Here’s a bit of interesting news that I haven’t seen anybody break yet: Oregon Public Broadcasting is opening a new News Bureau here next month. I don’t know if this is for general news or if it’s for OPB Radio, TV, or what, but I got a confirmation email from … Continue reading
An item in yesterday’s Bulletin Business section caught my eye: "FivePine to get boost from new brew pub, restaurant" is the article’s title, though it’s behind the Bulletin paywall so you can’t read it online. Here’s the brewpub-pertinent stuff: A new brew pub in Sisters could serve as a gathering … Continue reading
For a long time now, the local (and only) shop for homebrewing supplies was hand-in-hand with Silver Moon Brewing, located on Greenwood just west of the underpass. In fact, Silver Moon started out as The Homebrewer (or The Brew Shop), and gradually made the transition to microbrewery. Now, the Brew … Continue reading
The Farmer’s Market starts this week, and runs through October. There are two days of Market each week: Wednesdays in Drake Park, from 3pm until 7pm, and Fridays at St. Charles Hospital, from 2pm until 6pm. I’ve never been to the St. Charles Market (it’s pretty much the same as … Continue reading
While looking for something else online yesterday, I came across the Deschutes County History Blog. It’s a Blogger site run by the Deschutes County Historical Society and looks promising—or it would, if it were updated more frequently; the last of the very few postings are over two months old. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Tonight (the 30th) KouseFly is playing at the M&J Tavern: In the mood for shelled salted peanuts, cold beer and good local original music? Want to perform your tunes? M&J Tavern, on Greenwood downtown Bend, hosts an open mic on Wednesday nights and Kousefly is set to play a its … Continue reading
Summer is here—or at least the summer event season is. Nearly. Or something. I saw a banner today for the Bite of Bend, which is going on in just over two weeks time, on June 16th and 17th (Saturday and Sunday). What’s different this year is that it’s taking place … Continue reading
Not too long ago I was mentioning The Source’s Dining Guide and commented that there should be a site that puts all the dining guide stuff together… well, we’re not quite there yet, but I just found out that the Bulletin has a very comprehensive restaurant guide online here. You … Continue reading
We’re heading off to Portland for the weekend, so don’t expect any posts or updates for a few. Hope everyone has a good Memorial Day!
We had breakfast at The Victorian Café last weekend, and it reinforced my belief which I’ll boldly state here that the Victorian is the best breakfast place in town. There’s a number of reasons for this: The quality of food. They’re widely considered to have the best eggs benedict around … Continue reading