Or so reports Bend Happy Hour in a Facebook post. NW Urban Grill is (was) located in the space on Industrial Way on the edge of the Old Mill District that I’m beginning to think of as cursed for restaurants; that’s the spot that previously housed Fireside Red and the … Continue reading
Next week (October 3rd through the 9th) is National Fire Prevention Week, and as part of this year’s fire prevention campaign the Bend Fire Department is having an open house this Saturday, the 2nd, from 12 until 4pm at the North Station (63377 Jamison Street). Among other things, the open … Continue reading
I was briefly quoted in the Sunday Bulletin in the article about the new breweries cropping up here in Central Oregon. It’s a nice article, if you get the dead-tree version of the newspaper itself: the article is online behind their paywall so I can’t link you to it. The … Continue reading
Jake has a post on his blog about how the Awesome After School Orchestra is needing help: The Awesome After School Orchestra (AASO) is a great program put on by the Central Oregon Symphony Association and Bend Parks and Recreation and is a great program to introduce your third, fourth, … Continue reading
This Friday, the 24th, is the Healthy Beginnings Girl’s Night Out, a community event “designed for women to get pampered,” with all proceeds going towards Healthy Beginnings (a worthwhile organization that provides a great service to children 5 and under). The annual GNO event runs from 7 to 10pm: This … Continue reading
Coming up this Saturday, September 25th, is the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival: the first of the fresh hop beer “tastivals” making the rounds across the state. It’s taking place under the tent at Village Green Park from noon until 9pm. Check out the latest from the Pacific Northwest breweries. Hops … Continue reading
The Great American Beer Festival was this past weekend, and as usual several of our local breweries brought home medals: no mean feat when the competition consists of over 3500 beers all vying for a win. This year’s Bend winners are as follows: Deschutes Brewery: Category 14: Gluten Free Beer: … Continue reading
Somehow, the fact that the Bend Fall Festival is this weekend (September 18th and 19th) completely snuck up on me—perhaps starting with the fact that it’s not actually taking place during the actual Fall season (which starts the 23rd). This is the autumn version of the other downtown Festivals, which … Continue reading
The Bulletin ran an article on the front page of their Business section today about Old Mill Brew Werks, the newest brewery to be opening in Bend (right after Noble Brewing). Unfortunately, I can’t link you to the article because it’s behind their paywall; but I had a copy of … Continue reading
Bendistillery has been around for quite a while now, so it might seem weird to have a Grand Opening—however, this is actually the opening of their new distillery and farm just out past Tumalo, this Saturday the 18th: We are finally ready to unveil the new distillery, tasting room and … Continue reading