The Farmer’s Market starts this week, and runs through October. There are two days of Market each week: Wednesdays in Drake Park, from 3pm until 7pm, and Fridays at St. Charles Hospital, from 2pm until 6pm. I’ve never been to the St. Charles Market (it’s pretty much the same as … Continue reading
While looking for something else online yesterday, I came across the Deschutes County History Blog. It’s a Blogger site run by the Deschutes County Historical Society and looks promising—or it would, if it were updated more frequently; the last of the very few postings are over two months old. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Tonight (the 30th) KouseFly is playing at the M&J Tavern: In the mood for shelled salted peanuts, cold beer and good local original music? Want to perform your tunes? M&J Tavern, on Greenwood downtown Bend, hosts an open mic on Wednesday nights and Kousefly is set to play a its … Continue reading
Summer is here—or at least the summer event season is. Nearly. Or something. I saw a banner today for the Bite of Bend, which is going on in just over two weeks time, on June 16th and 17th (Saturday and Sunday). What’s different this year is that it’s taking place … Continue reading
Not too long ago I was mentioning The Source’s Dining Guide and commented that there should be a site that puts all the dining guide stuff together… well, we’re not quite there yet, but I just found out that the Bulletin has a very comprehensive restaurant guide online here. You … Continue reading
We’re heading off to Portland for the weekend, so don’t expect any posts or updates for a few. Hope everyone has a good Memorial Day!
We had breakfast at The Victorian Café last weekend, and it reinforced my belief which I’ll boldly state here that the Victorian is the best breakfast place in town. There’s a number of reasons for this: The quality of food. They’re widely considered to have the best eggs benedict around … Continue reading
Music reminder: tonight, May 23, local indie-alt band KouseFly is playing live at the Bendistillery Martini Bar downtown. It starts at 7:30-ish and there’s no cover charge.
I saw this on Deschutes Brewery‘s site today, from their "Bitter Truth" newsletter: Deschutes Brewery’s Annual Open House is scheduled for Saturday, June 16th from noon until 4:00 p.m. Come tour the brewery, sample fine ales, talk to our brewers and enjoy tasty snacks. This is our fourth year for … Continue reading
Found this posted on the back door of the old roller rink, or Domino Room, or whatever they are these days: I never knew Bend Brewing made a Desert Dog Ale. Anyone know anything about it?