It’s Friday, the unofficial start of the weekend, so I thought I’d throw out another "Weekend happenings" post to highlight some of the weekend fun. This will likely become a regular feature (depending on how ambitious I can be Friday mornings). Friday Wine by the River starts today; I covered … Continue reading
Tomorrow (Friday, August 14th) at 7pm, Backporch Coffee is hosting a free event: We have a free event tomorrow (Friday, Aug 14th) at 7pm at Backporch Coffee. We’re showing short films by local filmmakers and will have live music by the city bus driver, Dennis Alan. No further details, but … Continue reading
The Source‘s Best of Central Oregon issue came out this week, and Hack Bend was named "Best Blog"! The "Best Of" results were submitted and voted on by the Source readership, and it’s a really, really cool feeling to open up the weekly and see the shout-out in print. Thanks … Continue reading
This weekend—starting tomorrow, actually—is Wine by the River, a wine festival featuring "wineries, chocolatiers, restaurants, entertainers and artists" and taking place at Riverbend Park Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th. It’s put on by Partners in Care, and the intent is a good one: Partners In Care Wine by … Continue reading
Found over on the blog Jack and Mrs. Elliott Move to Bend: rumors about happenings in the Minnesota building downtown that houses Marz and Astro Lounge, among others. First, Chocolate e Gateaux has not has his lease renewed. The shop will be shuttered by the end of this coming weekend. … Continue reading
This Friday, August 14th, the Broken Down Guitars will be playing the Cross Creek Cafe in Redmond—for free. Show starts at 7pm. Redmond, Oregon, August 14th. Presenting eclectic soulful originals, along with rock favorites from Janis to Sublime, The Broken Down Guitars will play at Cross Creek Cafe on August … Continue reading
Good grief, I’m away from the computer for the weekend and stuff falls apart: Community First Bank is no more… closed by the government Friday and then re-opening today under the aegis of Home Federal Bank out of Idaho. At least people didn’t lose any money—according to the Bulletin: Because … Continue reading
I’m going to be busy without much (if any) internet access for the next few days, so here’s a rundown of some things going on this weekend. Thursday Of course there’s Munch and Music in Drake Park tonight, from 5:30 until 8:30. Featuring High Street (Swing/Funk/R&B) At Silver Moon Brewing, … Continue reading
Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC) recently began a second round of enrollment for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) demonstration project involving the Health Buddy® System from Robert Bosch Healthcare. The innovative Health Buddy Program is a physician-led model of care that uses home health monitoring technology for patients … Continue reading
This is a purely hypothetical post, playing "What if?" with a bunch of the empty, former restaurant spaces around town. The question is, which of those should be re-opened with (new) restaurants occupying them? I know there are a lot of places around town that qualify, but I’m picking ones … Continue reading