If you don’t have plans tonight, here’s an idea – join the Sexy Tuesdays Bend Downtown Pub Crawl. Here’s the info from the Facebook invite: Join Planned Parenthood staff and Central Oregon supporters for a fun evening out and support sexual and reproductive health care for women, men and teens. … Continue reading
There are several fun events coming up this month for lucky dogs and their owners. First on the calendar is Unleash the Vision, Saturday, August 13th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m across from McKay park. The day’s festivities include a talent show, photo booth, kissing booth (which I really … Continue reading
Irony: Right after writing about Taco Stand earlier this week, they posted on Facebook that they’re closing for two weeks vacation, starting August 6th. They will re-open on the 22nd.
It bears mentioning that the Deschutes County Fair is currently in full swing: it’s the 92nd year of the Fair (held in Redmond out near the airport) and is running from the 3rd (yesterday) until the 7th (Sunday). Full Fair amenities apply: carny rides, junky food, and the livestock and … Continue reading
Back at the end of March I blogged about how the Brew Shop was taking over the old Ernesto’s space on Third Street. Well, that’s finally about to happen, and to assist in the move, the Brew Shop is offering a big sale on their current beer in stock: As … Continue reading
This press release came in from Deschutes County yesterday: The Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste annual appliance recycling event will be held Saturday, August 20 from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Knott Landfill Recycling & Transfer Facility, 61050 SE 27th St. in Bend. Residents are encouraged to recycle … Continue reading
This is pretty much an eastside restaurant mini-review feature that I’ll be running periodically. You can view my “lunch bite” critera at this first post. I can’t imagine any long-time residents of Bend that are either unaware of Taco Stand or haven’t ever been—and yet every now and again I’m … Continue reading
Something fun down at Ben & Jerry’s in the Old Mill District is going on today: Jerry himself will be visiting the ice cream store. Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is coming to Bend on July 28th! Jerry Greenfield (the Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s) will be visiting our … Continue reading
Down at the Deschutes Pub tomorrow night, the Brewery is featuring the release party for the second in its collaboration series of beers (“Conflux” series), their “White IPA” that they brewed with Boulevard Brewing out of Kansas City, Missouri. This is a pretty big deal because it will be the … Continue reading
Ignite Bend 7 is coming up in a couple of months, on September 28th to be exact, and in case you’ve missed any of the previous ones, this one would be a great place to start. And it’s free too! If you had five minutes on stage what would you … Continue reading