Press Release: Business Success Seminar with COCC

Weston Technology Solutions, a computer services and computer consulting company, along with Central Oregon Community College, are helping to host a seminar that will showcase changing mindsets can alter success in today’s challenging economy.  Survive Thrive or Flourish; Tools for a Prosperous Business will be presented Friday, March 13, 2009, … Continue reading

MS Walk Sign and Dine Monday

The MS Walk is coming up on April 18th, and I’m told that Monday night, March 9th, there is a "sign and dine" event at Deschutes Brewery during their Locals Night. The idea is, you head down to the Brewery for beer and dinner and sign up to participate in … Continue reading

2009 State of the County

Made available on the Deschutes County website is the 2009 State of County presentation, so I snagged it and converted it to PDF for anyone who’s interested. You can get it here. It’s about 3 MB in size. Originally it was a PowerPoint presentation, which explains the slideshow format, and … Continue reading

Young Professionals Network at the new Rivals Sports Bar

This is a press release, but what’s especially interesting is that Rivals Sports Bar is finally opening up. All I know about it is that it occupies the building on north Division (that No Man’s Land just south of the 97/Parkway interchange at the Mall) that formerly housed such restaurants … Continue reading

Press Release: BMC Oncology Expands to Redmond in March

Starting March 30, oncology clinical and infusion services will return to Redmond. The Redmond Clinic is located at 1541 NE Canal Blvd in Redmond. “Patients shouldn’t have to drive when fighting cancer. BMC understands the challenges oncology care places on a family and wants to help provide the best possible … Continue reading

Cinder Cone Red release party

They’ve only got the Portland Pub event listed on their page, but Deschutes Brewery is having their Cinder Cone Red release party at the downtown pub this Thursday, the 5th, starting at 5pm. Cinder Cone Red is their spring seasonal and one of their popular ones. Cinder Cone will be … Continue reading

Bistro Corlise is closing

And yet another downtown restaurant is closing: Bistro Corlise, the French fine dining restaurant that’s been downtown for about a year and a half. BOR broke the news on his blog today, email direct from the owner: Sadly, this email is not offering another wine dinner or food event. I … Continue reading

MYC Yoga deal all through March

This was submitted via contact form: All of March, MYC yoga downtown (at the tbd loft 55 nw minnesota st.) is "March Madness" .. which means all regularly scheduled classes all month at $5. Seems like a pretty good deal; regularly-priced classes are $12 for drop-in.

Rising Star is the latest

From the front page of the Bulletin today, news that Rising Star Stellar Home Furnishings is closing. They’re planning a liquidation sale starting Thursday at 10am. I always kind of thought they were a business that would weather the storm; after all, they’ve been open for 24 years and always … Continue reading

BendNights is blogging

That would be BendNights.com, the online restaurant and events guide. They’ve launched a series of blogs, which look interesting because they have the potential to get guest bloggers that are local business owners and such. (Which is the case with their wine blog, which is written by the owner of … Continue reading