The mobile street food vendor Spork sent out their weekly e-news with an update on their winter schedule—said schedule being “closed” as the cold weather and holidays move in. [E]ffective today for the next three months thru February we’re going to take the trailer offline except for special events and/or if … Continue reading
Hard to believe, but McMenamins Old St. Francis School has been a fixture in downtown Bend for six years now—and this weekend they’re hosting their 6th Anniversary Celebration to commemorate it. Friday the 19th and Saturday the 20th they’ll be having live music, food and drink specials, and other things … Continue reading
While the Pine Tavern restaurant has been open in Bend since 1936, it’s been under the current ownership and management since 1982, and that’s the theme of their 28th anniversary celebration this month, from the 14th (Sunday) through 16th (Tuesday): “Where were you in ’82?” My dad Bert Bender and … Continue reading
Did you know that Baldy’s BBQ has a new location over on Bend’s eastside? It’s in the Shell gas station Stop and Go, on the corner of 27th and Highway 20, replacing the former sub sandwich shop they had in there (Sargo’s). I know you all love Baldy’s (it’s always … Continue reading
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
The Subway restaurant that has been open downtown for over a year and half has officially closed its doors, the Bulletin reports. The Subway Sandwiches location that opened in downtown Bend in January 2009 closed Wednesday night. Owner Chris Griffin is moving the equipment to a new Subway location he … Continue reading
A couple of times recently I’ve been wandering around Borden’s Corner on the eastside (home of Longboard Louie’s East, and next door to Double Happiness), and I’d seen the building that housed Indigo’s (I think it was Indigo’s that was there previously) had a “coming soon” sign up for something … Continue reading
The other day when writing about Staccato closing downtown, I mentioned that regarding the slated new tenant of the space, Bourbon Street Bend, there had to have been advance warning that the closure was coming, despite the official version of the story that Staccato was only notified last Wednesday that … Continue reading
Tonight was Staccato‘s last night in downtown Bend; they have the notice on their website about their closure, which was also ran on KTVZ and the Bulletin had a more in-depth article. I was a bit surprised; I rather liked Staccato and thought they were doing well. But there’s more … Continue reading
…but unlike other restaurants lately, it’s only temporary. Kebaba sent out an email that they’ll be closed today (the 24th) for equipment repairs, but open again tomorrow at 11.