Zydeco Kitchen & Cocktails

In my rant about Outback Steakhouse the other day I suggested going to Zydeco instead, and decided they needed a full post. I wrote about them on chuggnutt almost two years ago now, and if anything, my review is even better now than it was then. They’re not cheap, but … Continue reading

Renegade Rollergirls review

Saturday night we attended the final bout (for this year) of roller derby, featuring the local Renegade Rollergirls. Interesting experience; the crowd was bigger and louder than I would have imagined. It was at the Indoor Sports Center, but apparently they had to turn something like 300 people away at … Continue reading

Outback Steakhouse: Avoid

We hadn’t eaten at our local Outback Steakhouse in a couple of years, at least, so tonight we decided to try it for dinner. It’s definitely not something we’ll be doing again anytime soon—they’ve really gone downhill. I’ll start right off by saying the only truly good part of the … Continue reading

The Oxford Hotel, downtown

There’s an article here that details plans for the new Oxford Hotel that’s going to be built downtown, next to the parking garage and across the street from the Fire Hall. There’s also a Bulletin blurb here that I missed last week. Long story short, the hotel will have 56 … Continue reading

Radio station comments (92.7 FM)

The radio station 92.7 FM that I blogged about is live and playing some decent music. They’re still in survey mode and link to a massive 1000-song questionnaire for people to fill out. My previous post is also generating a bunch of comments; amusingly, a bunch of those people seem … Continue reading

Newport Avenue bridge open by Thanksgiving?

Somewhat recently I heard a rumor (on the radio, maybe) that the Newport Avenue bridge would be finished and open again by Thanksgiving. Since Thanksgiving is now barely a week and half away, does anyone know if this is true or not? Sure would be nice… Update: Oh for god’s … Continue reading

Family-friendly carnival/skate party

Looking for something to do tonight? The Renegade Rollergirls have a family-friendly carnival/skate party going on at the Indoor Sports Center. Technically, they’re calling it "A Bad Ass Carnival" (see the poster image below), but I have it on good authority (from Shannon herself) that it’ll be good for kids. … Continue reading

November 18th: Roller derby action

Picked up our tickets today for the November 18th (Saturday) Renegade Rollergirls match. Yep, it’s that time again! Located at the Indoor Sports Center, doors open at 7pm and the action starts at 8. I’ll be there for sure this time. The VIP tickets are only $12, but they go … Continue reading

Ty Barnett at Jokers Grill

From the comments: Devin Barber writes: Ty Barnett will be performing Nov. 8th at Jokers Bar & Grill. He was on Last Comic Standing and Jay Leno invited him to sit on the couch when he did the Tonight Show. I know this because I’ll be opening for him that … Continue reading

Central Oregon Paranormal Society

From the comments: Joshua posted on my "Haunted Bend" entry about the new Central Oregon Paranormal Society: Hey everyone! Thought I’d throw in my two cents since I’ve just opened Central Oregon’s first (that I know of) paranormal research society. There doesn’t seem to be much in the way of … Continue reading