Keep the applause to a minimum, please,” Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler directed the public at the Jan. 7 Bend City Council ...

Bendites, we’ve got our outdoor sports dialed. The means by which we sweat and socialize is so often wrapped up in our ...

Bendites, we’ve got our outdoor sports dialed. The means by which we sweat and socialize is so often wrapped up in our identity, we might as well introduce ourselves not by what we do for money but ...

Michelle Poirot is no stranger to exercise and running. She’s coached local running groups for a dozen years and is certified by the Road Runners Club of America. But aging and some health challenges ...

On the third Tuesday of every month, the Sisters Science Club packs The Belfry, an old church in Sisters turned performance venue, with curious minds eager to learn about the next “Frontier in Science ...

A Ukrainian musical group will engage and inform Central Oregonians about its country’s culture and customs when it performs ...

Despite a holiday season uptick, the Bend Police Department arrested fewer drivers in 2025 on suspicion of driving intoxicated than previous years.  Anticipating an increase in driving under the ...

On the last day of 2025, the Oregon Public Utilities Commission sent out a press release announcing a welcome event: Customers of Pacific Power would see their power bills reduced in the new year.

Oregrown has become one of the state’s most recognizable cannabis brands, currently operating locations in Portland, Eugene and Northern California alongside its flagship Bend store that opened to the ...

I keep waiting to become more cynical about movies as a film critic. Every week I read one think piece after the next about how cinema is dying and no good movies are made anymore, but 2025 was packed ...

Re: Habitat for Humanity Purchases Surplus School District Land (12/24/25) Kudos to Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity for planning 18 townhomes for teachers (maybe). Not sure how much their mortgage ...

The opening of the Talking Heads 1984 concert film “Stop Making Sense” — a new and improved version of which is currently touring theaters and making a stop at the Tower Theatre on Jan. 14, along with ...