I’m thinking I should make Tuesday the "standard" day here to run press releases; I seem to get them around this time each week lately. This looks like a good cause if you’re looking for worthwhile fundraisers to contribute to. Because No Child in Deschutes County Should Have to Live … Continue reading
Ticket sales for the Nature of Words are now underway… I got the press release last night, which is pretty detailed: The wait is over! Registration and tickets for The Nature of Words, Central Oregon’s premier literary event scheduled for October 31-November 4, 2007 in Bend, Oregon are now available. … Continue reading
A little rumor birdie this weekend told me that The Blacksmith Restaurant is going to be closing down for a bit of a remodel sometime soon… there will still be a restaurant, though greatly reduced to around 10 tables (not unlike how it was when it originally opened) and the … Continue reading
You can read the general introduction to this series here. Why the Eastside Rocks #11: East Bend Liquor Yeah, I said it. (I also received an email suggestion for this.) East Bend Liquor is the best liquor store in town—biggest, cleanest, newest, friendliest. It’s easily accessible in their (newish) location … Continue reading
Lyle at the Jake’s Diner blog has posted the details for their World Series of Holdem for Habitat—their big poker tournament where all the proceeds are donated to Habitat for Humanity, a good cause if ever there was one. The tourney spans two nights: October 1st and 2nd, with signups … Continue reading
Flu season is coming up, and that means flu shots. If you’re looking to get your inoculation this year, you have several options: Bend Memorial Clinic is having their Flu Shot Clinics on October 6th and 12th 13th (Saturday and Friday Saturday, respectively) from 8am to 3pm. It’s at their … Continue reading
Not too long ago I was contacted by someone who suggested I should have an event calendar here on Hack Bend that compiled all the local events I blog about into one location. I thought this was a good idea, since there really is no single calendar online that has … Continue reading
Ah, you can forget about the Monday KOHD launch; Shannon forwarded me an email today from their news director saying their launch will be next Wednesday at 5am instead.
Stanislaw Funk dropped me a hint that our local ABC television station, KOHD, is set to begin broadcasting Monday morning. I don’t know if that’s going to be just morning programming—a local news broadcast (?)—or if they’re going to do evening broadcasts also. I guess we’ll see! KOHD is on … Continue reading
Rising Star has been around forever, down on the edge of the Old Mill District before it was “The Old Mill District.” Good to know they’re still going strong. (And for what it’s worth, I generally have no problem running press releases… I’ll be marking them as such and handle … Continue reading