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Derek Carlson
🥕 Another new farmers market?

Apr 13, 2026

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14 min read

🥕 Another new farmers market?

Another new farmers market, fire season reminders, and register for the bike fest

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
⛷️ Bachelor closing in 9 days

Apr 10, 2026

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14 min read

⛷️ Bachelor closing in 9 days

Portland Gear opening at the Old Mill, Bachelor is closing next week, and snowboarding at VTP

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🚫 A pair of local eateries close

Apr 8, 2026

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14 min read

🚫 A pair of local eateries close

Seasonal road openings, fly fishing season kicks off, and a pair of local eateries close

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🥾 Grab your wilderness passes

Apr 6, 2026

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14 min read

🥾 Grab your wilderness passes

Overnight wilderness passes, farewell to ice season, and the new farmers market opens May 1st

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
Mt Bachelor is opening a hotel

Apr 3, 2026

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14 min read

Mt Bachelor is opening a hotel

Youth Art Takeover at First Friday, Easter Egg hunts around Bend, and Mt Bachelor taking over the old LOGE hotel

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
Bend outdoor guide release

Apr 1, 2026

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12 min read

Bend outdoor guide release

Bend outdoor guide, burger week gets underway, and Mountain View Roadhouse soft opening

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🌮 New taco shop opens

Mar 30, 2026

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13 min read

🌮 New taco shop opens

New taco shop opens, trails opening to e-bikes, and an egg my house fundraiser

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🚵 Local mtn bike website to shutter

Mar 27, 2026

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14 min read

🚵 Local mtn bike website to shutter

New closure along Purcell, Love in a Letter launches, and help save BendTrails.org

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🥯 Bagels coming to Galveston

Mar 25, 2026

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13 min read

🥯 Bagels coming to Galveston

High Desert Museum expanding, Mimi’s has a new location, and Goodwill superstore to open next month

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🏫 New library has an opening date

Mar 23, 2026

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12 min read

🏫 New library has an opening date

REVOLVR coming to the Old Mill, new library has an opening date, and Super Deluxe closes

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🏗️ Another food cart pod?

Mar 20, 2026

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14 min read

🏗️ Another food cart pod?

Cascade Lakes Highway opening early? (hint: likely not), free shred event, and your weekend event lineup

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🌞 Summer-ish days ahead

Mar 18, 2026

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13 min read

🌞 Summer-ish days ahead

Franklin Ave underpass to close for construction, new farmers market coming to the south side of town, and Wild Child closing in April

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🥽 Summer camp signup time

Mar 16, 2026

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12 min read

🥽 Summer camp signup time

BPRD summer camp signups, Rosemary & Fox opens tomorrow, and a new bridge over the Deschutes?

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🥘 An old favorite returns

Mar 13, 2026

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15 min read

🥘 An old favorite returns

JOOLZBOX pop-up at Discovery West, new Bend High School gets a name, and an indoor ski training business is set to open

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🫖 Downtown tea lounge opens

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

🫖 Downtown tea lounge opens

Guide to local CSAs, Tea & Art Lounge opens, and more local jobs

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🏗️ Changes at Petrosa?

Mar 9, 2026

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14 min read

🏗️ Changes at Petrosa?

Spring break camps, potential changes for Petrosa’s commercial space, and bees for your backyard

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🌻 A very spring-like weekend ahead

Mar 6, 2026

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14 min read

🌻 A very spring-like weekend ahead

First Friday is here, Winter Pride Fest comes to town & the mountain, and Elk Lake Resort is closing for the season

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🚵 New mountain bike trails completed

Mar 4, 2026

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12 min read

🚵 New mountain bike trails completed

New mountain bike trails, Schmakerz joins Ballers & Brews, and signups for our next dinner club

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🎤 Bend gets the golden ticket

Mar 2, 2026

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11 min read

🎤 Bend gets the golden ticket

Bella back on American Idol, business happenings for March, and a look ahead to the weekend

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
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Mar 1, 2026

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5 min read

March Premium Subscriber Club

Your local perk and event preview for the month

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🪨 The rock chucks are back

Feb 27, 2026

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13 min read

🪨 The rock chucks are back

Bend skier headed to the Paralympic Games, Wildhorse Harley closing, and your weekend event lineup

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🥯 Farewell, bagel sandwiches

Feb 25, 2026

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13 min read

🥯 Farewell, bagel sandwiches

5th St Bagels closing at Ballers & Brews, Hoodoo closing again, and we need your input

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
💇‍♀️ First Jackstraw biz opens

Feb 23, 2026

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11 min read

💇‍♀️ First Jackstraw biz opens

Hoodoo ski area reopens, Jackstraw’s first commercial tenant opens, and Bend schools dominate (again) at state

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🐉 No snow dragon this year

Feb 20, 2026

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14 min read

🐉 No snow dragon this year

Zwicklemania comes to breweries across Bend, no snow dragon this year, and a new chicken wing food cart opening

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
🍕 Pizza week kicks off

Feb 18, 2026

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13 min read

🍕 Pizza week kicks off

Local breweries join forces, pizza week kicks off, and help the Humane Society find their trailer

Derek Carlson
Derek Carlson
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