So Ben Salmon got to the bottom of the “Kanye West will be in Bend” story from yesterday, and posted the update on Facebook: My colleague Elise at The Bulletin just spoke to Kanye West’s publicist’s office and she said she could confirm that he will NOT be in Bend … Continue reading
Want to hear some good music Saturday night? Friends of Music is putting on its fourth annual “For the Love of Music” benefit. Proceeds go to funds for Summit High School’s music department to help with such needs as uniforms, travel expenses, student scholarships, and instruments. What’s on tap for … Continue reading
That is what Ben Salmon over on the Frequency Blog is reporting today: Rapper, producer, Renaissance man and potential Kardashian Kanye West will be in Bend Saturday night to judge a rap battle at the Domino Room, according to the Power 94 radio station and the owners of two companies … Continue reading
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