Riverside Market… to French Market

The Riverside Market is now known as… the French Market! (Still under renovation.) All part of an ownership change and renovation detailed earlier in the month here: Riverside Market Bistro , formerly known as Riverside Market & Pub , 285 NW Riverside Blvd., Bend, filed an application July 26 with … Continue reading

How about them apples?

I was walking around the Old Town part of downtown today during my lunch break, and was struck not for the first time by the number of apple trees there are. This time of year they are all bearing fruit, and on my walk most of them were dropping their … Continue reading

The Top 10 dog names

Today is National Dog Day, so Deschutes County released the top 10  dog names, as licensed in the county: 2016 (Jan 1 – present) Lucy Sadie Bella Max Buddy Maggie Charlie Daisy Molly Bailey And for 2015: Lucy Buddy Bella Maggie Sadie Max Charlie Molly Daisy Bailey

Munch and Movies 2016 schedule

Munch and Movies returns this Friday, August 19, for four weeks of free family-friendly movies showing at dusk in Northwest Crossing’s Compass Park. (Think Munch and Music, but for films.) These take place every Friday for four weeks, starting at 6pm. There will be food vendors and live music, and … Continue reading

The Bend Brewfest kicks off this week

This year’s Bend Brewfest kicks off this Thursday, August 18, and runs three days this year, ending on Saturday the 20th. The festival takes place in the Les Schwab Amphitheater, as it has since day one, and will run from noon to 10pm all three days. They are featuring 75 … Continue reading

Best of Bend 2016: Second place!

The annual Source Weekly Best of Bend issue is out, and Hack Bend has finally been unseated as Bend’s best blog — to the very excellent Living the Bend Life! Huge congrats to LTBL and big thanks once again to everyone that voted!

Mystery Machine

Nope, I don’t really know much more than what it says on the van…

27th Street sewer line construction project begins

The City of Bend’s ongoing work on sewer line improvement throughout the city has moved out east of town, as work begins today (Monday, August 8) on 27th Street. This is not a small project: it is expected to last at least two years and ultimately encompass 27th Street from … Continue reading