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 ...
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 ...
KTVZ

‘Fight for your land’: group gathers in downtown Bend to protest proposed sale of public lands

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- On Saturday morning in downtown Bend, protesters gathered to push back against the proposed sale of public lands in Oregon. The group convened in Drake Park before making their ...
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 ...
The Bulletin

Downtown Bend library to close for a year starting in April

The Deschutes Public Library system is in a transition phase, as staff move into the Cenral Library at Stevens Ranch before it opens this spring and the Downtown Bend Public Library gears up for its ...