It’s the first Friday in April, and that means in addition to the usual First Friday happenings going on in downtown and the Old Mill, it’s Downtown Bend’s Spring Art Hop! Think “First Friday Art Walk” amped up to be the biggest one of the year, with over 60 businesses … Continue reading
Worthy Brewing has been open for several months now, opening softly in early February though as popular as it’s been you wouldn’t have guessed “soft.” (Read: they’ve been slammed!) However this Friday, the 5th, they are celebrating their official Grand Opening with special Hop House Dedication and party from 4 … Continue reading
Reader Suzanne sent me this question, which I thought would be fun to run on the blog: Who makes the best Lava Flow’s in Bend? We went to McMennamin’s and the bartender there did not know what I was talking about. I love beer but crave a tropical break on … Continue reading
The next Armchair storytelling event is coming up on April 18, and they are now looking for storytellers for the event. The theme is “Obsess” and as they posted on Facebook the other day: Are you a prolific peak bagger? Have you visited every Dolly Madison factory? Run a 10k … Continue reading
I blogged a little over a month ago about how the Red Napkin food truck was for sale and the owners moving back to Germany. Good news—those plans have changed, and the food truck re-opened today in fact! The other day I received an email from Gretel and Otmar, the owners, … Continue reading
This Friday the 22nd, Whole Foods is hosting a special “Silent Auction Brewfest” from 4 to 7pm to benefit the Whole Planet Foundation: not only will you get to drink great beer, but you can bid on many donated items during the auction—it will be “loaded with beer-tastic awesomeness, including … Continue reading
One of Bend’s newest breweries, Crux Fermentation Project, has up until now only brewed their beer for distribution at the brewery or in kegs to other venues. Recently that’s changed, as they’ve done special limited bottlings of some of their beers, and tonight at 5:30pm they are kicking off their … Continue reading
It is once again that time of year, St. Patrick’s Day is this Sunday the 17th, and for the past several years I’ve been publishing a pub guide for the holiday—because everyone’s knows St. Paddy’s Day is one of America’s great drinking holidays. As always, this isn’t meant to be … Continue reading
This Saturday the 16th the Deschutes County Sheriff is holding a free shredding, food drive, and prescription drug disposal event at their main office on Highway 20 on the north end of town. It will run from 10am to 1pm, and they will accept up to 4 medium boxes for personal shredding … Continue reading
Last month Jen posted about the Blacksmith Restaurant being under new ownership; and this past weekend, they celebrated their grand re-opening after undergoing renovations and have rolled out an all new menu (apparently; I hadn’t eaten there for a long time so I can’t really say how much newer it … Continue reading