Couple of email dispatches from the Deschutes County offices: First, the County has a new draft of the "Comprehensive Plan" that they’re offering open houses over the next couple of months for residents to offer feedback on. What is it? The Comprehensive Plan is a blueprint of how and where growth and development occur and natural resources are protected in the unincorporated areas of the County for the next 20 years. The draft Plan is … Continue reading →
The NY Times this evening published a doozy: Slump Dashes Oregon Dreams of Californians. The freefall has made Bend a succinct symbol for the economic perils of “lifestyle destinations” in the so-called New West, recreation-heavy communities where jobs have been heavily tilted toward construction and services and where many of the new residents were self-made exiles from California cashing in on their overpriced real estate. Now the Californians who contributed to Oregon’s growth are in … Continue reading →
Two items from May 1st which got missed the first time around, both dealing with the local news media’s economic troubles: Oregon Media Insiders reports Major Cuts at KOHD: "Non-renewed contracts, I’m told, include sports reporter Rachel Azevedo, reporter Allison Martin (once the weekend anchor when they had a weekend show) and anchor Jay Frank, who’s still got a year on his contract. The 5 pm producer/assignment editor is an outright layoff…" And over at … Continue reading →
Yes, according to this article in today’s Bulletin, The Paper Place downtown—between Cork and U.S. Bank—is for sale for only one dollar. The gimmick, of course, is that the "inventory" is for sale for $65,000 to $70,000. Schiefelbine said she’s leaving in late October for California, regardless. If no one purchases the business by the end of September, Schiefelbine said she will hold a “huge blowout sale” throughout October to sell off as much inventory … Continue reading →
The Bend Bulletin has rolled out their new and improved website today (announced the other day here). Overall it’s a much, much better interface, with better use of space and design and flow. The default fonts—at least on Firefox—might be a bit large for my tastes; it’s possible to be well-designed and yet use too much space (six screenfuls on the home page), but by and large the site now looks like a current news … Continue reading →
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