Backporch Coffee Greenwood location is open

Bend’s favorite local coffee roastery, Backporch Coffee, has opened up their eastside location on Greenwood starting today! (Actually starting yesterday, though it was cash-only.) This third location is located on the corner of NE Greenwood and NE Seventh Street, in the new “Greenwood Center” building across the street from Erickson’s. … Continue reading

Historical Haunts Heritage Walk of Downtown Bend

October is a great month, not only for pumpkins and fall colors, but of course because of Halloween! I’ve written about various haunted buildings are Bend in the past around this time (and it’s a good time to revisit those this month!), and the Deschutes Historical Museum has taken it one step further … Continue reading

BendFilm – the parties

The annual BendFilm festival starts today, celebrating independent cinema for four days from the 8th through the 11th, and you can take a look at the staggering movie schedule here—but really it’s the parties that are where the fun’s at! Fortunately I was sent a list of the official party … Continue reading

Colorado Avenue Bridge closed through November 17

Starting today, October 5, the Colorado Avenue Bridge will be closed to traffic for the next six weeks, through November 17. It’s part of an extension to the Deschutes River Trail system that’s been underway, along with the new Whitewater Park project, and a new sewer line is going in … Continue reading

Bend Fall Festival, First Friday, and more

This Friday is a busy one—not only is the seasonal Bend Fall Festival starting off Friday at 5pm for the weekend, it’s also First Friday Art Walk downtown, and of course other First Friday-esque events help to kick off the rest of the weekend. The Fall Festival of course takes over downtown … Continue reading

Bend’s first Chipotle opens this Thursday (updated)

Updated: KTVZ’s article says that a sign on the door indicates it opens Thursday, with a special event taking place last night (Wednesday). So perhaps Thursday is a “soft” opening of sorts? If you’re excited for Chipotle coming to Bend, the Bulletin reports that this Friday is the big opening … Continue reading

Winner of the PT80 Beerfest Challenge is… Silver Moon Brewing!

Yesterday’s Pine Tavern beer event, their PT80 Beerfest Challenge, was a lot of fun and (I think) a successful first-time event! The goal was not only to invite Central Oregon’s local breweries to pour beer and help support the Humane Society of Central Oregon but also to help pick the … Continue reading

Black Butte Ranch’s new Lakeside Complex

Last week I was invited out to Black Butte Ranch to tour the newly-renovated Lakeside Complex, located next to the Lodge which includes a new pool, activity center, and the Lakeside Bistro, which is open to the public. This was an $11.5 million project that started just after Labor Day … Continue reading

Bend Roots Revival starts today, runs the weekend

The annual Bend Roots Revival music festival begins today, kicking off this afternoon and running through the weekend, bringing over 100(!) bands down to Shevlin-Hixon drive, across from the Les Schwab Amphitheater for a fantastic free weekend of music. Bend Roots 2015 is a FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY, community festival featuring 100 … Continue reading

The Sisters Fresh Hop Festival returns this weekend, Sept. 26

It’s that time of year again, a favorite for beer lovers, when the most fleeting of beer styles appear for a very narrow window: fresh hop beer season! “Fresh hop” beers are those brewed with hops that were picked that very day, that have not yet been dried, which exhibit … Continue reading