Found over on the blog Jack and Mrs. Elliott Move to Bend: rumors about happenings in the Minnesota building downtown that houses Marz and Astro Lounge, among others. First, Chocolate e Gateaux has not has his lease renewed. The shop will be shuttered by the end of this coming weekend. … Continue reading
This Friday, August 14th, the Broken Down Guitars will be playing the Cross Creek Cafe in Redmond—for free. Show starts at 7pm. Redmond, Oregon, August 14th. Presenting eclectic soulful originals, along with rock favorites from Janis to Sublime, The Broken Down Guitars will play at Cross Creek Cafe on August … Continue reading
Good grief, I’m away from the computer for the weekend and stuff falls apart: Community First Bank is no more… closed by the government Friday and then re-opening today under the aegis of Home Federal Bank out of Idaho. At least people didn’t lose any money—according to the Bulletin: Because … Continue reading
I’m going to be busy without much (if any) internet access for the next few days, so here’s a rundown of some things going on this weekend. Thursday Of course there’s Munch and Music in Drake Park tonight, from 5:30 until 8:30. Featuring High Street (Swing/Funk/R&B) At Silver Moon Brewing, … Continue reading
Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC) recently began a second round of enrollment for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) demonstration project involving the Health Buddy® System from Robert Bosch Healthcare. The innovative Health Buddy Program is a physician-led model of care that uses home health monitoring technology for patients … Continue reading
This is a purely hypothetical post, playing "What if?" with a bunch of the empty, former restaurant spaces around town. The question is, which of those should be re-opened with (new) restaurants occupying them? I know there are a lot of places around town that qualify, but I’m picking ones … Continue reading
A friend of mine is very close to opening a new beer bar over on Bend’s westside, and this weekend we got a chance to look in on the progress and get some updates to blog about. Located next to WineStyles, just off of College Way at the base of … Continue reading
Show of hands: how many people know the Blacksmith Restaurant has absinthe on their drink menu? They do, and you won’t go crazy or have any psychedelic experiences from drinking it. I tried it this past weekend, and I’ve written up a review on my beer blog. Bottom line, it’s … Continue reading
Today is the first day of the Deschutes County Fair, which runs through Saturday. Each day the hours for the Fair are 10am until 11pm, and the admission costs are: Adults (13+): $9/day Children (6-12): $6/day Children (5 yrs & under): FREE Seniors (62 and over): $6/day (Wed FREE) Adult … Continue reading
Well, he’s not in Bend anymore, but rumor has it (strongly backed up by multiple sources) that actor Orlando Bloom was in Bend over the weekend (perhaps before?) to watch (or, according to some sources, participate in) the Cascade Cycling Classic. The news broke on Twitter, naturally, and spread to … Continue reading