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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Update: More details on this story unfolding, see below. I’m really sorry to see this news break today: the Bend Roots Revival, basically Central Oregon’s largest (and free) music festival which would have taken place in only a month, has been canceled. Apparently there has been a dispute with Nosler, … Continue reading