In just a few weeks, Bend’s newest brewery, Worthy Brewing, will be opening up on the east side: February 4 is the “quiet” soft opening, and February 26 is the grand opening (“with a bang”!). From their latest newsletter: Located on the East Side of Bend, Worthy Brewing fancies itself … Continue reading
Did you know that Ignite Bend 10 is just around the corner? The latest iteration of this incredibly fun, free event is taking place Thursday, March 7—less than two months away! I’ve written much about how fun an event this is, both for attendees and speakers (I even got up … Continue reading
This is definitely one of those specialized, somewhat-esoteric types of things to get excited about, but if you’re into it, the Bend City Code has a new and improved online presence. It’s vastly more usable than the old version (which was basically plain text files online), with a relatively easy-to-use … Continue reading
The Central Oregon Beer Angels are an amazing group of women who love all things beer. They’ve been meeting monthly for a year, and this is your choice to join them. The membership fee for 2013 is $35 and members receive a discount card for over 20 breweries, pubs, restaurants … Continue reading
I’d be tempted to call the new Hideaway Tavern Bend’s best-kept secret, except for all the press and notice it’s been getting lately! It just opened up within the past several months by John Nolan, owner of the Victorian Café (which I am on record as calling the best breakfast … Continue reading
What with the last couple of closure items lately it’s nice to see something that will be opening: the Cascade Business News site/paper has some news about what’s moving in to the old El Jimador space downtown on the corner of Wall and Franklin: Downtown Bend will welcome a new … Continue reading
What’s going on with this new year and the closings lately? Today I find out (from reader Jeff) that the westsides’s and (Bend’s) one-and-only pie shop, Sweet Home Alamode, is closing. From Tuesday’s Facebook post: With heavy hearts we announce the closing of the Sweet Home Alamode pie and frozen … Continue reading
Kids World is the toy store up next to Shopko that focuses on quality, imaginative toys, particularly scientific and educational toys, and I’m sorry to see that they’re closing. From Facebook: After five years, we’ve decided to close our store. We treasure the relationships we’ve built with our many loyal … Continue reading
Here’s a good way to start the year: with Deschutes Brewery’s Barrel Aged Beer Tasting, coming up on Friday, January 11, taking place at the Brewery’s downtown Pub in the new “Tap Room” space upstairs. It runs from 6 to 9pm and costs $45 per person, which is a good … Continue reading