It does not normally have googly eyes. Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPB Bend leaders want an unnamed person or persons to stop putting googly eyes on public art mainly in roundabouts throughout the city.

Although the googly eyes in Bend did not last — they remain on only the phoenix sculpture — Ms. Mitchell emphasized that the city was not trying to squash a little cheer.

Jeff Keith, the 53-year-old founder of a Bend-based nonprofit that fights sex trafficking nationwide, told The Oregonian/OregonLive he put googly eyes on two sculptures one night in early December ...

Googly eyes on Bend sculptures went viral, and were featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The city spent $1,500 removing them to prevent art damage. Reactions mix humor and praise with ...

Travel around Bend and you might notice something different about the sculptures on several of the city’s roundabouts – a pair of googly eyes.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Bend is asking for a vandal who has been putting googly eyes on statues in roundabouts to stop. The vandalism has happened to eight statues so far and the ...

BEND, Ore. — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and ...

Jeff Keith, the 53-year-old founder of a Bend-based nonprofit that fights sex trafficking nationwide, told The Oregonian/OregonLive he put googly eyes on two sculptures one night in early December ...

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the Central Oregon city of Bend in recent months, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely ...

BEND, Ore. — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and featured ...