COWPU event next Friday the 14th

Web geeks (and other professionals), take note: next Friday, November 14th, there’s a COWPU presentation on. What: Mark Turner will make a presentation on Git, the newest rage in version control. When: Friday, November 14th 2008 7:00 PM Where: The Bulletin 1777 SW Chandler Ave Bend, OR 97702 Everyone is … Continue reading

Renegade Rollergirls: Saturday the 22nd

It’s been awhile since I blogged about rollerderby, but the sport is alive and well in Central Oregon. Saturday, November 22nd, the Renegade Rollergirls have a bout at the Midtown Music Hall: The 3rd game of the season. Radar Lovers vs. The Skull Rollers. November 22nd at the Midtown. Doors … Continue reading

The new face of the Bend City Council

Last night’s local elections for City Council seats were pretty tight (all except Position 4—Jim Clinton owned that one), and resulted in some surprises. Here are the results of the four seats that were up for grabs: Position 1: Peter Gramlich 13,684 (49.53%) Tom Greene 13,831 (50.06%) WRITE-IN 114 (0.41%) … Continue reading

More local election results

After pointing to Deschutes County’s election results page earlier today, I’ve been watching it since 8pm (when the polls closed) to see local election results (aside from the Obama win, I’m very interested in some of the Oregon—and Bend—specific races). So far, though, there’s nothing—no results at all—which is a … Continue reading

Local election results

With today being Election Day and all (you voted, right? Right??), everyone interested in outcomes is going to be online trying to find numbers. Deschutes County has a good page of election results here, in an easy-to-scan, no-nonsense format. National down to the local issues. No results have been updated … Continue reading

Election night at Deschutes Brewery

I saw this in Deschutes Brewery‘s email newsletter, and thought it was interesting: Come down to the Deschutes Brewery & Public House in downtown Bend on Tuesday, November 4th to watch the Presidential election and enjoy Monday night pricing ($3.00) on select pints all day long. Whether you are a … Continue reading

Happy Halloween! Haunted Bend redux

Happy Halloween everyone! Just for the heck of it I thought I’d re-run my Haunted Bend post from  a couple of years ago, with some additions. Enjoy the holiday and stay safe tonight. A list of places that are allegedly haunted here in Bend (most of these are pulled from … Continue reading

Last year (or two) in October…

I just realized I never did my retrospective post for October yet! Better late than never, I suppose, but good grief. I guess I’ve been busy. In 2006: Bend Brewing won their first medal at the Great American Beer Festival A review of the Central Oregon Pumpkin Company We were … Continue reading

Halloween Happenings

Halloween falls on a Friday this year, which seems like it would be ideal for parties and such (don’t have to go to work the next day with a candy/alcohol/fog machine hangover). So besides trick or treating and/or whatever costume party you’ve been invited to, here’s a rundown of other … Continue reading

What about a Toys R Us?

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