Looking for things to do this Friday night? There are of course a number of New Year’s Eve options around the area (updated, below): McMenamins Old St. Francis School is featuring live music and special overnight packages (which look to be sold out). Starting at 9pm, the Moon Mountain Ramblers … Continue reading
Allyson’s Kitchen in the Old Mill District is closing this week; they just posted the release on their site and Facebook today. Allyson’s Kitchen will be closing its Bend store location as of the end of business on Friday, December 31, citing repercussions from the recession and debt from the … Continue reading
Merry Christmas, Happy Festivus, and/or Happy [Insert Your Favored Holiday Here]! It’s a beautiful day so far, but even so if you’re driving anywhere stay safe and go light on the eggnog. I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy the holiday and spend some quality time with loved ones.
You might have heard in the last couple of days that the Environmental Working Group (an environmental advocacy group based in Washington, DC) reported finding relatively high levels of the chemical hexavalent chromium in Bend’s tapwater (the 10th highest on their report of 35 cities around the country tested); this … Continue reading
It’s still a month away yet—but it’s never too early to start thinking about Deschutes Brewery’s CrabFest. It’s taking place Friday and Saturday, January 28th and 29th, starting at 6pm at their Mountain Room You won’t have any reason at all to be crabby if you attend this feast – … Continue reading
It’s been busy as we’re entering the last couple of weeks before Christmas, and I just haven’t had time to post much. So here’s a number of things people have submitted lately that I haven’t yet gotten to. Singer/songwriter Laurel Brauns (who plays locally as/with the Sweet Harlots) has put … Continue reading
This is a press release that had slipped under the radar, but I think is pretty important: The Ladies of Elk’s, the auxiliary organization for the Bend Elk’s Lodge #1371, is continuing it’s 30-plus year tradition of providing toys to needy families this holiday season. They collect toys from several … Continue reading
I don’t know if “drama” is the right word but I cribbed it from an earlier Source article so it seems to fit. Remember how Giuseppe’s closed and was going to re-open as “Bond Street Bar and Grill”? Well as it turns out, the Decoy Bar and Grill apparently already … Continue reading
Coinciding with this week’s Cyclocross Nationals, Paul Arney writes in to tell us about an event taking place this Saturday, the 11th: The Cross-Kultural Carnival: Along with Boneyard Brewery, I am organizing a very eccentric evening of music, performance art/acting, and words that will take place at the Century Center. … Continue reading
Tonight was the first night of the Santa Express, the Salvation Army food, clothing, and toy drive for needy families in Central Oregon. Over the next several nights the Santa Express will be visiting different neighborhoods to collect donations—Santa himself and the Bend Fire Department will be on-hand for the … Continue reading