Hard to believe, but everyone’s favorite drinking holiday is just around the corner: Tuesday the 17th. Like the last couple of years, it’s time for the "official" Pub Hopper’s Guide. It’s not definitive, but a list of the places that strike me as St. Patty’s-appropriate. And like last time, I’m … Continue reading
The next Renegade Rollergirls bout is coming up on Saturday, March 21st, and fittingly it’s leprechaun themed. The Renegades will be competing in a St Patrick’s Day themed event with two local Renegade teams in a no holds barred bout, full of hardcore skating abilities, wipeouts, bumps, bruises and cat … Continue reading
I blogged back at the end of last year about the Crooked River Dinner Train closing. Well, good news today as KTVZ and a tip from AllAboutBend.com report that the Dinner Train is re-opening this month, under new ownership. The dinner train will kick-off its season of weekly train operations … Continue reading
Here’s a nice chunk of upcoming events from Spice Trader Records—through June. The one that looks most interesting (to me) is the "Bend’s Best" event starting in May; a local band showcase. Most of these are also on the calendar now too. Pirate Beach Party The Domino Room, 51 NW … Continue reading
Weston Technology Solutions, a computer services and computer consulting company, along with Central Oregon Community College, are helping to host a seminar that will showcase changing mindsets can alter success in today’s challenging economy. Survive Thrive or Flourish; Tools for a Prosperous Business will be presented Friday, March 13, 2009, … Continue reading
The MS Walk is coming up on April 18th, and I’m told that Monday night, March 9th, there is a "sign and dine" event at Deschutes Brewery during their Locals Night. The idea is, you head down to the Brewery for beer and dinner and sign up to participate in … Continue reading
Made available on the Deschutes County website is the 2009 State of County presentation, so I snagged it and converted it to PDF for anyone who’s interested. You can get it here. It’s about 3 MB in size. Originally it was a PowerPoint presentation, which explains the slideshow format, and … Continue reading
This is a press release, but what’s especially interesting is that Rivals Sports Bar is finally opening up. All I know about it is that it occupies the building on north Division (that No Man’s Land just south of the 97/Parkway interchange at the Mall) that formerly housed such restaurants … Continue reading
Starting March 30, oncology clinical and infusion services will return to Redmond. The Redmond Clinic is located at 1541 NE Canal Blvd in Redmond. “Patients shouldn’t have to drive when fighting cancer. BMC understands the challenges oncology care places on a family and wants to help provide the best possible … Continue reading
They’ve only got the Portland Pub event listed on their page, but Deschutes Brewery is having their Cinder Cone Red release party at the downtown pub this Thursday, the 5th, starting at 5pm. Cinder Cone Red is their spring seasonal and one of their popular ones. Cinder Cone will be … Continue reading