of Visit Bend 🎧 [with podcast]

Where is the fine line between saving the economy and keeping the community safe?
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, we talk with Kevney Dugan, CEO of Visit Bend, the destination marketing organization for the City. Dugan worked in the fly fishing industry before coming on as the group sales manager for the agency 10 years ago. He was then promoted to President, taking over for Doug LaPlaca. […]

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Life in the ‘Badlands’ ▶ [with video]

Casey Parnell’s debut solo album is set to the background of nature
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

Locals might have seen him playing around the Central Oregon scene for years in Precious Byrd and alongside other local bands, but now we’re getting a deeper look at Casey Parnell as a solo artist. On July 10, Parnell released his debut solo album, “Badlands.” The project is a 10-track mix of rock, pop, country […]

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The Social Wellbeing of the Community in the Time of COVID 🎧 [with podcast]

Cameron Clark of C3 Events, takes us on a philosophical journey where we explore the impact of the arts, culture and gatherings on community health
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, we talk with Cameron Clark, the founder and owner of C3 Events, which produces Munch and Music and the Northwest Crossing Saturday Farmers Market. He moved to Bend in 1990, and soon after began creating memorable community experiences for both visitors and locals in Central Oregon including the Bend […]

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A Night in Portland, as Federal Troops Remained ▶ [with video]

A Bend journalist spends a night in Portland during Black Lives Matter demonstrations, and tear gassings
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

You can smell what’s ahead before anything else. A slight whiff of pepper—or perhaps more like the scent of RoundUp, left in an enclosed shed over the summer. Next is the boom of a crowd chanting: “Enough is enough. Enough is enough….” And then the loudspeakers, on this night, announcing that Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler […]

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Restaurant of the Year – Zydeco Kitchen & Cocktails ▶ [with video]

Donating meals, saving jobs and serving the community: Zydeco delivers the fine dining experience to people who need it most
Laurel Brauns

Our Restaurant of the Year for 2020 is a vibrant downtown gem and a cornerstone of the small-business community in Bend. Our readers voted Zydeco Kitchen & Cocktails both Best Dinner and Best Food Service in our Best of Central Oregon readers’ poll in 2019. For our staff-selected Restaurant of the Year award in this […]

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Rookie Food Cart of the Year – Sunny’s Carrello ▶ [with video]

Bend’s answer to hearty, made-from scratch Italian fare
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

Where does one go for good Italian in Bend?  This year, the new player on the food cart scene is Sunny’s Carrello, which earns the tie for our 2020 Rookie Food Cart of the Year. Owned by Amy Wright and her wife Courtney, Sunny’s is Bend’s answer to hearty, homemade Italian food—the kind that any […]

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How will automation transform the tourism industry? 🎧 [with podcast]

Todd Montgomery, OSU-Cascades professor of hospitality, discusses tech advancements in the travel and leisure sector, and brings an international perspective to the debate about a post-COVID economic recovery
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, we talk with Todd Montgomery, a business and hospitality professor at Oregon State University – Cascades. His research focuses on automation and technology in the tourism industry from both the perspective of workers and customers. He’s the co-host and co-producer of “Tech Trek,” a TV show highlighting innovative […]

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Environmental Watchdog: Central Oregon LandWatch Executive Director Ben Gordon 🎧 [with podcast]

Gordon will lead the organization’s efforts to enforce Oregon’s land use laws and protect local rivers, farm lands and forests
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, we talk with Ben Gordon, the head of Central Oregon LandWatch, a local environmental nonprofit. COLW has been working behind the scenes for decades to mitigate the effects of urban development and wasteful water use. Gordon started as the new executive director of Central Oregon LandWatch on June […]

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