On the third day of Christmas…
Pictures of the Bend Christmas Parade! …Yes, I know I’m late posting some of these, considering the parade was back on the 6th. But it all works out anyway. Enjoy! Click through to view all of the photos
Year: 2008
On the second day of Christmas…
The Tower Theatre is presenting "A Christmas Carol" for five days, starting on Thursday, the 18th. The first day’s play is performed by a youth cast, and tickets are $16 adults, $10 kids. Subsequent days are the community cast and are $24/$12. Join the Tower Theatre Foundation for a world … Continue reading
On the first day of Christmas…
I thought it would be fun to count down the days until Christmas on the blog, with a post daily highlighting some sort of holiday theme. Starting today (the 14th, and yes, I know I’ve gotten off to a late start), and going right up until the 25th, that’s 12 … Continue reading
Those pesky restaurant rumors
Apparently word has been going around, particularly on craigslist, that Volo in downtown Bend is closed. (Warning: Flash-based website with music. Very annoying.) Even Bend Oregon Restaurants is speculating. So I gave them a call, curious to see if it was true. Yes and no. I simply got the machine … Continue reading
Google Street View cutting through Central Oregon
Jake discovers that Google Street View (the from-the-street photo perspective in Google Maps) has made it to Bend. Sort of—I checked it out and it looks like the Google Car only passed through Bend north-south on the Parkway and Third Street, and east out Greenwood and Highway 20. It also … Continue reading
First Friday
I forgot that it’s First Friday in Downtown Bend and the Old Mill District tonight; it’s the free gallery art walk that takes place the first Friday of every month and starts at 5pm. Here’s the more "official" blurb: The streets of Bend fill with art patrons on the first … Continue reading
Press Release: BMC Adds Third Hyperbaric Chamber to Main Clinic
It seems weird to me that hyperbaric medicine is as big a thing as it is; outside of its use for undersea decompression, I wouldn’t have guessed. Bend Memorial Clinic added its third Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber in November. Since launching the program in July 2008, the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Department … Continue reading
Bend Christmas Parade
The annual Bend Christmas Parade is this Saturday, the 6th. Already! This is one of my favorite local events, even better than the Pet Parade (which I like too). The Parade goes through Downtown Bend, starting west of the Newport Bridge on Harmon and Newport, and ending just across the … Continue reading
YAMB (Yet Another Microbrewery in Bend) – Brewtal Brewing
Just when even I think Bend is at the brewery saturation point, I’m surprised: the Bulletin breaks news today on the eighth microbrewery soon-to-be-opening: Brewtal Brewing Company. The Brewtal Brewing Co., formed by Bend resident Tony Lawrence, will be the region’s eighth brewing company. Lawrence began moving into a small … Continue reading
Cheap McD’s for a month
I saw this flier recently and snapped a cameraphone pic of it. Mostly for blogging purposes but partly because it amused me: Click to embiggen In summary: through January 3rd, 2009, at Bend and Sisters McDonalds only, you can get $1 Hot Cakes in the morning and 69-cent Cheeseburgers in … Continue reading