Valentines goodies at Sparrow Bakery

The Sparrow Bakery is serving up some Valentines Day treats this holiday season: erotic baked goods. Yes, you read that right. They have a special menu divided into a "G-rated" section and "X-rated" section for "one day only." You’ll probably want to place an order ahead of time if you … Continue reading

Don’t forget: Renegade Rollergirls this Saturday

Just a reminder about this Saturday, February 17th’s Renegade Rollergirls event, details I blogged here. Doors open at 6pm at the Indoor Sports Center; tickets are $10 and $15 for VIP. If you didn’t yet have plans for Saturday night, now you do!

The Redmond Spokesman has a blog

I just found out today that The Redmond Spokesman—Redmond’s local weekly newspaper—has a blog, where they seem to be posting both bullet-point summaries of their news and longer articles. Good deal; they actually have a domain name but no site or other online presence out there—nice to see they’ve set … Continue reading

Mangia Pasta is closed(?)(!)

According to Elise Michael’s blog entry today: And, thinking I should call to make reservations first, I find out THEY’RE CLOSED. Like, FOR GOOD. And in the comments, Jen points to this Bulletin article: Give last rites to Mangia! Pasta!, the popular Italian cafe in The Forum shopping center off … Continue reading

Deschutes Brewery’s current tap rotation

Deschutes Brewery‘s website has a nice feature that I’ve completely overlooked in the past: their Now Pouring page, which lists the beers currently on tap at the brewpub. It was updated three days ago, on the 3rd, and if they keep it reasonably up to date (every few days), that’s … Continue reading

Mardi Gras?

Mardi Gras—Fat Tuesday—is coming up on February 20th this year, but after a quick sweep tonight I can only find one thing going on locally that’s related: Make your own Mardi Gras mask on February 10th. Is that all? Really? Seems like there must be something going on somewhere. Odd. … Continue reading

Bend to Vegas: $59

Yep, it’s all over the news and I can’t seem to get away with it: Flights to Las Vegas will be starting March 29—with one-way flights as low as $59. But those cheap flights are simply the initial promotion. To kick off the twice-a-week service, which starts March 29, Allegiant … Continue reading