Just some odds and ends I noticed this week that I hadn’t blogged about yet. Greg’s Grill in the Old Mill District is open for business. They’d been "coming soon" for quite awhile now, originally set to open last fall or something. I believe they’re a steakhouse; anyone tried it … Continue reading
Had lunch today at Hola!, the new Mexican-Peruvian restaurant on Bend’s east side. They’re located in the Forum Shopping Center, in the old Mangia! Pasta! space between Safeway and Barnes and Noble. Overall, I thought it was pretty good. The space is nice, if a bit tight (we sat at … Continue reading
A blurb in today’s Bulletin (the Business page) prompted me to blog this: the opening of Bend’s first men’s-only salon, JayT’s Hair Parlor for Men. They’re located in the Old Mill District, at 530 SW Mill View Way, next to the Bush Animal Clinic. Their number is 306-6912. Notably (aside … Continue reading
The folks over at Thump Coffee submitted this list of events to be posted: Tuesday, May 1 and Wednesday May 2 ART: Mark Bernahl, 6-8pm Come watch (and help!) as Mark Bernahl hangs his "Wishes" installation. Based on a Japanese tradition, customers have been writing their heart’s fondest desire on … Continue reading
Mark your calendars: Thursday, May 17th, local indie/alt band KouseFly is playing at Volcano Vineyards downtown, from 7 to 9pm. There’s no cover charge to get in—but enjoy a glass of wine while you’re there. Also, you might want to get there early… Volcano’s space is limited. See also KouseFly … Continue reading
I’ve been played with the new "My Maps" feature on Google Maps and it’s pretty slick; you can add your own markers to the map, annotate them with text, links, images, etc., and pick one of the preset custom markers. To that end, I thought it would be cool to … Continue reading
The Bulletin today has an article about the "cave house" for sale in southeast Bend. I’d heard about this before; KTVZ did a story on it some time back, too. Basically, the house was built over a lava tube cave, and has a door that allows access into the cave … Continue reading
It’s Friday the 13th, so that means Newport Market is having their 13% off sale. That means for today only, all day, almost everything in the store is discounted 13%. And they have some sort of special on English long-stemmed artichokes or something, too.
Over on my other blog I posted about the Rajneesh, the cult group that moved into Eastern Oregon near Antelope in the mid-80s. Interesting and unusual bit of history for this area; there was some downright kooky things going on there. What’s cool though is that Elise from Live on … Continue reading
I’m a bit surprised by the article about China Hat Road and the surrounding area in today’s Bulletin; I mean, growing up in this area, sure, you’d expect that type of area to have the usual motorized vehicle, shooting, and dumping problems, but this makes it sound like something out … Continue reading