Surprised I haven’t blogged about Cheap Eats Bend yet: a website that offers up exactly what the name says, a daily guide to cheap food deals and happy hours around town. The “Featured” items are updated each day for that day. And that’s the long and the short of it. … Continue reading
This year’s Bend Oktoberfest is taking place Friday and Saturday, September 23rd and 24th in downtown Bend: the German-themed beer fest featuring wiener dog races, a yodeling contest, kids activities (on Saturday) and, of course, plenty of seasonal Oktoberfest styled beer. Friday night the hours are from 5 until 10pm … Continue reading
Can you believe we’re nearly halfway to St. Patrick’s Day already? No? Not even on the radar? Well, McMenamins has you covered: this Saturday the 17th they are having their annual “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” celebration. Mostly it’s a day of live music, featuring Irish-themed artists, and of course … Continue reading
A lot of companies in Central Oregon use Microsoft’s SharePoint for web applications and portals, and on Saturday, October 1st (right after Ignite Bend and the WebCAM conference) COCC is hosting SharePoint Saturday, a free conference day of sessions covering many aspects of the technology. It’s being hosted by the … Continue reading
This is pretty much an eastside restaurant mini-review feature that I’ll be running periodically. You can view my “lunch bite” critera at this first post. Cibelli’s Pizza (also cibellis.com, see below) is a mini-franchise of New York style pizza with some five locations in Central Oregon (three in Bend, one … Continue reading
I was able to get down to The Little Woody early on Friday right after they opened, courtesy of Lay it Out Events (they provided a media pass for me), and as a self-professed beer geek I have to say I’m impressed with the quality of event that this has … Continue reading
This first Friday of September is going to be one of the busiest Downtown Bend has seen lately. Not only is it the monthly First Friday—with galleries and businesses open late for the Art Walk (and also featuring live music and free refreshments) from 5 until 9—but the Little Woody … Continue reading