I don’t know if I’m behind the times on this or what, but how long has there been a bar in the old Elks building downtown? I’m talking about Jokers Bar & Grill (nothing to see on that site). It’s apparently the top floor of the Elks building at 70 … Continue reading
monkeyinabox has posted a funny-yet-oh-so-true voting form for the Real Best of Bend 2006. It’s a rip on tribute to The Source‘s annual Best of Bend edition. But I like this version better. With categories such as "Best Skanky Bar" and "Best Z21 Anchor Not Named Bob Shaw" how could … Continue reading
I’ve noticed lately that someone has been making chalk outlines of shadows on sidewalks in downtown. Has anyone else seen these? What I mean is, the chalk artist traces the outline of a shadow of an object during a certain time of day, so later on when the shadow has … Continue reading
Pointers to a couple of dead-tree (yet online) articles I thought were good: The Town That Doesn’t Want to Bend: Walla Walla citizens see Bend as a model of how not to grow: The Source Weekly‘s cover story this week. It’s less about Bend than Walla Walla, but at the … Continue reading
The other day I got this comment about the newish Bend restaurant, 38 Degrees: Linda Brown writes: I was wondering if anyone has said anything about the new restaurant, 38 Degrees. I don’t know if you can help me but I had the worst experience there that I want people … Continue reading
Saturday’s a busy day! It’s the 18th annual High Desert Celtic Festival out near Redmond, at Cline Falls Ranch on the corner of Highway 126 and 67th Street. There will be food, music, vendors, and of course, the Highland Games, featuring such events as the caber toss, putting the stone, … Continue reading
According to this item over at the local Fox News site, the giant golf nets over at the defunct Volcano Golf Center (behind Target) are coming down soon. The news item says they’re 100 feet tall, but they seem much taller to me… I remember when they were first erected … Continue reading
This looks pretty cool: The Des Chutes Historical Society’s annual yard sale and ice cream social. It’s being held tomorrow (Saturday the 12th) from 8am until 2pm at their downtown location at 129 NW Idaho (kitty corner from the old library building). According to KTVZ.com: The annual fundraiser, held by … Continue reading
The Cascade Festival of Music is coming up at the end of this month, from August 26th through September 2nd. The concerts each day take place in Drake Park, and tickets range in price from $15 to $38. (Although you could just hang out around the park and listen to … Continue reading
I don’t quite know when they did this, but Google has updated their satellite views for their map of Bend, and it’s pretty up-to-date—as in, recent sometime in the past year. To see it, search "Bend Oregon", then click on either the "Satellite" or "Hybrid" views and zoom in. Way … Continue reading