COVID-19: The Source goes digital, Central Oregon SOS, and more

Rounding up a few COVID-19 coronavirus related news as it pertains to online resources (and by extension, the social distancing and isolation we’re all going through). The Source Weekly goes all digital. This is huge, smart, and significant. This week’s paper was the last until May 20. While I think … Continue reading

Keeping track of Bend City Council meetings

Did you know the Bend City Council meets every first and third Wednesday of the month, and that meetings are open to the public? I’ve never attended a Council meeting but I get a copy of the minutes from each meeting (I’m on the City’s press list), so I thought … Continue reading

Where to track election results

Today is Election Day, and if you haven’t yet dropped off your ballot, do so and VOTE! If you are interested in tracking the results of the election for Oregon and Deschutes County, visit: Oregon Secretary of State – Statewide Unofficial Election Results Deschutes County Real-Time Unofficial Election Results Yes … Continue reading

Best of Bend 2016: Second place!

The annual Source Weekly Best of Bend issue is out, and Hack Bend has finally been unseated as Bend’s best blog — to the very excellent Living the Bend Life! Huge congrats to LTBL and big thanks once again to everyone that voted!

Watch a livestream of Phish concert today and tomorrow

Not able to score tickets to the Phish concerts at the Les Schwab Amphitheater tonight and tomorrow? Not to worry, the LSA’s got you covered: Did you know that @Phish is offering a live simulcast from their #bendconcerts? How great is that? Visit http://t.co/YyowtlCkBn for info. — Hayden Homes Amphitheater … Continue reading

Deschutes County interactive historic landmarks map

So this is kind of a neat tool: historic landmark locations in Deschutes County (not within Bend’s city limits though). It’s an interactive map with three different layers (structures, places, and sites) with a number of clickable landmarks to dig into, in gallery format. It’s built using the County’s GIS … Continue reading

Bend City Code online (and improved)

This is definitely one of those specialized, somewhat-esoteric types of things to get excited about, but if you’re into it, the Bend City Code has a new and improved online presence. It’s vastly more usable than the old version (which was basically plain text files online), with a relatively easy-to-use … Continue reading

BendVoice.org

This seems like a good idea that is probably overdue, frankly: The City of Bend has launched a new online service to enhance community engagement and provide a forum for residents to offer suggestions on how to improve the way the City does business. The new Web portal, www.BendVoice.org, is … Continue reading

Google Streetview is now all over Bend

Remember a few months back when the Google Maps Streetview car was driving all over Bend? (It was all over Twitter.) Well Google has now integrated those updates into Bend’s Streetview and you can now view most of Bend’s streets and roads in Google. And maybe even find you or … Continue reading

Beer and… Physics!

There’s some pretty innovative stuff going on with education right now. If you haven’t heard about them yet, many universities are offering classes online for free. You don’t get credit but you do get a certificate, sometimes a grade, and (hopefully) some knowledge. A local organization called Da Vinci’s Lab … Continue reading