Starting on Thanksgiving day, the Old Mill District has a full slate of holiday events lined up. It starts with the annual I Like Pie Run taking place this Thursday starting at 9am, and then there will be plenty of other activities taking place throughout the month. Here’s the list … Continue reading
This Saturday, November 2, the Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization (COHO) is hosting Learn to Homebrew Day with a free-to-attend event in the Old Mill District. Here’s a snippet from the press release: The celebration, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Old Mill District’s … Continue reading
The annual Fermentation Celebration in the Old Mill District is taking place today—Thursday, June 8. (Originally it was scheduled for the 22nd but it was moved up.) The event basically turns the entire Old Mill shopping center into a beergarden! The Fermentation Celebration is a one-day beer festival and craft … Continue reading
The fifth annual Fermentation Celebration is taking place today from 4 to 10pm in the Old Mill District, and if you’re into beer you should be there. (Of course I’m assuming if you’re into beer then you’re probably already planning to come.) With 23 breweries and 6 cideries (plus an alcoholic … Continue reading
The Brown Owl started out as a food truck that had a spot over at The Lot, and over the past year they built out a brick-and-mortar space in the Box Factory (the former Old Mill Marketplace). Good news—last week they officially opened! I was walking by yesterday and poked … Continue reading
A few months back I wrote about Walla Walla’s Va Piano Vineyards opening a tasting room in the Old Mill District; they were slated to have their grand opening weekend this upcoming April 22-24. Unfortunately, due to permit delays, they have to put off their grand opening for a month, most … Continue reading
You know the Old Mill Marketplace—the building/shopping complex on the western edge of the Old Mill District adjacent to Arizona Avenue, home to the Atlas Cider tasting room, the Longboard Store, WebCyclery, and others. (Apparently it is home to 32 businesses actually, many more than I realized, and is branded … Continue reading
Have you ever been to Walla Walla, Washington? In the past two decades or so they’ve emerged as a major wine destination, and they currently have well over 100 wineries in the region (a pretty crazy amount, really). Well word came down (via press release) that one of them is … Continue reading
The Bulletin has an article today about the development plans for the old Brooks-Scanlon Crane Shed site in the Old Mill District—which some of you may only know as the big, empty lot across the street from the Old Mill Marketplace complex. The gist: A 50,000-square-foot office building could soon … Continue reading
The Old Mill District’s annual Alive After Five free summer concert series starts today, featuring four concerts between now and August 5. Here’s their description on it: Work overtime some other time! Oil Can Henry’s Alive After 5, presented by All Seasons RV and Marine, is Bend’s best music event … Continue reading