O’Kanes Whether you’re looking for an intimate space, a party atmosphere, or the cozy warmth of a fire, O’Kanes at McMenamins Old St. Francis School satisfies. Mix and mingle with future friends around the fire pits or enjoy a cigar and libations in the warmth of...
Deschutes Dash sports festival Go down to the Deschutes River on any given summer afternoon, and you’ll be treated to a spectacle of paddleboarders, aspiring rafters and sun-loving Bendites. What you won’t see every day is a group of over 450 people competing in everything from...
Bend's Urban Growth Boundary challenges Who can forget the late Oregon Governor Tom McCall’s famous 1971 no-growth plea to non-Oregonians: “We want you to visit our State of Excitement often. Come again and again. But for heaven’s sake, don’t move here to live. Or if you...
An insider's view of the outdoors I have a confession to make. Though I have lived in Bend for almost five years now, I’m more of an inside gal. I’m not what you would call “outdoorsy.” In my limited experience, outdoorsy types actually enjoy being in the...
A seemingly endless sea of sagebrush stretches across the broad Fort Rock basin south of Bend, broken here and there by upthrust rimrock, eroded volcanic buttes and a few widely scattered ranch buildings dwarfed by an unbelievably expansive sky. But hidden beneath and among the tall sagebrush...