Weekly Park Pick: A piece of history — Goodrich Pasture Park
This week, Eric Oren visits Goodrich Pasture Park in midtown Bend’s Orchard District! Originally used as an actual pasture by the Goodrich family…
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Visit Bend’s Sustainability Fund awards grants to eight projects aimed at benefiting both visitors and residents
The Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project, announced Tuesday the Visit Bend Board of Directors’ approval of the 2023 Bend Sustainability…
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Dance your heart out with the Unity Dance Collective and their special needs hip-hop class
Once a week, in a space off Highway 20 in Bend, the Unity Dance Collective holds a special needs teen hip-hop class. The studio has been open since…
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Bend’s Dump City Dumplings launches new Dim Sum menu
Dump City Dumplings in NW Bend has a new all-day Dim Sum menu, with over 20 items. They’re also debuting new mini-dumplings, with the same flavors as…
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Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity celebrates successful $4 million capital campaign
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity capped off its successful Humanity in Action Capital Campaign with a celebration at Tetherow…
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Central Oregon’s homeless face the reality of another cold winter as ODOT cleans another camp off Highway 97
The homeless in Central Oregon are preparing for another long, cold winter, but with the constant need to move and a return of freezing temperatures,…
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One stat in Bend’s 8-month report card on new camping code might surprise many: No citations have been issued
Of all the slides and stats and details laid out in an eight-month progress report on the city of Bend’s new camping code Wednesday night, perhaps…
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‘People are desperate to learn more’: COCC holds talk examining Middle East conflict, featuring noted professor
COCC students, faculty and members of the community gathered in Wille Hall Wednesday for the History Department’s free event “Understanding…
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‘It’s a floating restaurant’: Coast Guard chef pays a visit, gives demonstration at COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute, students had a special guest chef Wednesday, focusing on desserts. It’s part of an effort…
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Bend’s LeapFrog Design receives $400K federal grant to develop nature-based reuse of non-potable graywater
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday a nearly $400,000 federal grant to LeapFrog Design in Bend to develop a nature-based treatment…
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‘It’s like cooking for your family’: COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute trains ‘Coasties’ for shipboard chef duties
There are a few kitchens in the Jungers Culinary Center on the Central Oregon Community College campus. It’s home to the Cascade Culinary Institute.…
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Bend-La Pine Schools, teachers union report progress, are hopeful as contract bargaining talks continue
Weekly, full-day negotiating sessions are continuing between bargaining teams representing Bend-La Pine Schools and the Bend Education Association,…
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Ask the Mayor: Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler answers your questions, from affordable housing to safer bike paths
Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler returned to NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise on Wednesday, responding to viewer questions posed by Bola Gbadebo on issues ranging…
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‘Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day’ observed in Bend with special gathering
Commute Options organized a Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in Bend, a national day honoring a brave 6-year-old girl who walked to a school in…
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Bethlehem Inn and Shepherd’s House Ministries’ shelters in Bend are ready for the winter season
The Bethlehem Inn and Shepherd’s House Ministries in Bend report they are taking in homeless people at a fairly constant rate ahead of the winter…
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Nonprofit Thistle & Nest building 160 affordable homes in region, now accepting applications
Thistle & Nest, a Central Oregon-based nonprofit started back in March, has announced the launch of “an ambitious and impactful affordable…
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Bend painter Lindsay Gilmore chosen to create 2023 Old Mill District Winter Art Series piece
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend artist Lindsay Gilmore admits she gets a little giddy while perusing homes on Zillow and randomly catches a quick glimpse…
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Hayden Homes Amphitheater honored for sustainability efforts
Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater recently received several honors for its sustainability and recycling efforts, from diverting waste from landfills…
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Bend’s family-owned McDonald’s marks 50 years with special cheeseburger deal
The family that brought McDonald’s to Bend a half-century ago is still behind the counter, and celebrated the golden anniversary of the Golden Arches…
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Time to ‘Ask the Mayor’ of Bend, Melanie Kebler, your questions; she’ll answer at Sunrise next Wednesday
We have another monthly ‘Ask the Mayor’ segment next Wednesday at Sunrise with Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler. Feel free to submit your questions to us -…
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