LOCAL GOODNESS New Asian dining on the westside In Japan, “ajii” means taste, flavor, charm, style or experience. In Bend, Ajii means a new Asian restaurant on Bend’s westside. Joe Kim, who is also chef and owner of 5 Fusion in downtown Bend, now presents this fast,...
They say variety is the spice of life, and this may also apply to food trends Humans love. We love to sample new and unusual flavors, and it seems like every few years a new spice trend appears. A couple of years ago, it was...
Dr. Shirley I. Metcalf has been president of Central Oregon Community College since September 2014. She was born and raised in Hawaii and spent several decades in that state before relocating to Kirkland, Washington, and then Bend, with her husband Wayne. Here she shares her...
Voting has ended. The winner will be announced on February 3rd, 2017! We’re setting records #inBend for snowfall and we want to see your best photo! Enter our #WeAreBend Winter Wonderland Photo Contest for your chance to win a night stay at @LakeCreekLodge and have your...
“Local snowboard company SnoPlanks is gaining speed with their 2016 flagship model, the Model A board, an advanced iteration of the company’s original bamboo snowboard. The Model A has a bamboo core from tip to tail, reinforced with carbon fiber, offered in both a splitboard...
Tell us a little bit about yourself. I moved to Bend when I was 12 and was so mad at my parents to be leaving Bellingham, Washington, for the desert. But now I can say I’m happy we did—I’ve been a pro snowboarder for the past...
Snow lovers have been eagerly anticipating this one—there’s a new $6 million chairlift coming to Mt. Bachelor’s east side. Slated to open in mid-December in time for the holiday season, Cloudchaser is a high-speed, detachable quad lift that provides access to 635 acres of new...
Mt. Bachelor has gone to the dogs. Every day, several dozen canines are mixed in with the humans who work and play on the flanks of Bend’s ski hill. Whether they are the rescue dogs trained to save lives in the case of an avalanche,...
A Central Oregon film company aims high with feature film The Astronot One mark of a good film is when the audience has no idea that the filmmaking wasn’t exactly glamorous. In the realm of independent film, long hours, low budgets, physical labor and unreliable rewards...
Vintage RV restorers Flyte Camp and life on TV Local company Flyte Camp, owned by Anna and Justin Scribner, is in the business of restoring and renovating vintage trailers. In the six years they’ve been in business, their work making old trailers new has drawn so...