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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 4 - Opinion 5 - Mailbox 6 - News 8 - Feature Midtown Rising – In honor of our neighborhoods issue, we’re focusing on one neighborhood that’s seeing a lot of change: Midtown Bend. See what’s happening right before our very eyes. 10 - Sound 11 - Source Picks 12 - Calendar 13 - Neighborhoods The Neighborhoods of Central Oregon – New here? Thinking of moving? Get the flavor of the ‘hoods of Bend, plus some special inside info on outlying areas, too. 27 - Real Estate 31 - Culture 33 - Screen 35 - Outside Monarch butterflies need your green thumb – Monarch butterfly habitat has been devastated by over 99%. Learn how to plant milkweed to help restore some of that lost habitat.
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Last year, just days after Oregon got its first reported cases of COVID-19, I put an offer on a house in the Orchard District. As a first-time homebuyer, it felt crazy to do so at that time—and people tried to talk me out of it—but as we’ve seen over this past year, 2020 did not bring a real estate crash like other calamities have wrought on Bend in recent memory. Now, seeing homes get snapped up sight unseen or for much more than they were a year ago, I feel like one of the lucky ones, to the extreme. This week we’ve set aside an entire section focused on the neighborhoods of Bend (with info on Sisters and Redmond, too). With Bend not relinquishing its “Zoom Town” status anytime soon, finding a home has become like a gladiator race, with the spoils being a roof and four walls. With it, the already-dire inequities our region experiences will only get worse—and it’s only in our vigilance as citizens of this community that we will be able to advocate for those struggling hardest for the most basic of human needs. Meanwhile, since we're on the topic of neighborhoods, we’ve taken some time also to highlight some of the changes found right in the heart of Bend, in the midtown area. As restrictions ease somewhat, we hope it gives you some inspiration for a new local business to support right now. Have a great week!