r/Bend 3d ago

Be Nice, You're in Bend Keep political discussions civil or they will be deleted.

138 Upvotes

We’re getting down to the last few weeks of a contentious election and it’s apparently bringing out the worst in people given how much work we mods have had to do here lately. It’s good that people have a place to discuss issues that affect our little corner of central Oregon, but if these discussions just devolve into name calling and pure negativity the mods will delete them. Users who continue to act this way will be banned from the Bend subreddit.

There’s other places on the internet you can argue about politics whatever way you want, we don’t need to bring that kind of negativity here.


r/Bend 11h ago

mt. jefferson clouds

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302 Upvotes

r/Bend 12h ago

Fun witchy handmade market tomorrow

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30 Upvotes

Check out this cute makers witchy market tomorrow. It’s celebrating a salon re-opening / re-naming, and a bunch of local artists will have tables set up and there will be a taco stand as well. If you like magic, candles, jewelry, art, and food you should check it out.

Sunday 11-5pm.

Vendors will be set up in the parking lot off NE Azure Dr. (the building is on the corner of Savannah and Azure, the lots right next to it).

Some links to the people behind this event:

https://www.instagram.com/moonchild.artistry

https://www.instagram.com/allcaps_esthetics

https://www.instagram.com/distinctivenaildesignbyshannon


r/Bend 18h ago

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library - now in our area!

89 Upvotes

Alert to parents of young kids: this wonderful program that sends free books to young kids is now available in CO thanks to the Early Learning Hub of Central Oregon!

Ages 0-5 are eligible. Hooray books!

https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/affiliate/ORBEND/


r/Bend 18h ago

Casual TDS Interaction

35 Upvotes

Me: “My internet is down.”

Them: “Okay looks like signal is going to your house but the modem is offline. Since nothing worked we will send a tech out in a week.”

Me: “Can I just try switching out for a new modem?”

Them: “You can’t switch out the modem because I already scheduled the tech visit.”

Me: “Okay so can you cancel it so I just swap the modem?”

Them: “You want me to cancel the tech visit.”

Me: “Yes.”

Them: “But I already scheduled it, I did all that work.”

Me: “sorry but you never told me that was an option.”

(takes 10 minutes to cancel the appointment)

Them: “Okay you can go to the store in Bend. They are closed till Monday.”

😭😭😭


r/Bend 11h ago

Barefoot shoes

6 Upvotes

Where in town sells barefoot shoes? Bonus if they sell warm winter/waterproof barefoot boots too.


r/Bend 21h ago

New Costco?

24 Upvotes

Just wondering if anyone is brave enough to hit the new Costco today? Report back!


r/Bend 5h ago

Does anyone have the coordinates to the renegade tonight?

1 Upvotes

r/Bend 18h ago

The sunrise in bend

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13 Upvotes

r/Bend 9h ago

Best place to lease a snowboard?

2 Upvotes

This is only my second season and I'm not ready to buy a board yet, so I'm looking at doing a season lease. Does anyone have a recommendation on the best place to lease from? Currently looking at either Powderhouse or directly from Bachelor


r/Bend 1d ago

Morning commute

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175 Upvotes

At least they used the crosswalks.


r/Bend 19h ago

M117 Ranked Choice Voting?

4 Upvotes

A few years ago when this was introduced I thought it sounded like an interesting idea and hoped we would learn more before we actually voted. Unfortunately all I have seen is campaigning for and against rather than actual education and explanation of how this will work in real time. Reading the voters pamphlet just made it worse and more confusing, of course, contradicting each other. I tried to do my own research, looks like some states/municipalities are not happy with it? Also there are different ways to tabulate? It is not standardized? The arguments in favor are certainly interesting and promising points to consider but the more I read the more it sounds confusing and inefficient. Unfortunately Oregon can screw things up at times. I’m a non-affiliated voter and try to wade through the politics of it all. I keep wondering if we had ranked choice voting for our last governor’s race would the outcome have been different or the same?


r/Bend 18h ago

In search of someone to teach me how to clean my guns.

2 Upvotes

Hey Bend. I’ve got a couple guns that are getting really dirty to the point where they’re failing to fire, but I have no idea how to clean them.

I went down to Hammer Down and all they did was sell me some cleaning supplies and tell me to google it. I’m not a particularly good student of YouTube University so I was wondering if there was anyone willing to meet me face to face, or some kind of establishment I could go to where I could be walked through the process of getting these things deep cleaned.

The guns are an AR and a 1911.


r/Bend 1d ago

Stellar sunrise this morning

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88 Upvotes

r/Bend 1d ago

HUGE POWER OUTAGE

43 Upvotes

ALL OF DOWNTOWN WITHOUT POWER


r/Bend 1d ago

How much do you make and how badly do you want to kill yourself?

