Just got a note from the City that the Colorado Avenue Bridge will be closed three days longer than originally expected: The Colorado Avenue Bridge closure is being extended to Friday, November 20. The bridge was originally scheduled to open November 17 with the completion of Bend Parks and Recreation … Continue reading
This Wednesday, November 11, is Veteran’s Day, and the annual Veteran’s Day Parade will be taking place downtown from 11am until 12:30pm. The parade will start on Northwest Harmon next to Harmon Park west of Mirror Pond, then follow Newport Avenue into downtown, turn south down Wall Street, and follow … Continue reading
As reported in Saturday’s edition of the Bulletin, Nature’s General Store, the health and natural foods store that has been an anchor in the Wagner Mall for three decades, will be closing its doors this year. [Owner Debbie] Sloan announced the closure via her newsletter to subscribers Thursday. She said … Continue reading
Updated for 2022! It’s been forever since I last wrote about the haunted places of Bend, and because it’s Halloween (and inspired by last weekend’s Haunted Heritage Walk by the Historical Museum) it’s high time to tell some ghost stories again! Deschutes Historical Museum The Deschutes Historical Museum is located in … Continue reading
McMenamins Old St. Francis School has a quarterly beer series dubbed the O’Kanes Garage Series where they recreate classic, iconic beers from the overall McMenamins portfolio—and that’s landing once again tonight, Friday the 30th, starting at 5pm. The beer they’ve brewed is Rhino Stout, originally brewed in the early 90s. … Continue reading
Redmond’s homebrew shop, Redmond Craft Brewing Supply, changed locations recently, moving three doors down from their old location into a much larger space, and tonight, Saturday the 24th from 6 to 10pm, they are celebrating with a Grand Re-opening Halloween Bash! There will be beer (of course), food, live music, and … Continue reading
All across Oregon today, McMenamins pubs and breweries are donating $1 of every pint of beer sold to UCC Strong to benefit the victims and families of the shooting tragedy in Roseburg earlier this month. This of course is going on at our own Old St. Francis School as well, … Continue reading
The Bulletin has an article today about the development plans for the old Brooks-Scanlon Crane Shed site in the Old Mill District—which some of you may only know as the big, empty lot across the street from the Old Mill Marketplace complex. The gist: A 50,000-square-foot office building could soon … Continue reading
Bend’s favorite local coffee roastery, Backporch Coffee, has opened up their eastside location on Greenwood starting today! (Actually starting yesterday, though it was cash-only.) This third location is located on the corner of NE Greenwood and NE Seventh Street, in the new “Greenwood Center” building across the street from Erickson’s. … Continue reading
October is a great month, not only for pumpkins and fall colors, but of course because of Halloween! I’ve written about various haunted buildings are Bend in the past around this time (and it’s a good time to revisit those this month!), and the Deschutes Historical Museum has taken it one step further … Continue reading