The westside’s popular Parrilla Grill will be opening a second, eastside location this February, the Bulletin reported on Saturday. It will be located in the former Taco Del Mar space that just closed. The restaurant will be moving into a 1,600-square-foot suite at 706 NE Greenwood Ave., recently vacated by … Continue reading
Are you familiar with Raganelli’s Pizza? They’ve actually been in Central Oregon for 5+ years but only recently (mid-February) moved to the east side of Bend, over on Bellevue Drive (near Worthy Brewing and Cuppa Yo). They were originally located in Tumalo, and I’ll be honest, I hadn’t heard of … Continue reading
In my travels yesterday, I saw this exciting change to the outside of the old Papa John’s location in the Erickson’s Thriftway parking lot: Yep… that’s The Dough Nut. According to the readerboard outside their Galveston location, the new shop will open on Friday, June 12. This block seems to … Continue reading
How did your garden grow, this summer? Personally, I cultivated a beautiful salad bar for the “antler’d rats” (er, adorable deer). Luckily they don’t seem to like the taste of hops… yet. If your tomatoes are troublesome, if you need advice about growing veggies, or if you just want to … Continue reading
Local robotics team High Desert Droids will be holding a garage sale fundraiser on Saturday, November 2nd, 9am-2:30pm, in the Cafeteria at Mountain View High School. The team’s annual garage sale is a major fundraiser that helps offset funds needed to participate in this challenging program. Currently the team plans … Continue reading
Today was the official soft opening for Worthy Brewing, Bend’s newest brewery that’s been under development for the past year on the east side across from the Pilot Butte Cinema on Highway 20. Naturally, being a beer guy, I was in attendance (along with family and friends) and took a … Continue reading
WANTED – Garage Sale donations for robotics team fundraiser! Is stuff sitting in your garage, collecting dust? Donate it to the High Desert Droids to sell at their fundraiser on November 10. Donations can be dropped off at Mountain View HS (2755 NE 27th Street) on November 9, 6-9pm, or … Continue reading
It’s October, which means we are all watching for the white stuff to blanket the mountains in our Central Oregon back yard. If you have old gear to sell or are looking to pick up something new – or new to you – then you should mark your calendar so … Continue reading
The 2012 COMGA Bulb Sale ended September 7th. However, if you missed the sale, you still have a chance to purchase some of these beautiful bulbs. We will have a limited supply of bulbs to sell on October 6, 2012, in Bend and in Redmond. You can buy bulbs at … Continue reading
Bend has a high school robotics team – the High Desert Droids. There are students from three local schools who participate, and the program is operated out of the Mountain View High School science department. Every year they design and build a robot then program it to compete specific tasks … Continue reading