This is what racism looks like.

This isn’t the typical type of post I’d write to dust off the site here, but it’s an important subject that needs to be addressed, especially at the community and personal level. Particularly when it relates to a local business and reveals a deep, ugly racist streak that needs to … Continue reading

Drop-in vaccination clinics at the Library

Deschutes County Health Services and the Deschutes Public Library are partnering to offer weekly drop-in vaccination clinics, starting on Wednesday, June 2. Details from Facebook: We’re partnering with Deschutes Public Library to offer weekly drop-in COVID vaccine clinics at the Downtown Bend Library and Redmond Library. No appointment needed and … Continue reading

There’s another cave house in Bend (sort of)

Waaaaaaay back in 2007, I wrote about a “cave house” in southeast Bend, literally a house built over a lava tube with a door granting access to the cave itself. I noticed the past couple of days that that old post is getting a bunch of traffic—likely because KTVZ ran … Continue reading

Crater Lake Spirits still has free hand sanitizer

Crater Lake Spirits has been offering up free hand sanitizer during the pandemic, and posted a reminder this week with details on how to get some: As this fourth wave of Covid cases continues to spread, we want to remind you all that we have FREE gallons of hand sanitizer … Continue reading

Out with the old: Bend City Council meeting notes for Nov-Dec 2020

Let’s (finally) finish out 2020 with the roundup of Bend City Council notes, for November and December. These were the last Council meetings before the four new members were sworn in for January. Bend City Council meeting notes, 11-4-20 (MS Word doc) Bend City Council meeting notes, 11-18-20 (MS Word … Continue reading

“Redirect the Check” with Central Oregon Daily and TDS

Have you received the latest government stimulus money yet? If so, and it’s not necessarily something you need right now, Central Oregon Daily and TDS (Bend Broadband) invite you to donate it to their Redirect the Check fundraiser. While some of us in Central Oregon thankfully still have a job … Continue reading

Free drive-thru COVID-19 testing, Wednesday, January 13

Deschutes County Health Services and the Oregon Health Authority are partnering to offer free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, on Wednesday, January 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged, which you can do here. You don’t need to have symptoms to get the test, … Continue reading