One of the Central Oregon Beer Week events that was just confirmed this week is a very cool beer dinner that Brew Werks Brewing and Old Mill Brew Werks (yes, the two are separate now, though still closely affiliated) are hosting on Wednesday, the 23rd: Chef Rudy has worked out an outstanding menu for Old Mill Brew Wërks first ever beer-pairing meal. It’s a five course, hand-crafted menu of items chosen to work in cohort … Continue reading →
The roundabout on Mt. Washington in the heart of NorthWest Crossing (the intersection with NW Crossing Drive, in fact) has been closed for a while now while undergoing some much-needed construction. Needless to say this has been a hassle since it breaks one of the main north-south routes on the westside. Good news though! It’s opening back up tomorrow; this brief dispatch was issued by the city today: An FYI, the reconstruction of the roundabout … Continue reading →
Little Pizza Paradise, which used to be located at the intersection of 27th and Butler Market on Bend’s east side, has moved up north to the Cascade Village shopping center this month. They’re in the old Bend Draft House location next door to Sleep Country (just around the corner from Best Buy), and have been working the past couple of months on building that out. Features include a Woodstone oven for making their Neapolitan/Artisan pizzas, and … Continue reading →
There are a lot of great events listed for next week’s Central Oregon Beer Week, and one that I think is really cool and unique is Wanderlust Tour’s “Pre-release Backstage Brew Bus Tour” that will be visiting both The Ale Apothecary and Crux Fermentation Project—two brand-new breweries that almost nobody has seen yet. Here’s their description: Take a trip up to Bridge Creek to see Bend’s City water source in all its pure, clear glory. … Continue reading →
The Les Schwab Amphitheater has added more music to this summer’s concert lineup (from Ben Salmon’s Frequency blog today): Counting Crows, ZZ Top, and Brandi Carlile. Seems to me it’s shaping up to be a pretty good summer for music in Bend this year! Here’s the updated concert list (including the free Summer Sundays): The Shins: Friday, May 25, $35 (with The Head and the Heart and Blind Pilot) Tenacious D: Saturday, May 26, $39 … Continue reading →
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