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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 31 > Downtown gets some energy back

Downtown gets some energy back

By John Stearns, business editor, / The Bulletin
May 31, 2009

What a difference a few months can make.

Walking around downtown Bend in early January, days after Merenda Restaurant and Wine Bar closed, it was easy to worry about the future of the city center. The restaurant was probably the most high-profile business to close downtown, and it followed the....

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