Bend’s showcase of local and, increasingly, regional bands, just keeps on growing. Forty bands — 24 of which are local — will ...

Excited to vote for new commissioners I don’t know about you, but it has been a long time since I was able to vote enthusiastically for a political candidate. This time is different. I have the chance ...

After clearing a major funding milestone last year, Central Oregon’s first residential treatment facility for youth in acute ...

The Hot Mess Fest is a Ladies Night like no other! It’s the brainchild of Courtney Stevens, owner of Craft Kitchen and Brewery and the restaurant’s manager, Samantha Moore, who says there aren’t many ...

Longtime local coffee roaster Sisters Coffee Company is expanding its offerings in Bend with a new café on the ground floor ...

Running a restaurant in Central Oregon in 2026 is not for the faint of heart; by nearly every account, it’s harder than it has ever been. But the ones who make it work are rewriting the rules in real ...

Strolling downtown on Brooks Street, passersby may suddenly get bombarded by a lush garden full of eye popping colors during late spring and summer. On the side of the Common’s Cafe & Taproom, a tiny ...

In its quest to add affordable housing, the City of Bend has made a habit of waiving costs like infrastructure fees or ...

What do you get when you mix fashion, creativity, sustainability, and 14 local schools worth of student designers? The 14th Annual Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show — and it’s back on Saturday, May 9, ...

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is still dealing with the fallout of alleged favoritism and retribution that has ...

As election day approaches and voter ballots are mailed out on April 29, the Deschutes County Clerk provided community ...

The race for Position 4 on the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners has seen a lot of candidates come and go, but two competent people remain. If either gets over 50% of the votes in the May ...