Bend

Bend's Juneteenth celebration was canceled in April as organizers feared racist attacks. But with a renewed spirit — and a new location — the event will carry on.

The book explores the issues that have been brewing for decades in Bend.

Bend cleans up short-term rental code language with ordinance ending informal deal with Meredith Lodging, a vacation rental property management company in Oregon and California.

In Bend, the Latino Community Association purchased the building they were renting and working out of for the last four years. The real estate purchase in Bend's competitive and pricey market brings the nonprofit stability and a chance to celebrate.

Starting June 1 the area will be closed to all users including hiking, driving, mountain biking and dispersed camping.

Thistle & Nest, an affordable housing provider in Bend, says the city’s new tree code isn’t flexible enough and is raising the cost of building new housing in Central Oregon. At one of the affordable housing developments Thistle & Nest is currently building, the code will mean fewer homes get built, according to the organization, which is refusing to submit a tree preservation plan for the site. That challenge is currently being reviewed by a hearings officer and could be appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Amy Warren, board president and co-founder of Thistle & Nest, joins us to explain why the nonprofit has decided to challenge the tree code.

Grocery stores that cater to communities of color are expanding in cities like Bend and Madras, reflecting the region’s growing diversity and increasing demand for culturally specific foods and products.

National homeless advocates say the evictions show the Trump administration’s ineffective approach to a widespread housing crisis.

A lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service seeks to stall the camp removal, citing the needs of disabled people and the need for a more thorough environmental assessment.

Last year the Utah-based POWDR announced a plan to sell the Central Oregon ski resort near Bend.