Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 1st) Lone Pine Coffee Roasters is celebrating their second anniversary with a customer appreciation day where they’ll be giving out free cappuccinos. Can’t go wrong with that! Lone Pine is located in Tin Pan Alley—the alley just sound of the parking garage and Thump Coffee downtown—at 845 Tin Pan Alley, to be exact, and are open from 7am til 6pm.
The Ice Crit is one of my favorite events in the winter. The event used to be held in the Swampy Lakes parking lot but moved to Wanoga a couple years ago. Sometimes it’s downright balmy and there’s little or no snow anywhere, let alone on the course. This year, the conditions should be downright awful… and perfect. The race works similar to other criterium style bicycle races – the participants ride laps around the … Continue reading →
Got a dirty dog? Is bathing your dog a chore? Let Muddy Paws Bathhouse help you out! Muddy Paws is a self-serve dog wash opening today. They also provide grooming services if you don’t want to be a part of the cleaning process at all. They’re located on Century Drive next to Bend Pet Express, so you can stop in for a treat with your clean pup afterward. For hours and more info, see their … Continue reading →
Bend WinterFest starts today: the Old Mill will be taken over with Rail Jam, ice carving, the WinterFest Wine Walk, WinterFringe, the marketplace, and more all weekend. Festivities start tonight at 5pm and run until 10; on Saturday it’s 11 to 10, and Sunday is 11 to 6. There’ll be lots of live music all weekend, and don’t forget you’ll need to purchase a WinterFest button to get in.
File under “random stuff I saw on Twitter” … via @johnny72k. Since I’m not a skater, I tend to forget about Bend’s Indoor Skatepark… Truck Stop Skatepark. I drive by it on the parkway, wonder who goes there? And why? But just keep speeding along. Well, their upcoming Movie Night might be a reason. I’m assuming that it’s along the lines of the ski and snowboard movies shown in the area. Sounds like the type … Continue reading →
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