Let’s see what’s going on around town this weekend. Friday Matt Hopper and Eric Tollefson are playing at Silver Moon Brewing tonight, starting at 9pm. Folk/rock music with a $5 cover. Saturday The High Desert Museum is featuring Civil War in the High Desert: "Experience life in the 1860s through … Continue reading
Over on his Source Weekly blog, Bob Woodward (who should rightly be Bend’s official historian) posts an interesting piece of Bend history: a summary of the life of George Putnam, an early Bulletin publisher and mayor of Bend, who married Amelia Earnhart. As Mayor he approved the laying of Bend’s … Continue reading
On the Go-Go has a nice writeup on Bend’s growing "street food" scene—AKA food carts like hot dog stands and the like. King Weenie gets a mention, and Soupçon and Spork get several paragraphs. I had no idea street food could be so gourmet. Soupçon’s daily lunch offerings change with … Continue reading
Good news for you beer lovers out there: Deschutes Brewery is having their Abyss release party on Tuesday, November 3rd, starting at 5:30pm. They posted on their Facebook fan page: The wait is almost over. The Abyss 2009 release party at the Bend pub will be on Tuesday, November 3rd, … Continue reading
We’ve got a slower weekend this time around, with only a few things going on (and nothing on Sunday)—at least, going off the calendar. And of course if you’re stretched for things to do, there’s always the Free Fall Guide to give you ideas. Anything else going on this weekend? … Continue reading
I’ve been hearing apocryphal accounts lately of how rampant swine flu is here in Central Oregon, and while not disbelieving them, it’s hard to point out any hard figures—’til now. The Source has a blog post today on this very topic. The swine flu situation in Deschutes County is more … Continue reading
Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC) will be relocating their existing Redmond services currently located at 1541 NE Canal Blvd to a new expanded location projected to open in March 2010. The new building is located at 865 SW Veterans Way approximately four blocks west of Highway 97 near Fred Meyer in … Continue reading
Looks like there’s been a very recent Streetview update for Bend in Google Maps—and I mean very recent, as in within the past week or two at most. Previously they only had the blue "Streetview routes" (in blue) on Highways 97 and 20. Take a look now: And when you … Continue reading
Don’t forget, the third Ignite Bend is coming up this Wednesday, the 14th! It’s at the Tower Theatre, starting at 7pm (doors open at 6:30), and admission as always is free. However, seating can be limited so it’s a good idea to get advance tickets if you’re going. And a … Continue reading
Volcano Vineyards posted on their blog today that their new Tasting Lounge is open: Right this second Scott is at the OLCC office picking up our new license, so we should be open today at 126 NW Minnesota (between Wall and Bond) by 3 pm! Woohoo! The next two weeks … Continue reading