It was picture-perfect weather Saturday for the 45th edition of the SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle, Bend’s signature multi-sport race, a mix of competition and fun for thousands of residents and visitors.
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The city of Bend’s Wilson Avenue Corridor Project reached a major milestone Friday with the opening of the SE 15th Street roundabout.
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Bend Fire Chief Todd Riley told us Friday he knows the five-year levy on next Tuesday’s ballot is a significant request and a ‘pocketbook decision.’ Supporters note the proposed fire levy would cost about $19 a month for someone whose home or property has a taxable assessed value of $300,000.
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– Kôr Community Land Trust just opened another affordable homeownership community in northeast Bend. There was a ribbon-cutting celebration Friday for the Crescita Community.
Continue ReadingHere is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of May 15-21.
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Woodshop students at Bend’s Forge School, which focuses on applied learning through hands-on projects and experiences, are building a mobile kitchen for Central Oregon Villages, a community serving the homeless.
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Seven Peaks School is proud to announce five of our seventh-graders will present their research at the National History Day Nationals in Maryland this June.
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The city of Bend is looking for public feedback on plans to add bike lanes to two major corridors in the northeast part of the city — Butler Market and Boyd Acres roads — and upgrades for walkers as well.
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One of Bend’s most signature events is back for the second year in a row, after taking a few years off during the pandemic.
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A new development in the heart of Bend cleared a significant hurdle earlier this week, as the city Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the Timber Yards project by the City Council.
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Oregon’s legislative leaders met for a second day Thursday in an effort to end the more than week-old boycott by several senators that has stopped action on legislation in its tracks. And they agreed on one thing — calling off attempts to hold floor sessions for the next three days.
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Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., led members of Congress Tuesday to introduce legislation in the Senate and House designating U.S. Highway 20 between Newport, Oregon and New England as the “National Medal of Honor Highway” — the latest mission of honor begun by Bend Vietnam veteran activist Dick Tobiason.
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Travelers on U.S Highway 20 between Tumalo and Bend will see changes this summer as the first of four new roundabouts is expected to open the end of June. These roundabouts are a part of the U.S. 20 Corridor Improvements.
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Adam Krynicki, executive director of the Oregon State University-Cascades Innovation Co-Lab, will step down from his position to join the University of Washington as digital innovation and asset manager.
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The Bendite International Market, which opened recently on SW Century Drive, has a wide array of imported food items to sample, and some domestic ones as well.
Continue Reading The walkout by most Senate Republicans that has stymied action on hundreds of bills large and small has gone on for almost a week now, with Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp of Bend at the forefront of the matter. Unless something changes, he doesn’t see a quick resolution in sight.
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Central Oregon’s real estate market continued to show fairly stable signs in April, with the Bend median home sales price down somewhat while Redmond’s increased, according to a monthly report released Sunday.
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A fire destroyed a detached garage in northeast Bend Saturday night and spread to the nearby home, trees and several vehicles, putting up tall flames and smoke and prompting initial evacuation of nearby homes, officials said Sunday.
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High Desert Chamber Music on Saturday offered a master class led by Los Angeles Philharmonic cellist Ben Hong to six young musicians.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of May 8-14. As the spring flowers begin to emerge, an indication of warmer weather to come, so too are the orange construction signs, indicating the beginning of a busy construction season. As you navigate your way through
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