Freeride mountain biking is a type of off-road cycling involving high-risk tricks and big jumps, pushing all boundaries.

Libra architect Christopher Alexander developed a sixth sense about why some spaces feel comfortable while others are alienating. What was the source of his genius? He avoided abstract principles and ...

A key sticking point of the current federal government shutdown is something called “the enhanced premium tax credit,” which Democrats want to keep and Republicans want to end. The credit, if not ...

A new, upscale hotel is being planned on NW Arizona Avenue between Wall and Bond Streets. In addition to overnight rooms, CASCADA Bend will also have a thermal spa and wellness destination with ...

The name “Brass Queens” represents a female brass band with attitude. The Brooklyn-based group debuted in March of 2019, chipping out a reputation in a generally male-dominated landscape, one pop-up ...

Deanna Brodsky, who is a licensed massage therapist living and working in Bend, has something to say: No, creeps; she doesn’t ...

Teachers at a new music school are excited to guide budding rock stars. The School of Rock Bend offers music lessons followed by the opportunity to jam with other students in a rock band, even ...

Deanna Brodsky, who is a licensed massage therapist living and working in Bend, has something to say: No, creeps; she doesn’t offer happy endings. Brodsky has worked as an LMT for a combined 10 years ...

Random Act of Kindness My husband Tom and I went to Pizza Mondo for dinner this past Saturday.  Tom was wearing his army military cap. A fellow Bendite, Michael and his wife, were just finishing their ...

Melissa Steele has seen firsthand the devastation a wildfire can cause. She not only lost her home in the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, but worked for Cal Fire at the time, trying to save ...

Throughout the week, comedians both national and local have been having a lot of fun with the notion of sending National Guard troops into Portland to protect the Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Sarah Rankin visits the East Bend Library with her one- and three-year-old daughters on a regular basis, two or three times a ...