by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 18, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Central Oregon News, Uncategorized
If Central Oregon’s recent winter storms have caused significant damage to your home or business, you may be eligible for a discount on your property taxes, Deschutes County officials have announced. Oregon law includes a provision that allows property owners who...
by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 11, 2017 | About Central Oregon, About Sisters, Oregon, Central Oregon News, For Buyers, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
At last, an attempt to address Central Oregon’s critical need for affordable housing: According to the Bend Bulletin, Housing Works, the public housing authority for Central Oregon, plans to build 90 apartment and townhome units for low-income households...
by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 4, 2017 | About Central Oregon, Central Oregon News, Home & Design, Home Trends, Uncategorized
It’s 6 degrees outside, with about a foot of snow (and more on the way), so I can’t think of a better time to talk about spring. In a stroke of good fortune, yesterday’s paper (which I’m reading this morning) features a wire story from the Newport News (Virginia)...
by Lisa Broadwater | Nov 1, 2016 | About Tumalo, Oregon, Central Oregon News, Local Resources, Photos of Central Oregon, Uncategorized
Food-cart pod. Mobile kitchen. Food-truck lot. Brew Depot. Whatever you call it, the humble meal-on-wheels dining phenomenon continues to be a strong food trend -– even in tiny Tumalo. It’s hard to believe I wrote about Yolie’s Drive-Up Kitchen, Tumalo’s...
by Lisa Broadwater | Oct 18, 2016 | About Bend, About Central Oregon, Central Oregon News, Kudos for Central Oregon, Uncategorized
Bend has made it to the top of another “Best of” list. This time, it’s Forbes’ recently released “Best Small Places for Business and Careers.” The reasons cited by Forbes? Bend has “the fastest job growth of any metro in the country in 2015 at 6.6 percent.” Forbes...
by Lisa Broadwater | Apr 1, 2016 | About Bend, About Central Oregon, Central Oregon News, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
In the increasingly common discussion about Bend’s affordable-housing crisis, one word is a constant. Three letters, actually: U-G-B. It stands for Urban Growth Boundary, and it’s a prime reason we’re in the mess we’re in right now. The truth is, when it comes to...
