“It was a thing that personally made me happy, to see an abundance of food, a big mound of tamales, as well as the everyday food, like handmade tortillas.”
Exploration & Adventure
Food & Drink
Details Matter: A touch of dining elegance with Becerra’s Bistro
Haute Holiday Cuisine: Dining options to savor and memories to share
We’ve put together a list of can’t-miss fine dining experiences that consistently deliver on food, ambiance and service. Your table awaits.
Joyce Carpenter’s Raspberry Mocha Cake
It was just a basic chocolate cake at first but I added the coffee then raspberries over the years to enhance the flavor. Many people have said it is the best chocolate cake they have ever had.
Outdoor Life
Winter Guide: Ideas to keep you busy as winter settles into Central Oregon
Central Oregon is one of those rare places where people actually get excited for winter. We hold ski season pass parties, drink beers with names like Pray For Snow, and pine for that first morning when we draw back the drapes to find a fresh blanket of snow outside of our doors.
Float On: Embracing the art of nothing at Easy Float Bend
Humor me for a minute: what would you do if there was nothing to do? I’m talking zero stimulation. No phone within arms-reach, no one nagging you to unload the dishwasher, not even a snowy slope to barrel down.
Sunriver Staycation: Exploring Bend’s original destination resort
Through the expanse of picture windows stretching across the western wall of the Sunriver Resort Lodge, the changing season paints a view like no other.
Home
A Touch of Modern: Bend’s historic Claypool home gets a major makeover
A historical home renovation should honor the past while looking to the future. That’s exactly what Justin Brevoort accomplished in his recent makeover of Bend’s “Claypool House.”
Joyce Carpenter’s Raspberry Mocha Cake
It was just a basic chocolate cake at first but I added the coffee then raspberries over the years to enhance the flavor. Many people have said it is the best chocolate cake they have ever had.
Living Walls: A Green and Growing Trend for the Home
Offering a fresh take on the use of plants in decor, living walls provide the kind of striking feature that make a home or business stand out.
Business
Stephanie Betteridge: Investing in a smarter approach to city government
As the city’s first Chief Innovation Officer, Stephanie Betteridge is tasked with solving problems that range from the everyday variety to those of epic proportions.
Ray Halm: Pioneer made Bend the focal point of an online learning empire
On Bend’s eastside sits a small industrial office building that connects thousands of students and hundreds of teachers to one of the nation’s largest online education networks.
Innovation and Ideas
Today Bend boasts a thriving economy that has diversified beyond construction and tourism. It has landed a four-year university and is becoming a hub of technology and outdoor-related businesses.
