Or so reports Bend Happy Hour in a Facebook post. NW Urban Grill is (was) located in the space on Industrial Way on the edge of the Old Mill District that I’m beginning to think of as cursed for restaurants; that’s the spot that previously housed Fireside Red and the River Mill Grill. You have to figure any restaurant moving into that space has to be nervous…
Next week (October 3rd through the 9th) is National Fire Prevention Week, and as part of this year’s fire prevention campaign the Bend Fire Department is having an open house this Saturday, the 2nd, from 12 until 4pm at the North Station (63377 Jamison Street). Among other things, the open house will feature: Ladder truck demonstration Air Link helicopter Photo booth Build your own fire engine Vehicle extrication demonstration Station tours Coloring contest
I was briefly quoted in the Sunday Bulletin in the article about the new breweries cropping up here in Central Oregon. It’s a nice article, if you get the dead-tree version of the newspaper itself: the article is online behind their paywall so I can’t link you to it. The reporter, David Holley, contacted me earlier in the week and we chatted a few minutes about the impending breweries and the local beer scene; due … Continue reading →
According to Facebook, Oregon Spirit Distillers are holding a tasting event at East Bend Liquor (2220 NE Hwy 20)… now. Friday, Sept 24, 4-6pm. That’s all the information they have, and I didn’t see anything on their website. If you want to get your weekend started a little early but aren’t quite ready for the Oktoberfest crowd… head on over!
Jake has a post on his blog about how the Awesome After School Orchestra is needing help: The Awesome After School Orchestra (AASO) is a great program put on by the Central Oregon Symphony Association and Bend Parks and Recreation and is a great program to introduce your third, fourth, or fifth grade children to the wonderful world of music. The AASO is a long-running after-school program two days a week during the school year … Continue reading →
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