The other day I got this comment about the newish Bend restaurant, 38 Degrees: Linda Brown writes: I was wondering if anyone has said anything about the new restaurant, 38 Degrees. I don’t know if you can help me but I had the worst experience there that I want people … Continue reading
Saturday’s a busy day! It’s the 18th annual High Desert Celtic Festival out near Redmond, at Cline Falls Ranch on the corner of Highway 126 and 67th Street. There will be food, music, vendors, and of course, the Highland Games, featuring such events as the caber toss, putting the stone, … Continue reading
According to this item over at the local Fox News site, the giant golf nets over at the defunct Volcano Golf Center (behind Target) are coming down soon. The news item says they’re 100 feet tall, but they seem much taller to me… I remember when they were first erected … Continue reading
This looks pretty cool: The Des Chutes Historical Society’s annual yard sale and ice cream social. It’s being held tomorrow (Saturday the 12th) from 8am until 2pm at their downtown location at 129 NW Idaho (kitty corner from the old library building). According to KTVZ.com: The annual fundraiser, held by … Continue reading
The Cascade Festival of Music is coming up at the end of this month, from August 26th through September 2nd. The concerts each day take place in Drake Park, and tickets range in price from $15 to $38. (Although you could just hang out around the park and listen to … Continue reading
I don’t quite know when they did this, but Google has updated their satellite views for their map of Bend, and it’s pretty up-to-date—as in, recent sometime in the past year. To see it, search "Bend Oregon", then click on either the "Satellite" or "Hybrid" views and zoom in. Way … Continue reading
The third annual Bend Brew Fest is coming up in just under two weeks, on Friday, August 18th and Saturday, August 19th. The big deal this year is that it’s free. And yes, this is a big deal because the first year I went (two years ago), it cost $15 … Continue reading
Chalk this up to another Shannon find: The Source Weekly’s website, in addition to finally being updated and looking like something 2002 2006 would offer, has blogs too! You can get to them here. Honestly, though, they’re a little confusing, even to a seasoned (ha) blogger like myself… the listing … Continue reading
Shannon has a post that she wanted me to blog… Roller skating this Friday at the Central Oregon Indoor Sports Center. re-live those junior high skate parties! come skate and dance the night away with the renegade rollergirls friday, august 4 at the central oregon indoor sports center (20795 high … Continue reading
There’s a new Bend Oregon Restaurants blog (not to be confused with the original). So far it seems to have just started, but looks promising. And the writing is fun and just the right amount of snarky… The best part of Bend, or Deschutes County for that matter, is that … Continue reading