New places to drink beer seem to pop up every other day in Bend, but it’s not every day that one of the city’s first breweries reinvents its space. For over two decades, locals in search of award-winning craft beer have found it on Brooks...
It was a perfect July day and our wheels rolled along the riverside path, passing sightseers, dog walkers and lunchtime joggers. Our tour guide, well-known Bend resident John Flannery, rolled ahead of me and gave the signal to “hold up,” so I gently leaned back...
I love exploring for great places to eat and relax almost as much as random strangers now suddenly enjoy searching for Pokémon in my backyard. Needless to say, the irony wasn’t lost on me this week when one of my favorite online review sites began...
Sam Olson sits in a room surrounded by the past. Flanking her are two hulking, cast-iron machines from the turn of the nineteenth century. They have foot pedals, large rollers, big iron wheels and look like something straight out of a museum. Olson’s business, Teenee...
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...
Get outside this fall with great gear from local shops Summer is long behind us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still go camping. With the right gear, an overnighter in the woods is still yours for the taking. Try some of these great finds available...
A taste of the best food delivered in Bend Delicious food delivered to your doorstep is one of life’s great luxuries. Compared to urban areas, Central Oregon still has a long way to go in the food delivery game. But Bend is upping its options as...
An architectural redeux at the Riverhouse One of Bend’s oldest resorts got a major makeover this year. Step inside the newly renovated and renamed Currents Restaurant at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes and you won’t even recognize the place from its former self. New owner Vesta...
Local gallery and artist studio Atelier 6000 presents a new exhibit this fall celebrating the history of Japanese printmaking. “Opening Japan: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints” will be on exhibit through November at the gallery location in the upper Old Mill District. The exhibit presents a...