It’s the thick of winter here in Central Oregon, and nothing goes better with fresh snowfall and brisk nights than a bowl of flavor-rich soup.
Exploration & Adventure
Food & Drink
Three Oregon-inspired soups for chilly winter nights
A Ski Lift cocktail to sip on at Seventh Mountain Resort
After you get in a long day of chasing clouds, exploring the outback and reaching for the summit at Mt. Bachelor, loosen those ski boots and head to the resort’s Outfitter Bar for a well-earned libation.
Plant-based options fill the menu at Deeply Rooted in Bend
Eating vegan has evolved rapidly in the past couple of decades and gone are the days of wondering how vegans get their protein or whether they just eat tofu with every meal—or at least those days should be in the past.
Outdoor Life
It’s time to plan a winter staycation to Hoodoo
There is something about a weekend getaway that requires less than an hour’s drive that feels like getting away with something.
It’s a back-to-basics winter season at Mt. Bachelor
Come December seventh, opening day, Bachelor’s 62nd season was off to a shotgun start. Take your mark, get set, ski!
5 places to snowshoe near Bend this winter
There is an old adage, “If you can walk, you can snowshoe.” This bodes well for a popular winter activity that, truly, the whole family can share.
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Three Oregon-inspired soups for chilly winter nights
It’s the thick of winter here in Central Oregon, and nothing goes better with fresh snowfall and brisk nights than a bowl of flavor-rich soup.
4 low-cost home DIY projects you could do this weekend
These are the home projects we’ve dreamed up that really are within reach—if only we made the time.
Bend’s Cement Elegance is revolutionizing the concrete design industry
When Bayard Fox went looking for a sleek concrete firepit for his Bend home in 2007, what he instead found was a segment of the home design industry in need of transformation.
Business
Epoch Ascent is Bend’s gym for elite athletes
Dewayne Hornbeak launched Epoch Ascent in 2015, bringing his background as a U.S. Marine and his work with the State Department in high-threat protection to creating a sport-specific training facility.
Bend’s Blackstrap Industries pivots from ski accessories to pandemic essentials
Shehadeh and Blackstrap saw an opportunity to cut down on the waste of disposable masks by producing facemasks that could be washed and reused.
How former NFL star Vernon Davis joined Riff Coffee’s advisory board
Davis will focus on helping the Riff team build brand awareness, develop new product innovations and further strengthen its commitment to social equity and inclusion.
