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- Tate and Tate Catering is offering an Easter Brunch menu that includes the option of glazed honey ham or candied maple pepper bacon, pastries and veggie or meat strata; orders have to be placed by March 31. - Bleu Bite Catering is offering an Easter feast for pickup, with its "Easter Original" offering marionberry roasted ham, creamy mac and cheese, cheese potato gratin and ambrosia salad. Call for availability.

Tea-dyed eggs make beautiful hues The egg came first. Lets just get that out of the way. For millions of years before humans domesticated the feathered lizards known today as "chickens," countless generations of amphibia and reptiles, including dinosaurs, were laying eggs. The egg is an amazing system for nurturing young beings thats just plain awe-inspiring when you think about it. Its also a delicious and beautiful form of animal protein that no animal had to die for.  When Easter...

As spring rears its temperamental head via finicky post-equinox, high-desert indecision, green thumbs are beginning to feel an irresistible itch. At first glance, newcomers to Bend might think cultivating in nutrient-poor volcanic soils, amid the shortest summer a Californian has ever seen, is all in vain. But to the trained gardeners discerning eye, there is many a lush oasis tucked behind gates and in corner downtown lots to prove otherwise. ...

If you held a gun to my head and made me pick a favorite genre of movie, Id say horror, but if I got to pick another one, Id say the genre of Lowered Expectations. The best example I can give is "The Royal Tenenbaums," where everyone is talented and brilliant in their own ways but is too sad or broken to be anything other than a big batch of wasted potential. Getting to watch characters rediscover their worth is a beautiful thing to me. Ive been hearing about this new movie called "The Kid ...

Artist Katie Daisy transforms a farmhouse into a whimsical woodland scene While some modern interior design trends lean toward the minimalist, one local artist is forging ahead with the complete opposite style in her new home. Katie Daisy, this weeks cover artist, is widely known for her beautiful, imaginative scenes of birds, flowers and nature in general. Daisys illustrations can be found around Central Oregon (and far beyond) adorning cards, posters and even textiles—and the Foxt...

An Oregon edibles company with some seriously tasty—and effective—products The pandemic and resulting quarantine have resulted in both established and first-time cannabis users uniting in gratitude that edibles are now widely available, often with "dispensary-to-door" delivery options.  Marriages and relationships of all manners were well served by edibles, often discreetly consumed gummies, to inject patience, calm and favorably altered perspectives into the challenges of the n...

What is fair housing? Its the right to choose housing free from unlawful discrimination. This applies to anyone involved in the sale and purchase of residential real estate, as well as anyone involved in the renting/leasing of residential real estate. This includes real estate brokers, property managers, landlords, lenders and insurers. The Fair Housing Act was federally adopted in 1968 as a part of the Civil Rights Act, which was later expanded in 1988 to make illegal discrimination...

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Bends biggest stage is getting a new look If youve been on Shevlin-Hixon Drive in Bend recently, you might have noticed something strange as you drove, ran, walked or biked by—namely, that the Les Schwab Amphitheater is completely unrecognizable. Before, depending on which way you were coming from, your eye would be drawn toward the murals on the back or front sides of the stage. Now, instead, you immediately notice giant steel beams stretching toward the sky. Bend Concerts announce...

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