So I’ve been loosely following the "Real Winter" story/project that the Central Oregon Visitors Association has been promoting; it started with this story in Sunday’s Bulletin, and there was a bit on KTVZ last night about it. The gist of it is, it’s a new ad campaign promoting winter tourism … Continue reading
After blogging about the Bulletin letter forum yesterday, I wondered about how many other online forums/bulletin boards there are out there dedicated to Bend. There’s a few I know about, and others I’ve dug up via search; I don’t know offhand how active any of these are (other than if … Continue reading
Yep, coming up Saturday, December 8th, it’s the Lava City Roller Dolls Season Championship match, the team of 12 Gauge Rage versus the Nerve Agents. Action (as usual) takes place at the Indoor Sports Center, on the corner of Empire and High Desert Lane in northeast Bend. The doors open … Continue reading
Dean Harris writes: I just wanted to alert you to an online community forum launched this month. BendBulletinBoard.net is a community forum for Bulletin readers who need an alternative outlet to the newspaper’s tiny letters to the editor section for interacting with their fellow readers. I invite you to check … Continue reading
I received a phishing spam the other day that reminded me of the Bank of the Cascades scam that Jake first reported. The email claims to be from "Oregon Community Credit Union" and it says: Oregon Community Credit Union temporarily suspended your account. Reason: Billing failure. We require you to … Continue reading
Tonight is the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in Downtown Bend, in Mirror Pond Plaza. That’s the big area next to the Mirror Pond Gallery behind the Breezeway and Bendistillery. It’s at 6:30, but I’d get there early—parking will likely be a zoo. It’s also gonna be cold—it’s only … Continue reading
I hope everyone is having a good, safe holiday today. Apologies about it being slow around here lately, but what can I say, the holiday season is upon us. It’ll pick up again soon. In the meantime, I’ve got a turkey in the oven and will have sweet potatoes and … Continue reading
According to the Bulletin: La Rosa Authentic Mexican Kitchen is moving to NorthWest Crossing, a mixed-use community on Bend’s west side, citing limited seating and parking at its current location on Northwest College Way. The Jaliscan cuisine restaurant, which has been at its existing site for about 3 1/2 years, … Continue reading
I’m already late blogging on this by a day—this weekend is McMenamins’ 3rd Anniversary Weekend Party (started today). "Weekend" refers to Friday and Saturday, so there’s still time to celebrate tomorrow. The Party is going on all day, with music by the Freak Mountain Ramblers beginning at 8pm. All ages … Continue reading
The new Typhoon! Thai restaurant is opening today, according to the Bulletin. Typhoon! opens at 5 p.m. today in downtown Bend’s Franklin Crossing building. The Portland-based Thai restaurant’s front entrance is on Northwest Bond Street, near the corner of Franklin Avenue. Bend is the seventh Typhoon! location to open. Bo … Continue reading