Ignite Bend 9 proposals are due today

If you were thinking about submitting a proposal for Ignite Bend 9 coming up next month, today is the deadline to do so—submissions will close by about 5pm or so. After that, online voting on all the entries will be opened by Wednesday so you can pick your favorites. There’s … Continue reading

McMenamins’ Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day

Today McMenamins Old St. Francis School is having their “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” party all day long, featuring free live music, food and drink specials and lots of Irish revelry. Yes, it’s kind of a wonky idea but it’s fun and offers up something fun to do in the … Continue reading

MOsley WOtta album release party tonight

Bend’s own MOsley WOtta (a great hip hop group fronted by the multitalented Jason Graham) is having a release party tonight to celebrate the release of their second album, “KinKonK.” It’s taking place at PoetHouse Art (Tin Pan Alley over by the Wine Shop) at 9pm and is free (with a … Continue reading

Speed limit lowered on Business 97 north

This was posted yesterday: ODOT is lowering the speed limit on the north Business 97 stretch from 45 to 35 MPH. ODOT highway managers said Tuesday they have lowered the speed limit on Business97/US Highway 20 from 45 mph to 35 mph on Bend’s north side, from Empire Boulevard to … Continue reading

Bendistillery soon to be… distilling

What I find most surprising about the Bulletin’s Sunday article on Bendstillery (behind the paywall, unfortunately) is that Bendistillery hasn’t actually been distilling alcohol this whole time. From the beginning of the article: Since 1996, Bendistillery Inc. has produced its vodka and gin — filtered five times through crushed Central … Continue reading

Ignite Bend 9

It’s that time of year again, where next free Ignite Bend event—the ninth one—is a bit over a month away! Ignite Bend 9 will be taking place at the Tower Theatre on Wednesday, October 17th, so mark your calendars now. You know the routine: speakers get 5 minutes on stage, … Continue reading

First Friday (back to school edition)

Not only are the kids back to school this week, but it’s also First Friday Art Walk this Friday, September 7—where the streets of Downtown Bend and the Old Mill District fill with folks partaking in the businesses and art galleries that are staying open late to feature special art … Continue reading

Bend WebCAM is back

It’s here again! The 2012 Bend WebCAM web, creative and marketing conference on October 25-26 at the Tower Theatre. It’s shaping up to be one of the best conferences ever with confirmed speakers such as: • Danny Sullivan, Editor-In-Chief, Search Engine Land • Anna Sawyer, Social Media Content Queen & … Continue reading

The Dog Days Aren’t Over Yet

You know that Bend was recently named Dog Town USA by Dog Fancy, right? That’s because Bend  has some pretty cool events for pups and their people. And, as if there weren’t enough to enjoy here in the summer, most of the canine variety also occur in the summer months. … Continue reading