Last week, on Friday, December 21, Wubba’s BBQ Shack posted the notice of its sudden closure on Facebook: Good morning! Wubba’s BBQ Shack would like to thank all of our wonderful customers for a great 6 years at our Bend location. We have permanently closed this location as of today … Continue reading
The official press release will be coming out early next week, but the Central Oregon Resilience IPA Brewfest will be taking place on Saturday, January 5 at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. Resilience IPA is a charity beer started by Sierra Nevada Brewing in California in response to the devastating Camp … Continue reading
The Bend Fire Department’s Santa Express food and clothing drive returns to Bend this week, visiting neighborhoods throughout town from Monday, December 3 through Thursday, December 6. The BFD has been doing this for awhile now, in conjunction with The Salvation Army, and last year collected nearly 3,000 pounds of … Continue reading
I was waiting to see if there were any notes for a second Bend City Council meeting this month, but apparently there was none; only the first Wednesday (November 7) saw a meeting. (The other would have been last week, the day before Thanksgiving.) So, here are the notes for … Continue reading
Save the date! The sixth annual Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival returns on Saturday, December 8, taking place at GoodLife Brewing. This is a fun, easy-going fest representing the local breweries and cider makers and is a fundraiser for the Central Oregon Brewers Guild. It will run from 2pm to … Continue reading
The Bend Fire Department has been conducting a winter clothing drive, and issued a reminder yesterday for folks to get the word out before it’s over next week: The Bend Fire Department has been conducting a winter clothing drive over the past 3 weeks, and now there are just [4] … Continue reading
Word came down this week from the County Road Department on the date (this coming Monday) on the winter mountain road closures: The Deschutes County Road Department plans to close the Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road (Road 21) at 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 19. Cascade Lakes Highway … Continue reading
Food waste from restaurants, grocery stores, and more is a huge problem in this country, and while the concept probably conjures up images of spoiled fruit and vegetables, table scraps, and so on, one type you probably haven’t considered (I didn’t) is candy waste. In this case, leftover toffee crumbs. … Continue reading
News came down yesterday that RiverBend Brewing, located on north Division Street, will be closing the pub and restaurant this coming Monday, November 19, while the brewery portion will remain open. This is the official word that head brewer Chasen Schultz sent out: It comes as sad news that, as … Continue reading
The high school FIRST robotics teams from Mountain View High and Summit High, Team 753 and Team 5468 respectively, are holding a technology and engineering networking event on Tuesday, November 13, at OSU Cascades. Here’s the flier: There will be multiple robotics teams present, not just the high school teams, … Continue reading