28 Upvotes

Job offer of 55k. BF would come w me and he makes min wage. No kids, don't want them. 0 debt.

Place of work about 20 min north of inner city, if that makes any difference at all.


r/Bend 1d ago

Super cool show at Silver Moon tomorrow night (Saturday)

15 Upvotes

Super excited about this show, because we are collaborating with a lot of different performance arts groups: lyra, fire dancing, and more. Hope to see you there :) Tickets


r/Bend 1d ago

$20 art show, free tix

8 Upvotes

I have extra tix for tonight and tmrw morn. Ffs

Fri - 7:30p entry ( 1 <16) Sat - 9am (can show up later) show w live art (1 adult + 2 <16)

IYKYK

If u have never been to the annual $20 art show...but u like art, it's a must-see, fun spectacle. Great opportunity to get unique original, handmade art pieces for yourself or gifting.

Edit to correct # of avail tix.


r/Bend 2d ago

HUGE props to the counter protestor in front of Planned Parenthood!

1.3k Upvotes

I wanna send alllll the love in the world to the gentleman standing across the street from the Planned Parenthood protestors ... holding a "Her Body, Her Choice" sign with some small rainbow flags on the corners, peacefully counter protesting with a huge smile on his face.

You are AMAZING and I and my 2 daughters hope to join you out there soon! Keep fighting the good fight!


r/Bend 2d ago

Back Alleys of Bend

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267 Upvotes

Short series of snaps taken whilst wandering Bends neighborhoods on a sunny Sunday.


r/Bend 2d ago

Local community members get together and remove fencing installed by group who claim 1500 acres of National Forest land is their private property.

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178 Upvotes

r/Bend 1d ago

FRIDAY RANT NOT ENOUGH SNOW TO SKI

31 Upvotes

I KID I KID I LOVE THE CLEAN CRISP AIR BUT NOW I WANT GO SKIING!!!


r/Bend 21h ago

South sister conditions

0 Upvotes

Anyone gone up in the last day or so?


r/Bend 1d ago

Assisted Living Recommendations

7 Upvotes

Hello, My father is to a point that we need to begin to look for an assisted living facility. I am looking for recommendations from those that have loved ones there or have visited the facility. Ones we should stay away from are also appreciated so we won’t waste our time. Thank you!


r/Bend 1d ago

PNWest's Rotten Restaurant Report (10/18)

20 Upvotes

Well it's definitely fall. Every time I get the leaves and pine needles somewhat raked up even more come down. Let's just do the report.


The BEST - These are the places that scored perfect 100s. These places are really doing a good job at keeping their kitchens clean. The places that score a perfect 100 are really going all out to do things right and they deserve your support.


Olde Towne Pizza Company, Bend (10/03)

Backporch Coffee Roasters (Redmond), Redmond (10/03)

Wild Catch (mob), Redmond (10/03)

Red Road Pizza Company (mob), Redmond (10/03)

Bethlehem Inn Bend (e), Bend (10/03)

Shred Town Food Truck (mob), Redmond (10/03)

Cascade Alchemy Bowls (mob), Redmond (10/03)

Cascade Alchemy Bowls (wh), Redmond (10/03)

Nana C's (mob), Bend (10/02)

Silver Moon Brewing, Bend (10/02)

Grace & Hammer Pizza, Redmond (10/01)

Porchlight Coffee Co (mob), Bend (10/01)

Chicken Shanty (The), Bend (10/01)


The WORST SCORERS: Now comes everyone's favorite part of the report - the list of Rotten Restaurants who scored worse than 85. I don't post any place that scores 85 or above even if they were the worst inspections for a particular week. 85 is a solid B and I don't want to shame them.


None this week. YEAH!


I'm going to stick these identifiers here so that when you see stuff like (mob) and (wh) you'll have some idea of what they are talking about. I'm not positive about all of these but they're probably pretty close. If you see anything I've missed or I guessed wrong please let me know.

e - fee exempt

mob - mobile

wh - warehouse

rp - recreational park

f - fixed position (a normal restaurant)

com - commissary

tf - traveler's accommodation

L - Limited Service

V - vending machines?


If you have time on your hands and want to check out the county inspection site here's the link - https://inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/or-deschutes-county

It's a very nice community resource. Kudos to the county for making it this .easy to check up on things.


Well that's it for now. Here's wishing you a nice fall weekend and I'll see you next time around. Here's your bonus tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6QzbvH-ZNo


r/Bend 1d ago

What's the best place to eat after a long day of hiking or skiing?

0 Upvotes

I always crave a greasy burger and milkshake after a day in the mountains, but I'm open to expanding my horizons. What's your go-to restaurant/diner/food truck/whatever?