On Tuesday, April 16, a delegation of Oregon activists and civic leaders—including musician, environmentalist, and drag queen Pattie Gonia— joined Tribal leaders, community advocates, and members of congress from across the West to call on President Biden to designate and expand national monuments. Nearly 45,000 petition signatures were delivered to President Biden seeking national monument status for the Owyhee Canyonlands ..read more

Funding Supports “More than Medical” Inaugural Fundraising Luncheon Mosaic Community Health, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Sisters and Madras, has received a $10,000 donation from PacificSource Health Plans to support Mosaic’s inaugural fundraising luncheon. The “More Than Medical” Fundraising Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, May 1, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bend ..read more

The High Desert Museum will receive $500,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, one of 10 in the nation selected for funding for the exceedingly competitive Public Humanities Projects: Exhibition category, the agency announced Tuesday ..read more

The second year of Central Oregon Future Fund supports local projects that provide a lasting impact and benefit both visitors and residents Visit Central Oregon has announced that 15 recipients will be awarded a total of $450,000 in grant money as part of the Central Oregon Future Fund. The grant program to support local tourism projects benefiting both visitors and residents is in its second annual cycle ..read more

When: Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 3:30pm – 5:00pm Where: Downtown Bend Public Library – Meyer Room ..read more

Hospice of Redmond Expands its Camp Sunrise Program to Include Teens Up to Age 17 An estimated 6 million children, or 1 in 12 kids in the United States, will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18. In Oregon, 1 in 15 or 6.8 percent of children are bereaved ..read more

Alex Garland's newest provocation imagines a modern civil war My grandma turned 99 this year, and whenever she talks about the future she laughs and says she wants to live long enough to see the next election because she's excited for a civil war. I think there's a dark anarchy to my grandma that scares the shit out of me, but I also can't fault someone nearing 100 who wants to watch the whole thing burn while they dance a jig on the ashes ..read more

4/20 events to enjoy this week HomeGrown Music Festival ..read more

A status check on Oregon marijuana, a decade after legalization On Nov. 4, Oregon will celebrate 10 years of the passage of Measure 91, establishing our Adult Use regulated recreational cannabis program ..read more

Asian street food elevated to the moon When you find that restaurant combining a comfortable atmosphere with kind service, incredible food and reasonable prices, it's like you've found a unicorn. The Bend restaurant scene is so busy and fluid that a unicorn is more tempting to keep to yourself ..read more