2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (590+ words) Published 9:30 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 As Bend’s population grows so does its traffic. City officials say they are working on a series of roundabout improvements in hopes to reducing the congestion. The focus of those changes are improvements at roundabouts where…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (449+ words) Published 7:38 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Is Bend becoming a test case for providing affordable housing in high-risk wildfire areas? Bend has adopted the goal to build 33,700+ new dwellings within the next 19 years. This is about 1775 per year. Most is planned urban…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (313+ words) Published 12:39 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Owners of a downtown Redmond community gathering place, taphouse, food truck lot and live music and event space have listed it for sale after eight years in business. General Duffy’s Waterhole is on sale with an…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (185+ words) Published 12:59 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 HomeGoods, owned by the same company as T.J. Maxx, applied to remodel the former Big Lots in Bend, located between the east side Safeway and the former Costco at the Forum Shopping Center. HomeGoods, the home furnishing…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (210+ words) Published 10:19 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Redmond Municipal Airport director Zachary Bass has resigned from his position, a city of Redmond spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. After 11 years with the airport, Bass is taking off for his next career endeavor, the city said in…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (350+ words) Published 12:00 pm Monday, September 7, 2026 Silver Moon Brewing — one of Bend’s legacy breweries — isn’t going anywhere, but its property could have a new owner. Four downtown Bend parcels are for sale for $3.75 million, contingent on Silver Moon Brewing remaining housed in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (467+ words) Published 9:29 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 After a city in his district temporarily shut down several of its parks because it couldn’t pay for their maintenance, a Democratic state lawmaker is proposing the Legislature create a fund that would provide small Oregon…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (148+ words) Published 1:00 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Construction is underway on a new commercial building in north Bend expected to house at least two restaurants, including an Axel’s Taco Shop. The new development is located between a Tesla dealership and a Sonic Burger…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (567+ words) Published 8:59 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Bend is preparing to hire consultants to study whether a new vehicle bridge across the Deschutes River southwest of the Bill Healy Bridge could help relieve growing traffic congestion on Reed Market Road. The city isn’t…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (157+ words) Published 11:30 am Monday, August 31, 2026 A Seattle-based real estate investment firm has acquired an 87-unit apartment complex in northeast Bend, adding to its growing portfolio in the city. Fourth Avenue Capital and Capital Funding Partners announced the purchase of Steppe Apartments,…...