This seems awfully sudden, but Fox’s Billiard Lounge over on Newport Avenue closed last night. They’d been posting on their Facebook page all day yesterday about it being their Customer Appreciation Day and that “ALL BEER, BOOZE & FOOD is $1.00 from 9:30pm-2am. If we have it on the shelve … Continue reading
The 9th annual Bend Brewfest kicks off next week and runs from Thursday the 16th through Saturday the 18th. It takes place at the Les Schwab Amphitheater as always, and it’s been growing steadily each year—for this year there are 51 breweries serving up some 125 beers between the regular … Continue reading
In light of various restaurant closures of late (in particular Common Table’s closing today), it’s nice to see a new restaurant open up in downtown Bend: Mazza Bistro, focusing on Middle Eastern fare, opened up two days ago on the 6th in the former Pita Pit location (which closed over … Continue reading
I’ve been a bit behind on getting to this news (the last couple of weeks I’ve been out of town a lot), but a week ago Sunday the Bulletin ran an article titled, “New brewery a possibility for Bend area” (currently behind the paywall, unfortunately). In it, it talks about … Continue reading
This is sad news to hear from Common Table in downtown Bend: We are closing the restaurant associated with the nonprofit, Common Table as of the end of day Wednesday, August 8th. In addition to the day-to-day challenges of running a very unique restaurant, we’ve been informed that additional building … Continue reading
It certainly seems like this last month/summer/year has gone by fast, here it is August 1st already and the Deschutes County Fair is starting today! From today through Sunday the 5th you can take it all in: the animals, the Fair food, the vendors, the foods and crafts competition and … Continue reading
Last year Lay It Out Events launched a fairly successful “Shakespeare in the Park” event that took place in Drake Park in August: three days of a live performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” that was very well received. They’re back again this year with one of the big ones: … Continue reading
I was over by where TuckMo Subs & Sandwiches was located yesterday and I was surprised to see the signs gone, the lights out, and everything generally being closed up—I didn’t remember coming across anything about them being closed that I could remember, but sure enough, a sign on the … Continue reading
I haven’t done a roundup of the local beer happenings in a while, and there’s a lot of stuff going on! Most interestingly, and amusingly, Bend’s craft beer scene is apparently the subject of a nearly-10-minute Korean news magazine article. Shots of Deschutes Brewery, the Cycle Pub, and more are … Continue reading
Tonight is the first night of Alive After Five, the free music series taking place in the Old Mill District from 5 to 8pm. Toots and the Maytals is the featured band, and besides the music there are also food vendors, wine, and beer from 10 Barrel Brewing. So it’s very … Continue reading