The Great American Beer Festival took place in Denver this past week, finishing up with the annual competition awards ceremony handed out yesterday, and Central Oregon has 5 winners! 10 Barrel Brewing Silver – American-Style Stout – P2P Gold – Berliner-Style Weisse – Baywindow Gold – Fruit Wheat Beer – Passionate Envy GoodLife Brewing Gold … Continue reading
The annual Bend Oktoberfest begins today, taking over part of downtown Bend with German-themed festivities, beer, music, weiner dog races, and more! The event is hosted each year by the Downtown Bend Business Association, as a fundraiser to support the businesses and beautification of downtown Bend, and revels in its … Continue reading
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Today is National Cheeseburger Day, so I thought I’d throw it out there to see who in town has the best cheeseburgers. We all have our preferences of course, but really—who’s is best? To get you started, I’ll point out that this year’s Best of Bend from the Source named … Continue reading
Starting today, Wednesday, September 5, Bend’s Food 4 Less grocery store kicks off its 33rd anniversary sale, featuring cheap prices and prize giveaways through next Tuesday, the 11th. I’ve long been a fan of Food 4 Less, it has quality goods at reasonable prices and serves the community well. It’s … Continue reading
Bridge 99 Brewery opened its doors five years ago and today, Tuesday, September 4, the brewery is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a very special “99” deal! It’s our 5th Anniversary (Tuesday, September 4th), and we are celebrating with 99 cent beers for 99 minutes (5:00 PM to 6:39 PM). … Continue reading
There is a brand-new liquor store on the north end of town that just opened: Trailhead Liquor. It’s located in the new Robal Plaza on North Highway 97, the new strip-mall complex being built out across from Target. In fact they are so new that this weekend, September 1 and 2, … Continue reading
The 10th annual Little Woody Barrel-Aged Beer, Cider and Whiskey Festival kicks off this Friday evening for Labor Day weekend, which means it’s time to gird your livers and be ready for high gravity barrel-aged goodies! To commemorate one of Central Oregon’s hallmarks—craft beer—and lend a nod to the historic … Continue reading
The August meetings for the Bend City Council must have been interesting/awkward with the controversy surrounding councilor Nathan Boddie (he was in fact only at the first meeting, but didn’t speak at all I don’t believe). Here are the notes from those meetings: Bend City Council meeting notes, 08/01/18 (MS Word … Continue reading
This month there was only one Bend City Council meeting, because the first Wednesday fell on the Fourth of July. So only one set of meeting notes for that meeting that took place on July 18. And yes, councilor Nathan Boddie was absent. Bend City Council meeting notes, 7/18/18 (MS Word … Continue reading