With Christmas fast approaching and shopping days running short, it’s time once again to do a local holiday gift guide, presenting a variety of locally-made products and local stores and shops to hopefully give you a number of ideas for your shopping needs. DANI Naturals is 100% local to Bend … Continue reading
With Christmas fast approaching and shopping days running short, it’s time once again to do a local holiday gift guide, presenting a variety of locally-made products and local stores and shops to hopefully give you a number of ideas for your shopping needs. The number one thing that came to … Continue reading
The Bend Fire Department’s Santa Express is back again this year, the food and clothing drive that hits up various Bend neighborhoods for a really good cause. The Bend Firefighter’s Association and Bend Fire and Rescue are working with The Salvation Army to collect non-perishable food items, clothing, and toys … Continue reading
If you didn’t get enough parade time yet this year, there’s one more coming up this Friday, December 7. And even if you don’t like parades this might be something to check out anyways. There will be a night-time parade of kayaks in the Deschutes River, through the Old Mill … Continue reading
Did you make it downtown for the Bend Christmas Parade yesterday? I did (of course) and snapped a number of photos (the gallery is at the bottom of this post). I also had the Flip camera so snagged a few minutes of video. Unfortunately we didn’t stay long enough for … Continue reading
With the Thanksgiving weekend (and particularly Black Friday) now behind us, it’s now time to look ahead to the Christmas season! Two of the big kickoff events are this week. (Though for me personally, it really isn’t the “Christmas season” until at least December…) The annual downtown Christmas tree lighting … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope the day is full of warmth and family and friendship, and everyone stays safe (particularly if you’re traveling today)! And don’t forget there are alternatives if you don’t (or can’t) make dinner yourself.
Thanksgiving is coming up next week—yes, already! (And Christmas is just around the corner!)—and if for whatever reason you’re not finding yourself enjoying a meal with friends or family, or you’re just not feeling like pulling together a big meal, there are some alternatives to look into. Broken Top Bottle … Continue reading
With tomorrow night being Halloween, of course there will be lots of kids out trick or treating and having fun and it’s important to remember to stay safe, as well. There are a number of super kid-friendly Halloween events going on Wednesday listed below, but first let’s start with a … Continue reading
Just in time for Halloween! Edgar Allan Poe invented the modern short story and authored many suitably creepy and macabre works, so if you’re looking for something Halloween-ish to do the weekend before the holiday, this could be it. The Des Chutes Historical Museum, The Tower Theatre Foundation, and Lenore … Continue reading