On Wednesday, June 6, at 9:30am, a public meeting is scheduled to discuss the fate of the property currently occupied by the Platypus Pub and Brew Shop. Over a year ago, the owner of the building (which formerly housed restaurants such as Ernesto’s and Le Bistro, and was originally a … Continue reading
The first Friday of June is celebrated as National Donut Day (or National Doughnut Day) and each year for the past several years, Sweetheart Donuts gives away free doughnuts that day! The bakery gives away free cake doughnuts on a first-come, first-served basis, one per person with no purchase necessary. … Continue reading
The Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo takes place August 1 through 5 this year, with the theme of “Cheers to 99 Years!” The premium book is now available, online here and at the following locations for print versions: Deschutes Fair & Expo office Bend and Redmond Chambers of Commerce The … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company is hosting its first-ever Bend Sour Fest today, Saturday, May 12, featuring over a dozen breweries near and far pouring sours. I imagine they’ll be set up in the parking lot and patio area like at last fall’s Fresh Hops fest that BBC hosted. Here’s the event … Continue reading
Other things had me somewhat offline for the past number of weeks, so I hadn’t yet had a chance to post the Bend City Council meeting notes for either March or April. Here they are now: Bend City Council meeting minutes, 3-7-18 (MS Word doc) Bend City Council meeting minutes, 3-21-18 (MS … Continue reading
This press release came through my email from the Bend Fire Department just minutes ago: The intersection of 14th and NW Galveston is closed due to a gas leak. The incident occurred a few minutes ago as a construction crew hit a main gas line, and we expect that the … Continue reading
Returning for your pub crawling pleasure, here’s the 2018 St. Patrick’s Day pub guide! With St. Paddy’s falling on Saturday this year, you have a full weekend of frolicking (particularly at McMenamins). As always, this isn’t meant to be a definitive guide to all the bars, pubs, taverns, and watering … Continue reading
Down in the Old Mill District, this handwritten sign is on the door of Motherhood Maternity: “Due to the closing of this store’s location on March 28th, all employees, aside from the manager, quit with no notice. Therefore we will not be able to maintain regular business hours, as the … Continue reading
Two articles in recent weeks on affordability in Bend, both in wages and housing, present a pretty stark difference in viewpoints on where Bend is at, economically, these days. Compare and contrast… First, from CNBC: Bend, Oregon, is becoming a commuter town for Silicon Valley despite the 10-hour drive While most … Continue reading
Anyone who’s been paying attention in recent years knows I’m a fan of high school robotics—the sports teams of engineers and programmers. The first of the year is the “build season” for the teams, when the annual competition reveals the game and rules, and the schools have six weeks to … Continue reading