Sorry to see that Letzer’s Deli is closing their doors for good tomorrow, Friday the 23rd; I wasn’t aware they were having problems (considering they’d opened a second location downtown), but they posted on Facebook today: As of Friday afternoon, March 23rd. Letzer’s Deli will close its doors for good. … Continue reading
Bend Parks and Rec is beginning the process for designing a new “Neighborhood Park” on the corner of Butler Market Road and Brinson Boulevard in northeast Bend, Butler Market Park. And they’re opening the process up to community involvement: Since our strength lies in our community we would like the … Continue reading
St. Patrick’s Day is this Saturday the 17th, and for the past several years I’ve been publishing a pub guide for the holiday. As always, this isn’t meant to be a definitive guide to all the watering holes in Bend, but rather more what I consider a more St. Paddy’s-oriented … Continue reading
Perhaps you’ve heard about TED, the annual conferences that “bring together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes or less).” It’s a nonprofit with the mission to spread ideas—and to that end they give the best of … Continue reading
This Saturday, March 17th, Knott Landfill is having a free tire collection (and disposal) event all day from 7 to 4:30. No, it’s not the most exciting thing to be doing on a weekend but it’s free and really, the alternative sucks—many of us have out hiking or mountain biking … Continue reading
Tomorrow (Saturday) there is a fundraising event to raise money to fight polio that almost slipped under the radar: Pints for Polio Pub Walk. (Yes, I wrote “pub crawl” in the title because essentially that’s what it is.) For a $25 fee (with all the proceeds going to the Global Polio … Continue reading
Attention beer geeks: this Sunday, March 11th, the Brew Shop & Platypus Pub is hosting a fundraising event beer tasting for the much-coveted Pliny the Younger from California’s Russian River Brewing: Platypus Pub and The Brew Shop are pleased to announce the first annual Russian River Pliny the Younger Fundraising Event. … Continue reading
Every year Jake of UtterlyBoring.com hosts a free online tournament pool for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship (March Madness) and collects a bunch of prizes for the winners (and the losers as it happens). This year’s Pick’em is officially kicked off and you can go sign up to participate now: among … Continue reading
Today Bend Brewing Companyis celebrating their 17th Anniversary with specials, live music, and a killer beer line-up starting at 4pm: Beginning at 4pm we will have 1/2 priced appetizers, as well as $2.75 pints. At 7pm there will be live music from Tone Red. Raffle prizes will be awarded throughout the … Continue reading
Yesterday John Anderson broke the news on Facebook that Tart Bistro, the corner restaurant in the St. Clair building, is closing today: It’s apparently official: Tart Bistro is closing after Saturday (and possibly after tonight) — and Hola! will be taking its place at the corner of Bond and Minnesota … Continue reading