Monthly Archives: March 2008

5 things

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Jon

The local economy—the implosion of it, along with the housing market, more specifically—is becoming an issue. This weekend the Bend Economy Blog ran a great post: 5 Things Bendites Should Do Now. What can Bend do now? Well, maybe we … Continue reading →

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Slow week

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Jon

Apologies for the slow week around here; I’ve had some other stuff come up that have, shall we say, taken a certain amount of precedence for my attention elsewhere. But, the week’s over, I have next week off for spring … Continue reading →

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Badlands Brewery Crawl

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Jon

This came in as a press release and seems like a cool event, even though it’s the first time I’ve heard of a brewery crawl in a grassroots campaign like this. They’d welcome people from the media, too. (Incidentally, the … Continue reading →

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St. Patty’s pub hopper guide

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Jon

Here we go again. This may be a perennial favorite: The St. Patrick’s Day pub guide! This time around, I’m also noting when a place has a specific St. Patty’s thing going on (I’ve bolded the name and included a … Continue reading →

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The actual size of pint glasses

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Jon

In The Source this week, H. Bruce Miller explores the size of pint glasses at the "Big Four" breweries in town—literally taking a measuring cup in and pouring his beer into it to see exactly how much beer each place … Continue reading →

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