See Fiona Apple almost for free

Jake broke this news: Ticketmaster has a crazy promotion to see Fiona Apple and Damien Rice in concert at the Les Schwab Amphitheater for only $1! (The tickets are actually free, but Ticketmaster charges a "nominal" processing fee.) For a limited time, Ticketmaster is offering complimentary tickets* to see Fiona … Continue reading

Avoid Wall and Newport this week

Shannon sends along this tip: Avoid driving around the intersection of Wall and Newport in Downtown Bend this week. She says there’s roadwork going on that’s backing up traffic at least until tomorrow. (She also notes, "road rage city. poor guy that is running the stop/go sign is pissing ppl … Continue reading

Bendistillery $3 martinis

On Tuesdays down at the Bendistillery Martini Bar, martinis are only $3. $3!! That’s a great price. Ever been down to their bar? It’s located in the Brooks Street alley overlooking Drake Park, just past the breezeway. They’re open from 4pm til midnight Tuesday through Saturday. They’re a great place … Continue reading

Avoid the east side Safeway

Yep, I’m even blogging about things to watch out for. This time it’s the Safeway over in the Forum Shopping Center on Highway 20 and 27th. Why avoid it? Because every single time I go there, it takes forever to check out—they have what, 10 aisles? And it seems like … Continue reading

Bend Craigslist

No sooner than Jake invoked it and I pointed to BendStuff, craigslist has come to Bend. Not a lot on there yet, but expect that to change. Also, Dave and Shannon beat me to the punch.

The 11th Postcard

It was only relatively recently that I found out my friend Brian had written a book a few years back, called The 11th Postcard. Shannon recommended it, but said the only place you can get it is Amazon. So imagine my surprise the other day when I was browsing in … Continue reading

BendStuff classifieds

Via Jake comes a pointer to this local classifieds site: BendStuff. I like the potential here, but I’m hoping this site just launched because there’s only 4 listings at this time. I’ll keep an eye on it. Jake’s comment amused me, though: "Be sure to check it out until Craig … Continue reading

Lava River Cave

While we were driving to Sunriver for the Sunfest yesterday, we passed the Lava River Cave and I thought this would be a good blog topic. The Cave is the longest-known lava tube in Oregon, running 5400 feet (over a mile) underground. It’s located about 12 miles south of Bend … Continue reading

Sunfest in Sunriver

Yesterday we drove out to Sunriver to attend the Sunfest wine festival. It was a nice day for it, warm and sunny but with enough overcast to keep from getting burnt (though I think I did burn my neck a little bit). It wasn’t a huge setup, though; if you’ve … Continue reading

Weekend events (June 9-11)

A few of the events coming up this weekend I thought I’d mention: Balloons Over Bend: A bunch of balloons are launched, and fly over Bend… to be honest, I don’t really get it. You have to get up really early to watch the balloons launch at 6:30, then… what? … Continue reading