This was a flyer emailed to me in PDF format: Noxious Weed Eradication Day ("Let’s Pull Together") is a program calling for volunteers to donate time pulling noxious, invasive weed species from Central Oregon forests and open spaces. It’s taking place June 14th (Saturday) from 9am until noon, and volunteers … Continue reading
The other day I blogged about the Blacksmith’s beer tasting Wednesdays, and I wondered aloud (as "aloud" as posting on a blog can be) what the actual beers would be. Wonder no more; I got an email pointing to the BS blog listing just what will be tasted this week: … Continue reading
I looked at the calendar today and realized that Wednesday is the first day of the Bend Farmer’s Market, the one at the top of Drake Park behind the Riverfront Plaza. It runs from 3pm until 7pm, and should be there all summer until mid-October. Hopefully the weather will be … Continue reading
This past Saturday Deschutes Brewery had their annual Chocolate Beer Pairing Dinner, and I was extremely fortunate to get invited to attend on the house. Naturally I blogged about it, and you can read that review (with pictures) on my beer blog here. Overall, it was a lot of fun … Continue reading
Late notice, I know. The June COWPU meeting (Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup) is Monday, June 2nd. Topic: Nothing in particular Location: McKay Cottage Hello fellow Cowpuddlians! The first of the month is just around the corner. Our group has McKay Cottage for June 2 at 6pm. The restaurant is … Continue reading
Melanie from Cog Wild sends this along: You are invited to bring your ID and come to Phil’s Trailhead this Thursday & Friday from 3pm to dusk and demo a Marin hardtail, full suspension and free ride bike. Cog Wild will be doing shuttles up Skyliner so you can have … Continue reading
In May, the Blacksmith‘s Wednesday tastings were all Martinis. For June, they’re doing beer: Prepare to achieve beervana. During June, the Blacksmith Restaurant + Bar + Lounge gives brews their due at Wednesday tastings featuring beers from near and far. Join the Blacksmith’s own beer connoisseur’s study group in the … Continue reading
This is huge: Deschutes County is now posting restaurant inspection scores online and publicly available. Go here to see them. Every restaurant in the County—even places that are not nominally restaurants, like hotels, or small food counters in other types of establishments—is online, it looks like. You can search by … Continue reading
Each year at the Bite of Bend, a local "Iron Chef" contest is held, featuring—obviously—local chefs from some of the fine dining establishments in the area. I get a big kick out of this (though I’ve never actually watched an entire match), so naturally I got excited when I saw … Continue reading
In today’s paper, there is a photo and caption indicating that the new Sonic Drive-In up on the north end (the old Tom Tom Diner location) is open already. Cool, but puzzling as I drove by there as recently as Friday, and it sure didn’t look like it was anywhere … Continue reading