Ignite Bend 10 is just over a month away, and this week is the deadline to submit a proposal if you wanted to be a part of it! The deadline is Friday the 8th at 5pm, and then online voting for the favorites will begin on Saturday. And then on … Continue reading
Good news for both the silver Airstream trailer/food cart Spork and the old Fox’s Billiards space next door to Cuppa Yo on Newport Avenue on the westside: The news first hit Twitter and Facebook last night that I saw, and Spork themselves sent out an email this morning with the … Continue reading
Today was the official soft opening for Worthy Brewing, Bend’s newest brewery that’s been under development for the past year on the east side across from the Pilot Butte Cinema on Highway 20. Naturally, being a beer guy, I was in attendance (along with family and friends) and took a … Continue reading
Quite by accident yesterday we stumbled upon the brand new Central Oregon Locavore marketplace, located on 1st Street just a couple of blocks north of Greenwood; we were driving by on Greenwood when we saw the sandwich board sign, and out of curiosity stopped by on our way back by. … Continue reading
Tomorrow, Sunday the 3rd, Redmond’s Straw Hat Pizza is hosting a fundraiser for the Redmond Ricochet, a 12U girls softball team, from 4 to 9pm (closing). Here’s the Facebook event page. Straw Hat is donating 30% of proceeds during that time to the team, so if you’re needing pizza for … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already, but the Broken Top Bottle Shop is turning one year old this weekend, and in that past year they’ve established themselves firmly as one of the go-to beer destinations of the Bend beer scene, and look at what they’ve accomplished: They … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve surveyed the local happy hour options, but I’m pleased to see that the Broken Top Club is going to be having one, open to the public, starting next Wednesday the 6th. Theirs will be running three days a week, Wednesday through Friday from 4 to … Continue reading
The annual Tour des Chutes community bike ride is coming up on July 13 of this year—but the registration begins tomorrow, Friday, February 1! Here’s what it’s all about: The 9th annual Tour des Chutes will be held July 13th, 2013. Registration will open February 1st. We are able to … Continue reading
I suppose it’s safe to say that any big-name act coming to the Domino Room might be taken with a grain of salt these days, but Random Presents is a pretty solid promoter that knows their stuff and gets it right. In this case, it’s Method Man (of Wu-Tang Clan fame) … Continue reading
I saw this event on Facebook—someone posted it on the Ignite Bend page—and it’s too quirky not to mention: a Flash Mob Pillow Fight taking place this Friday downtown (during First Friday, actually) in front of Bellatazza at 7pm. Bring your own pillow. Performance Art – Flash Mob PILLOW FIGHT! … Continue reading