The Source Weekly‘s “Best of Central Oregon (2012)” issue came out today and I’m incredibly happy to say that Hack Bend has again won the “Best Blog” (for the fourth year in a row)—and it’s all thanks to the readers who voted! I’m in the good company of I Love … Continue reading
This Saturday the 18th, the Des Chutes Historical Museum (I always have a hard time writing it out “Des Chutes” instead of “Deschutes” but that’s how they officially spell it) will be holding their annual garage/rummage sale on their lawn from 9am to 4pm. From the press release: The annual … Continue reading
On Saturday, August 18 from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. you can bring used appliances to Knott Landfill to be recycled. Items that will be accepted are: stoves, dishwashers, freezers, ovens, water heaters, furnaces, washers, refrigerators, heat pumps, dryers, air conditioners, and trash compactors. Please no microwaves, small kitchen items, businesses or commercial … Continue reading
This seems awfully sudden, but Fox’s Billiard Lounge over on Newport Avenue closed last night. They’d been posting on their Facebook page all day yesterday about it being their Customer Appreciation Day and that “ALL BEER, BOOZE & FOOD is $1.00 from 9:30pm-2am. If we have it on the shelve … Continue reading
The 9th annual Bend Brewfest kicks off next week and runs from Thursday the 16th through Saturday the 18th. It takes place at the Les Schwab Amphitheater as always, and it’s been growing steadily each year—for this year there are 51 breweries serving up some 125 beers between the regular … Continue reading
In light of various restaurant closures of late (in particular Common Table’s closing today), it’s nice to see a new restaurant open up in downtown Bend: Mazza Bistro, focusing on Middle Eastern fare, opened up two days ago on the 6th in the former Pita Pit location (which closed over … Continue reading
I’ve been a bit behind on getting to this news (the last couple of weeks I’ve been out of town a lot), but a week ago Sunday the Bulletin ran an article titled, “New brewery a possibility for Bend area” (currently behind the paywall, unfortunately). In it, it talks about … Continue reading
This is sad news to hear from Common Table in downtown Bend: We are closing the restaurant associated with the nonprofit, Common Table as of the end of day Wednesday, August 8th. In addition to the day-to-day challenges of running a very unique restaurant, we’ve been informed that additional building … Continue reading
It certainly seems like this last month/summer/year has gone by fast, here it is August 1st already and the Deschutes County Fair is starting today! From today through Sunday the 5th you can take it all in: the animals, the Fair food, the vendors, the foods and crafts competition and … Continue reading