We noticed this weekend that Dick’s Sporting Goods is now open up on the north side of Bend. That’s the business that took over the old Joe’s (née GI Joe’s) space in the Cascade Village shopping center (between Food 4 Less and Ross). Personally I’d never heard of Dick’s prior … Continue reading
Today marked the opening day for Fox’s Billiard Lounge, the new pool hall on the westside—Newport Avenue, to be exact—that’s offering quality pool tables, cheap food, and where "every hour is happy hour." Here’s their about us blurb: Fox’s Billiard Lounge is a wonderful place to come and enjoy the … Continue reading
News that’s both surprising and not so surprising in light of GM’s dismal economic condition today: KBND reports that Bob Thomas is in dire straits: Bob Thomas said they received a letter from officials at GM advising them that their contract will not be renewed in 2010. Thomas says they … Continue reading
An anonymous tipster wrote in to say, "DiLusso on Galveston has a big sign outside that says that location is closed, and folks should visit the downtown shop." I haven’t been down Galveston lately so I haven’t seen this; but wasn’t the Galveston location where they baked most of their … Continue reading
Just announced this morning on KTVZ.com: Cessna is closing its factory here in Bend. Due to a continued slump in plane sales, Cessna Aircraft Co. announced Wednesday morning that it will shut its factory at the Bend Airport and lay off the fewer than 200 people still working there, moving … Continue reading
From the Volcano Vineyards blog today comes the news that the downtown local winery is closing their tasting room, but with good reason: they plan to open a larger space. We are working on opening a winery facility here in Bend for the production of our Magmita Sangria and our … Continue reading
From the front page of the Bulletin today, news that Rising Star Stellar Home Furnishings is closing. They’re planning a liquidation sale starting Thursday at 10am. I always kind of thought they were a business that would weather the storm; after all, they’ve been open for 24 years and always … Continue reading
Do I even need to point out that on top of everything else closing, now Harry & David is closing their store at the Factory Outlets too? They’ll be closing by the end of next month. And the manager of the Outlets is quick to point out that "there still … Continue reading
Perhaps this isn’t as pressing an issue now with the economy on the downswing, but we’ve wondered for a while now why Bend doesn’t have a Toys "R" Us. It seems like we have most other major stores—even Trader Joe’s—so why not a Toys "R" Us? Well, we were visiting … Continue reading
A couple of observations about the downturned economy on the eastside, in the form of more closings… Linens ‘N Things has a big banner on their store, "Going out of business sale." Not entirely news, since they’re bankrupt, but I noticed the sign for the first time the other day. … Continue reading