At lunch I headed over to check out the latest food cart lot, a “concept experience” as much as anything, established by Deschutes Brewery and holding its soft opening now. As KTVZ wrote: Deschutes Brewery is calling it a “unique experience” because it is going to have a different theme … Continue reading
This Saturday, July 21, Three Creeks Brewing is throwing its tenth anniversary party at the production brewery in Sisters. Join us for a carnival-like atmosphere with dunk tanks, bounce house obstacle courses, and more! We will have games, live music by Larry and His Flask, food trucks, and of course, … Continue reading
You may have noticed the new addition downtown that opened somewhat quietly this week: Worthy Taps & Tacos, the downtown outpost of Worthy Brewing in the former Mazza Bistro location. Worthy is planning the grand opening this Saturday, June 30. There are eight taps of Worthy beer along with, yes, … Continue reading
Here are the meeting notes that went out for the Bend City Council for June, for the two meetings that fall on the first and third Wednesdays. Bend City Council meeting notes, 6/6/18 (MS Word doc) Bend City Council meeting notes, 6/20/18 (MS Word doc)
30 years ago this week, Deschutes Brewery opened its doors in downtown Bend, making an indelible mark on Bend and the world of craft beer in general. This week, Deschutes is celebrating its 30th birthday with a week full of events, starting today (Monday, June 26) and capping the week … Continue reading
No surprise that with a title like Bend Hacks 101, that I’d be highlighting it here. Great piece, appeared in The Source last week, a collection of nine tips (actually ten, if you read the image caption) preambled with: It might surprise some readers to know that every Bendite didn’t … Continue reading
Here are the meeting notes that went out for the Bend City Council for the month of May, for the two meetings that fall on the first and third Wednesdays (which repeats every month). Bend City Council meeting notes, 5/2/2018 (MS Word doc) Bend City Council meeting notes, 5/16/2018 (MS Word doc)
This Saturday, June 9, Humm Kombucha is celebrating its 4th annual Hummfest at the 2nd Street taproom, the company’s yearly “thank you” to Bend. It takes place from 10am to 8pm, is all ages, and the media release says: This year, 5 years after creating the world’s first kombucha Tap … Continue reading
On Wednesday, June 6, at 9:30am, a public meeting is scheduled to discuss the fate of the property currently occupied by the Platypus Pub and Brew Shop. Over a year ago, the owner of the building (which formerly housed restaurants such as Ernesto’s and Le Bistro, and was originally a … Continue reading
The first Friday of June is celebrated as National Donut Day (or National Doughnut Day) and each year for the past several years, Sweetheart Donuts gives away free doughnuts that day! The bakery gives away free cake doughnuts on a first-come, first-served basis, one per person with no purchase necessary. … Continue reading