Let Us Paddle, a petition campaign, formed in 2025 after the Oregon Legislature passed a law expanding permitting requirements for non-motorized boats. The group doesn’t anticipate having enough ...

Join us for the 31 st Annual High Desert Garden Tour, presented by OSU Extension Service and OSU Master Gardeners™. On this year’s self-guided tour of 5 beautiful gardens in the Redmond area you’ll ...

Following our extraordinary record-setting season, High Desert Chamber Music is entering an exciting new chapter. As our ...

A group of local businesspeople and hockey enthusiasts have their sights set on building Central Oregon’s first indoor ice rink — and they’re seeking $40 million to do it. The massive nonprofit ...

Local nonprofit Partners In Care invites community members in Central Oregon to its engaging, in-person education series. For the past 18 years, Partners In Care has been providing no-cost community ...

When the High Desert Museum opened in 1982, founder Don Kerr had a lofty vision for the destination he’d long dreamed of. The campus nestled in the forest south of Bend would create experiences to ...

Jessica Natvig operates a small batch bakery kitchen called "Lady Sourdough." Credit: Jessica Natvig Jessica Natvig recently moved across the country from Marco Island, Florida, to Bend with her ...

It’s that time of the year again! Outrun the mosquitoes at Tumalo Falls as you hike to Happy Valley, run the Burma Road Trail, soak up some rays paddleboarding on Three Creek Lake and hike Black Butte ...

Imagine dangling upside down, 200 feet in the air, unexpectedly caught in the device that’s supposed to be helping you rappel down the mountain. That’d be enough to make most people panic. Not Jeska ...

Every July, I like to look back at the first half of the year to take the temperature of our current cinematic landscape. By this time last year, we already had the dizzying peaks of “Sinners” and “On ...

I’ll be perfectly honest with you right now. The hardest I’ve ever cried in a movie theater was at the end of “Toy Story 3.” Rewatching it to prepare for the release of “Toy Story 5,” I figured it ...

There is a saying that goes, “Many hands make for light work.” It’s certainly the case with the Tedeschi Trucks Band, a 12-piece that’s been driven by the marital tandem of Susan Tedeschi and Derek ...