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Monthly Archives: June 2006
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 … 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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Shopping, Stuff to Avoid
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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.
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Books
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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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Continue reading
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Farmer’s Market report
Just thought I’d write up a short report to the Farmer’s Market that started today down in the park. It was a nice day for it, and there were a fair number of people about. I was wandering around about … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Dining, Shopping
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Bend Weekly
When Simone broke the news about the new free newspaper, the Bend Weekly, I guess I had it stuck in my head that it was an online-only thing. Nope! I saw the actual paper in a newsbox along side all … Continue reading
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Bend Farmer’s Market starts Wednesday
This Wednesday the 7th is the first Farmer’s Market in downtown Bend, in the Drake Park and Riverfront Plaza area. Every Wednesday through October, from 3pm until 7. And according to Shannon it’s also every Friday in St. Charles’ parking … Continue reading
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McMenamins movies
Sad to say, I actually haven’t been to the theater in McMenamins Old St. Francis School yet. But I’ve been to some of their other theaters, and I know it’s a good deal. First of all, $3 movies! You don’t … Continue reading
Calendar of events from the Old Mill District
The Old Mill District‘s website has a pretty good summertime calendar of events online (in PDF format). It covers the next three months, and includes non-Old Mill events—though Old Mill-specific ones are highlighted in orange text. Events are listed from … Continue reading
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