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Jun 9, 2024 | 
bendmagazine.com | Jennifer Delahunty |Jeremiah Crisp
One summer afternoon, Megan Nielsen and her family were canoeing on Suttle Lake when the Sisters artist felt the unmistakable zing of inspiration. “Just looking at the lake, I knew what I had to paint,” she said. Back in her studio, she sketched a bear and rabbit fishing that are oblivious to the bounty of fish swimming beneath their boat. A mountain resembling Black Butte rises above the scene. Nielsen’s whimsical work embodies the solace and magic of Central Oregon’s surroundings.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
bendmagazine.com | Aaron Rasheed |Jeremiah Crisp
Juneteenth is an American day celebrating independence, though it’s not the 4th of July. Following in the footsteps of Juneteenth pioneers, The Father’s Group of Bend [click to read more about one of their programs, Ujima Youth Program] unites the community for what is now recognized as America’s “Second Independence Day.”This year’s celebration, “Jubilee,” takes place at Drake Park on June 15-16.
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May 29, 2024 | 
bendmagazine.com | Cathy Carroll |Jeremiah Crisp
Farmer Jim Fields climbs down from his tractor, surveying his 10-acre Fields Farm off Pettigrew Road in Bend. For the past 35 years, he has grown everything from verdant arugula and deep purple beets to slender asparagus and juicy tomatoes. Buildings have sprouted up all around Fields, who launched Central Oregon’s first community supported agriculture, or CSA, program in 1989.
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May 22, 2024 | 
bendmagazine.com | Kim Cooper Findling |Jeremiah Crisp
Come spring, the high desert beckons as Bend’s backyard playground. Head east from town and the landscape quickly changes. Massive Ponderosa pine trees and manzanita give way to old-growth juniper forests and fragrant sagebrush dotting the landscape. Clouds evaporate, revealing a wide-open and clear sky. The earth heats up quicker in the desert, where the atmosphere is arid and the soil is exposed.
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May 22, 2024 | 
bendmagazine.com | Chloe Green |Jeremiah Crisp
The word vegan can conjure images of bitter kale and tasteless veggie burgers. Mushrooms masquerading as meat? Chickpea protein? Sunflower seeds impersonating cheese? We understand the hesitation. Despite having plenty of health and environmental benefits, veganism doesn’t always get the best rap, but the best chefs act as magicians to assuage any doubts.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
bendmagazine.com | Maisie Smith |Jeremiah Crisp
Nourishing NoshSeize the day—and the spoon—with Fix & Repeat’s Acai Smoothie Bowl. This Maui-meets-Bend plant-powered energy boost is a symphony of superfoods conspiring for morning domination: sustainably sourced acai, almond milk, tart marionberries, banana, house made peanut butter and vanilla protein topped with goji granola, even more banana, berries, cacao nibs and coconut. “Fueled food heals your body faster so you can go out and repeat your life the next day,” said co-owner Leila Carter.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
bendmagazine.com | Lee Lewis Husk |Jeremiah Crisp
Mike Szabo was leaning against a wall near the bathroom at Tetherow Resort’s Event Pavilion in 2013, debating his next move. Having relocated to Bend from San Diego just five months before, he had decided to step back from his professional life as a landscape architect.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
bendmagazine.com | Gregg Morris |Jeremiah Crisp
Across the high desert, skiers and snowboarders eagerly await Mt. Bachelor’s opening day announcement. Hoping for the sight of snow-covered peaks isn’t enough for many hardcore winter devotees, who are called to action at the first signs of snow. Increasing impatience leads them to check weather apps and text friends to see if their favorite preseason spot has enough snow for some short runs before the ski area begins its chairlift operations.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
bendmagazine.com | Jeremiah Crisp
Once a month, Rose Archer’s cozy house on Bend’s east side is magically transformed into an intimate restaurant. Over three evenings, she welcomes 60 strangers into her home for a dinner party. It’s a dream come true for the professional chef who took an 11-year break from the food business. “I wanted to be in food again. I wanted it to be a part of my life, and I wanted to throw the most amazing dinner parties ever once a month,” Archer stated emphatically before hosting one of her dinners.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
bendmagazine.com | Jeremiah Crisp |Daniel O'Neil
Innovative companies help work and play hit the road with style. Drive through Bend, into the Cascade Range or down a National Forest road these days, and it’s impossible not to spot the adventure van lifestyle. Sprinter, Transit, ProMaster—the tall, boxy delivery-type vans look similar on the outside. Yet the interiors of these tiny apartments-on-wheels are as varied and personalized as a home.
