The Old Mill District gets its name from exactly what you might expect. In 1916, only a few years after Bend was founded, the first of the town's large mills opened here. A timber boom followed as ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The community Santas who manned SantaLand in the Old Mill District this holiday season did more than spread goodwill, hope and joy; they were able to raise more than $2,000 ...

Riane and Eric Rud opened Mill Works Pub on March 4, a restaurant in Bend's Old Mill District formerly known as Boxwood Kitchen. Boxwood Kitchen in Bend’s Old Mill District has been reimagined ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- One of the truly joyful summer activities in Bend is riding your bike to the Old Mill District, grabbing dinner and catching a concert at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater.

According to data compiled by Visit Bend, 77.2% of visitors to the Old Mill District in 2024 were locals, with the remaining 22.8% being people who visited from more than 50 miles away ...

Smith, the developer of the Old Mill District, was among the early pioneers of present day Bend. Smith died in his sleep on Friday. He was 81. “Bill’s mark is everywhere,” said Kelly Cannon ...

Recycling efforts at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater and the Old Mill District in Bend diverted nearly 200,000 pounds of trash last year from going to the landfill. The amphitheater has been ...

The office has free maps of Bend parks and urban trails ... For an extra 1.1-mile loop after you return to the Old Mill District's plaza, simply continue straight, following the riverside trail ...

There’s a telltale sign that summer is over in the Northwest: the ospreys leave. These iconic birds of prey typically fly south in September. Until recently, one noisy nest in Bend’s Old Mill ...

It’s the third former mill site in Bend to be reinvented in this manner, and developers and public officials are entertaining similar plans all over Oregon. Share this article! The Old Mill District ...