In its quest to add affordable housing, the City of Bend has made a habit of waiving costs like infrastructure fees or ...

Strolling downtown on Brooks Street, passersby may suddenly get bombarded by a lush garden full of eye popping colors during late spring and summer. On the side of the Common’s Cafe & Taproom, a tiny ...

Several things make Sen a remarkable dining experience, but it’s the combination of all of them that solidifies it as the Source’s restaurant of the year. First among everything, as delicious and ...

Wake up seven days a week with the Cascades Reader. Get local news, event information, podcasts, discounts and more. Sign up now! Sign up The restaurant world is ever-changing. The annual Source ...

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is still dealing with the fallout of alleged favoritism and retribution that has plagued the agency for years. The sheriff’s office, and Deschutes County, are now ...

Wake up seven days a week with the Cascades Reader. Get local news, event information, podcasts, discounts and more. Sign up now! Sign up We’re already a third of the way through 2026 and the movies ...

On May 1, the Bend Factory Stores changes its name to Elevation Bend and launches a weekly Friday Farmers Market through October. More than 50 vendors are scheduled for the inaugural event. “The ...

As election day approaches and voter ballots are mailed out on April 29, the Deschutes County Clerk provided community ...

Youth sports and mental health will be the topic of Oregon State University – Cascades’ Science Pub on May 12. The talk, ...

What do you get when you mix fashion, creativity, sustainability, and 14 local schools worth of student designers? The 14th Annual Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show — and it’s back on Saturday, May 9, ...

The Bend City Council has adopted Section R327 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code, establishing home‑hardening ...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley is sending out conflicting messages on a litmus-test issue for many primary ...