Anjou Spa re-opens this Friday

It was a bit over a year ago that Kate’s Place, the Klondike Kate building on Franklin Avenue, burned and was subsequently torn down. Anjou Spa, one of the businesses that had been located in the building, relocated to Pence Lane on the west side of town (off College Way) … Continue reading

Riverside Market… to French Market

The Riverside Market is now known as… the French Market! (Still under renovation.) All part of an ownership change and renovation detailed earlier in the month here: Riverside Market Bistro , formerly known as Riverside Market & Pub , 285 NW Riverside Blvd., Bend, filed an application July 26 with … Continue reading

The Old Mill Marketplace is now known as the Box Factory

You know the Old Mill Marketplace—the building/shopping complex on the western edge of the Old Mill District adjacent to Arizona Avenue, home to the Atlas Cider tasting room, the Longboard Store, WebCyclery, and others. (Apparently it is home to 32 businesses actually, many more than I realized, and is branded … Continue reading

Central Oregon Locavore is moving

Fans of Central Oregon Locavore will be pleased to learn that the local food marketplace (or permanent indoor farmers market as they call it) is moving into a new, larger location on Third Street. And as they grow they are welcoming contributions as well. From their online newsletter: In 2013 … Continue reading

Redmond Craft Brewing Supply’s Grand Re-opening Halloween Bash

Redmond’s homebrew shop, Redmond Craft Brewing Supply, changed locations recently, moving three doors down from their old location into a much larger space, and tonight, Saturday the 24th from 6 to 10pm, they are celebrating with a Grand Re-opening Halloween Bash! There will be beer (of course), food, live music, and … Continue reading

Crane Shed site to be developed

The Bulletin has an article today about the development plans for the old Brooks-Scanlon Crane Shed site in the Old Mill District—which some of you may only know as the big, empty lot across the street from the Old Mill Marketplace complex. The gist: A 50,000-square-foot office building could soon … Continue reading

Backporch Coffee Greenwood location is open

Bend’s favorite local coffee roastery, Backporch Coffee, has opened up their eastside location on Greenwood starting today! (Actually starting yesterday, though it was cash-only.) This third location is located on the corner of NE Greenwood and NE Seventh Street, in the new “Greenwood Center” building across the street from Erickson’s. … Continue reading

The Dough Nut’s Second Location

In my travels yesterday, I saw this exciting change to the outside of the old Papa John’s location in the Erickson’s Thriftway parking lot: Yep… that’s The Dough Nut. According to the readerboard outside their Galveston location, the new shop will open on Friday, June 12. This block seems to … Continue reading

Silver Moon Brewing celebrates 15 years this summer

I haven’t seen much (or any) fanfare about this other than on Silver Moon Brewing‘s own Facebook page, but this first Friday, June 5 (which is tomorrow) they are kicking off “a summer of celebrating 15 years”—here’s the post: The First Friday of summer is right around the corner and we’re … Continue reading