The annual lighting of Downtown Bend’s Christmas tree is tonight, with festivities kicking off at 6 o’clock. This year the tree is in a new location, at the top of Drake Park by Brooks Street and Franklin Avenue—its new permanent location as I’m reading it on the Facebook event page, … Continue reading
I don’t usually pay attention to Black Friday but of course this one involves beer! Whole Foods for today only has all beer for sale for 20% off! This includes ciders and meads, too. This is a great deal and one you’ll want to take advantage of to stock up … Continue reading
If you don’t have plans for dining at home or with family or friends fors Thanksgiving (they fell through, you don’t want to cook, whatever), there are of course a variety of options in town to check out. (Updated, see below.) McMenamins Old St. Francis School is holding a Thanksgiving … Continue reading
News broke today that the Ray’s Food Place stores in Bend and Redmond be closing, due to Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by the parent company, C&K Market. Both the Bulletin and KTVZ have stories on the closing, but the gist is that competition from big stores like Walmart and Costco … Continue reading
Good news, Eastsiders: Reed Market Road is set to re-open on Saturday (the 16th), marking the completion of the first two stages of construction that’s been going on for… well, awhile now. However the re-opening announcement was also qualified with “weather permitting” so I guess if there’s a blizzard or … Continue reading
It hardly seems like only a year since Crow’s Feet Commons opened downtown in the former Mirror Pond Gallery space, but there it is, and that’s a testament to how Bend has embraced the custom bike and ski shop and café and beer taproom. And tomorrow night they are throwing their … Continue reading
know, tough request right? Eat frozen yogurt! But Cuppa Yo is doing something cool this Friday: donating 50% of their sales to humanitarian relief efforts in the Philippines. From their newsletter: If you’re like us, you’ve been reading about the massive destruction and suffering now happening halfway across the globe … Continue reading
There are a number of special beer releases and events happening around the area this week that you’re going to want to check out. Tomorrow (Wednesday) Crux Fermentation Project is teaming up with Blue Pine Bar to put on a special beer dinner featuring Crux beer pairings. It’s a five-course … Continue reading
Hard to believe it’s been nine years since McMenamins Old St. Francis School opened up in the, er, old St. Francis school property in downtown Bend, but there it is. I loved it when it first opened and I still love it today; I know McMenamins historically gets a bad … Continue reading
Today starting at 4pm Bend’s newest brewery, RiverBend Brewing, is offering up a sneak peek to their (re)opening of the brewpub (in the former Rivals Sports Bar space, on Northeast Division): Riverbend Brewery and Sports Pub would like to invite you and a guest to an exclusive sneak peek of … Continue reading