– With schools closed today and snow everywhere and much of the town on lockdown (not really—but the police are urging people to stay off the roads), I’m wondering how that will affect the Bend WebCon 2 going on downtown today (from 11-3). I won’t be there either way, but … Continue reading
Tipster Stanislaw Funk today let drop that the Bulletin will soon be doing something new: offering free "E-Edition" access to subscribers of their dead-tree edition. If true, it’s a step in the right direction—when we had our Bulletin subscription I often wished I could also have online access to those … Continue reading
This is sort of a mini-press release but it was a reasonable email pitch so I figured, why not. I don’t know what a Blu-Ray player goes for, but this doesn’t seem like a bad deal. Maybe someone who follows up on it could report back? Purchase your Blu-Ray player … Continue reading
A couple of things I thought I’d mention for this weekend—well, Saturday, anyway. First the Library is having their Winter Book Sale on Saturday. As usual, that runs from 10 to 4 and is located at the Library Administration Building at 507 NW Wall, in the basement. Best deals on … Continue reading
The other day when I blogged about finding Deschutes Brewery‘s The Abyss around town, I didn’t foresee the beer showing up on eBay. At least, not so soon. Seriously. Go to eBay and type in "abyss deschutes" in the search box. I did that just now, and there’s one with … Continue reading
We had lunch at the new Decoy Bar and Grill yesterday (read The Source’s review here), and I was impressed. I won’t go as in-depth as The Source did, but I will agree with their assessment that they have one of the best burgers in town (if not the best). … Continue reading
Here’s something cool that we just discovered: the City of Bend website hosts audio MP3 recordings of all City Council meetings, going back to 2005. That’s rather progressive and tech-savvy. No video yet, though. Which is a shame, since the meetings are recorded for COTV on channel 11. They wouldn’t … Continue reading
What with all the new restaurants opening up around here lately (seriously, downtown seems like it’s infested with ’em), I didn’t notice that the Decoy Bar and Grill had opened; it’s the new restaurant on the corner of Bond and Greenwood. It was this article in the Source today that … Continue reading
McMenamins Old St. Francis School is holding a Scotch tasting on Thursday, January 24th. It starts at 7pm and costs $40 (reservations required). This spirited liquor goes notably well with cold, rainy weather. Come in to warm up with this selection of scotches paired with a Scottish-themed menu of hearty … Continue reading
That would be Deschutes Brewery‘s much-coveted Imperial Stout, which was just officially released today. I have a write-up on my beer blog of their release party. But the real hint here is where to find it. I’ve been calling around to the various stores in town who will carry it, … Continue reading