by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 22, 2017 | About Central Oregon, For Buyers, Home & Design, Uncategorized
Have you heard of hygge? If not, no doubt you will be hearing about it soon: It was named Pinterest’s number one home and design trend for 2017. A slew of books on hygge have been released in the past year, and more are on the way. There are hygge shops, hygge drinks,...
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 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Talk about good timing: This morning, I attended a class about Deschutes County property taxes with County Assessor Scot Langton –- the same day, as Langton pointed out, that many of us can expect to find our new property tax bill in our mailboxes. Oh, goody. In all...
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...
