Building community across Oregon
I’m Derek Carlson, the lead writer and founder of The Oregon Buzz. In 2024 I started the Bend Buzz, a local newsletter built around connecting Central Oregon locals to the events and businesses in their backyard. After two years I realized there was an opportunity to also connect folks on a statewide newsletter, and from that, the Oregon Buzz was born.
My goal with every newsletter and every post published on this site is to highlight our the amazing places and things to do around the state from a human perspective.
I hope you’ll follow along both here and through our weekly newsletter where we showcase news, events, trivia, and history from around the state.
