With the summer months coming and outdoor activities ramping up, I found this dispatch from the Deschutes County offices (the "Marine Minute") on life jacket requirements interesting: One of the most misunderstood issues regarding boating in Oregon is the life jacket or PFD (personal flotation device) requirement. Most people understand … Continue reading
Seems like you can’t go a day around here any more without hearing news of a new restaurant planned, but I notice that two of them actually, you know, opened: The Bungalow Grille and Celina’s Gourmet Latin Bistro. (No, I haven’t been to either one.) The Bungalow Grille is the … Continue reading
This card came in the mail today, and while I assume a bunch of people probably got it as well, I’m not sure what the Park & Rec‘s selection criteria might be—and I figured this would be something of interest to a lot of people. Yeah, I’m lazy/geeky enough to … Continue reading
No that anyone would necessarily notice because of the weather so far, but there are controlled burns going on this week that the County wanted people to know about. (We’ve seen this happen in the past, when nobody quite knew what was going on.) From the County: Last year, when … Continue reading
This weekend we had breakfast at Bella Cucina down in the Old Mill District, and I was suitably impressed to write about it. In fact, Bella Cucina has been down in the Old Mill for quite some time and until Saturday I’d always avoided it. Why? Because of a really … Continue reading
This weekend marks the end of Riverfest, and today is the Deschutes River Clean-Up—I’m writing this right under the wire as the event starts at 9am (view the events here): Deschutes River Clean-Up Come and join the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council to keep our river and its riparian area clean! … Continue reading
My friend Simone is having a big garage sale this weekend: There’s a Bowflex (you’ve seen 300 and of course always wanted to own one since), a 12′ Lund fishing boat, Men’s and Women’s Golf Bag and Clubs, Bicyles and Bike Rack, assorted Camping Gear, a large Mosquito Tent, Snowboard … Continue reading
This is pure press release, and may or may not have been something I’d ordinarily run, but the picture made me laugh. In a creepy kind of way. Plus, it’s just unusual enough that I figured, why not. Join BMC’s Eris Craven, MS, RD, LD on a shopping tour On … Continue reading
In addition to the May art I blogged earlier at Thump Coffee, here are this month’s events: CUPPING: Sunday, May 25 1:30pm-2:30pm Can you taste the difference between a washed process and dry process coffee? Join our public coffee cuppings and taste coffees side-by-side. Discover personal preferences, likes and dislikes, … Continue reading
Yeah, I’m running a bunch of press release type stuff recently, I know—people keep sending me stuff that I’m actually interested in posting. (For the record, I don’t post every single thing I receive—only stuff I think is interesting or that I think readers would like. And sometimes I just … Continue reading