Shakespeare in the Park is this weekend

In fact, it’s starting tomorrow! Shakespeare in the Park is back for its second year and this year they’re presenting “Romeo and Juliet” (one of the Big Four) down in Drake Park the next three days: Thursday through Saturday the 23rd through 25th. Lay It Out Events has again teamed up with … Continue reading

Tin Pan Alley – The Back Alley Blog

Thanks to WhatTheBend, I’ve been amused by the Back Alley Blog (Facebook) which is photo-chronicling the various goings-on in Tin Pan Alley—the south end, between Thump Coffee and Connecting Point computers. As near as I can tell, the pictures are mostly being snapped from the Franklin Crossing building; which of course … Continue reading

Bend Brewfest notes and pics

I was down at the Bend Brewfest last night for a couple of hours, and I have to say it’s a really good event again this year, and—spoiler alert!—you should definitely get down there this weekend. (It’s going on today from 3 to 11pm, and tomorrow from noon to 11; … Continue reading

Thank you Bend, for the Source’s Best Blog of Bend!

The Source Weekly‘s “Best of Central Oregon (2012)” issue came out today and I’m incredibly happy to say that Hack Bend has again won the “Best Blog” (for the fourth year in a row)—and it’s all thanks to the readers who voted! I’m in the good company of I Love … Continue reading

Des Chutes Historical Museum yard sale

This Saturday the 18th, the Des Chutes Historical Museum (I always have a hard time writing it out “Des Chutes” instead of “Deschutes” but that’s how they officially spell it) will be holding their annual garage/rummage sale on their lawn from 9am to 4pm. From the press release: The annual … Continue reading

Fox’s Billiard Lounge closed last night

This seems awfully sudden, but Fox’s Billiard Lounge over on Newport Avenue closed last night. They’d been posting on their Facebook page all day yesterday about it being their Customer Appreciation Day and that “ALL BEER, BOOZE & FOOD is $1.00 from 9:30pm-2am. If we have it on the shelve … Continue reading

Bend Brewfest next week (and volunteers still needed!)

The 9th annual Bend Brewfest kicks off next week and runs from Thursday the 16th through Saturday the 18th. It takes place at the Les Schwab Amphitheater as always, and it’s been growing steadily each year—for this year there are 51 breweries serving up some 125 beers between the regular … Continue reading

Mazza Bistro now open in former Pita Pit location

In light of various restaurant closures of late (in particular Common Table’s closing today), it’s nice to see a new restaurant open up in downtown Bend: Mazza Bistro, focusing on Middle Eastern fare, opened up two days ago on the 6th in the former Pita Pit location (which closed over … Continue reading

Another possible Bend brewery

I’ve been a bit behind on getting to this news (the last couple of weeks I’ve been out of town a lot), but a week ago Sunday the Bulletin ran an article titled, “New brewery a possibility for Bend area” (currently behind the paywall, unfortunately). In it, it talks about … Continue reading

Common Table is closing Wednesday

This is sad news to hear from Common Table in downtown Bend: We are closing the restaurant associated with the nonprofit, Common Table as of the end of day Wednesday, August 8th. In addition to the day-to-day challenges of running a very unique restaurant, we’ve been informed that additional building … Continue reading