Techies: Arduino Workshops coming up at the Library

If you’re interesting in technology and programming and wanted to learn more about Arduino development—or even just want to know what Arduino is—check out this press release from the Deschutes Public Library on their free Arduino technology workshops that are coming up: What exactly is Arduino? According to the official … Continue reading

Free espresso granitas at Bellatazza today

Everybody loves free, right? Today Bellatazza Coffee in downtown Bend is offering up free espresso granitas as they kick off “Granita Season”: Tuesday, 5/20/14 kicks off the Granita Season. Every year we start it up with FREE 12 OUNCE ESPRESSO GRANITAS – All day, while supplies last. Local Eberhard’s Dairy … Continue reading

The Dogwood Cocktail Cabin opened up this week

Bend’s newest bar, The Dogwood Cocktail Cabin, opened up this past week in the former Astro Lounge space downtown at 147 NW Minnesota (not to be confused with the Astro’s current address of 939 NW Bond). This so-called “farm to shaker” bar specializes in house infused, culinary cocktails and hails … Continue reading

Seating rule changes for 2 Les Schwab concerts this year

You may have heard on the news this week that there are some seating rule changes for two of the concerts at the Les Schwab Amphitheater this year, Jack Johnson and Dave Matthews Band. Here’s what you need to know for this year (from their website): Some of our GA … Continue reading

Wild Ride Brewing in Redmond is opening this Saturday

Central Oregon’s newest brewery, Wild Ride Brewing, will be opening up their taproom doors this Saturday, May 10 for their official launch! Wild Ride is located in downtown Redmond at 332 SW 5th Street, in the old Parr Lumber building on the former main drag. They’re a 20-barrel production brewery with … Continue reading

Homebrewers: Today is the Big Brew Day

If you’re a homebrewer, then you might want to checkout the Big Brew Day today, celebrating the American Homebrewers Association’s National Homebrew Day. It’s easy to participate: simply brew a batch of beer! But because it’s also a community event the Brew Shop here in Bend is hosting a homebrew day … Continue reading

Deschutes County interactive historic landmarks map

So this is kind of a neat tool: historic landmark locations in Deschutes County (not within Bend’s city limits though). It’s an interactive map with three different layers (structures, places, and sites) with a number of clickable landmarks to dig into, in gallery format. It’s built using the County’s GIS … Continue reading