KTVZ

Bend Summer Festival is moving up to late May, also gets a new title sponsor

After 35 years of fun under the often-hot summer sun, the Bend Summer Festival will be kicking off the season with a new, ...
KTVZ

Bend Summer Festival returns in downtown Bend for another year of entertainment

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend Summer Festival kicked off Friday and runs through Sunday in downtown Bend. The festival is a celebration of summer in Central Oregon, along with arts, culture, and community ...
KLCC

Central Oregon nonprofits and residents navigate the next phase of Deschutes Public Library bond project

The Downtown Bend Library renovation means people must find another quiet, free place to study, work or meet before the new Central Library at Stevens Ranch opens.
The Bulletin

Historic downtown Bend church could be razed for affordable housing

The Bend United Methodist Church has stood in a historic portion of downtown Bend for 100 years. But the future of the property may not be as a house of worship, rather, housing for the working class.
The Bulletin

Bend considers building event plaza in downtown parking lot

Bend’s city and business leaders are moving ahead with a vision of turning a downtown Bend parking lot into a place for concerts, farmers markets and more. According to the city, the parking lot’s new ...
The Durango Herald

Bend’s beer culture is the cream of the hop

BEND, Ore. – “Do you want to go to the Shell or Chevron?” asks Andrea as we heft our mountain bikes onto car racks after a ride at Shevlin Park, a 650-acre spread three miles northwest of downtown ...