A friend gave me heads-up that the owners of JC’s Bar & Grill downtown are starting their own brewery—WildFire Brewing. I found confirmation on JC’s MySpace page, where they say: JC’s is soon to be pouring beer from WildFire Brewing Company. This brewery was started by Jeremy and Chris and brewmaster Paul Cook. This seems like it might coincide with their expansion into the space next door. I imagine they will primarily serve their beer … Continue reading →
From the Bulletin today is a notice that the Apricot Lane gift store downtown is closing its doors: Downtown Bend’s Apricot Lane will close its doors by the end of the year, the store’s owner said Tuesday. The clothing and gift shop has been at 1001 N.W. Wall St. for three years. A Hood River women’s clothing store will take over the space. Apricot Lane proprietor Bob McKinley will be retiring, he said, and hitting … Continue reading →
In my rant about Outback Steakhouse the other day I suggested going to Zydeco instead, and decided they needed a full post. I wrote about them on chuggnutt almost two years ago now, and if anything, my review is even better now than it was then. They’re not cheap, but they are one of the best places in Bend for dinner right now. I have not had a bad meal—at all—and I can’t recommend any … Continue reading →
Saturday night we attended the final bout (for this year) of roller derby, featuring the local Renegade Rollergirls. Interesting experience; the crowd was bigger and louder than I would have imagined. It was at the Indoor Sports Center, but apparently they had to turn something like 300 people away at the door, so next February when it starts up again they’ll be holding bouts at the Deschutes Expo Center (that’s the rumor, at least). I’m … Continue reading →
We hadn’t eaten at our local Outback Steakhouse in a couple of years, at least, so tonight we decided to try it for dinner. It’s definitely not something we’ll be doing again anytime soon—they’ve really gone downhill. I’ll start right off by saying the only truly good part of the evening was our waitress, who was great. The rest of the experience can only be described as mediocre at best, and there was some seriously … Continue reading →
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