Where to track election results

Today is Election Day, and if you haven’t yet dropped off your ballot, do so and VOTE! If you are interested in tracking the results of the election for Oregon and Deschutes County, visit: Oregon Secretary of State – Statewide Unofficial Election Results Deschutes County Real-Time Unofficial Election Results Yes … Continue reading

The first Bend Ale Festival, Saturday, Nov. 12

The very first Bend Ale Festival is taking place this Saturday, November 12, in NorthWest Crossing. It’s taking place in conjunction with the Bend Ale Run, a half-marathon that kicks off that morning. The Bend Ale Fest runs from 11am to 9pm, with a listed 20 breweries pouring at least … Continue reading

Veterans eat for free at the Pine Tavern on November 11

This Veterans Day, Friday, November 11th, Veteran’s will eat for free at the Pine Tavern restaurant downtown. The Pine Tavern in Bend proudly rolls out the red carpet for Veterans on Friday, November 11 for Veterans Day with a complimentary meal as a small token of appreciation for their service. … Continue reading

Silver Moon, Revolvr & Scoutpost dinner – review

Last week I got to attend a beer pairing benefit dinner hosted by Silver Moon Brewing, Revolvr Menswear, and the Scoutpost food cart, who all teamed up to support Cascade Youth & Family Center. This “Pairing for a Purpose” dinner featured five courses of food prepared by Scoutpost and paired … Continue reading

Election 2016: Bend City Councilor candidates

This election season there are seven candidates running for seats on the Bend City Council. It’s not always an easy choice on who to support, so I thought it would be interesting to go through the official Voter’s Pamphlet, and for each candidate try to distill down their essential actionable positions as … Continue reading

High Desert Droids Garage Sale Fundraiser donations needed

Each year the FIRST Robotics Club Team 753 (the High Desert Droids) holds a Garage Sale Fundraiser in November to help raise money for the club for the upcoming season, and as part of that they also hold a donations drive. This year’s Garage Sale takes place at Mountain View High … Continue reading

Silver Moon Brewing & Revolvr present Pairing for a Purpose dinner

Silver Moon Brewing is teaming up with Revolvr Menswear to host a benefit beer pairing dinner this Thursday, October 27, at Revolvr’s downtown Bend store. “Pairing for a Purpose” benefits the Cascade Youth & Family Center and features a five course dinner by the Scoutpost food cart paired with Silver Moon … Continue reading

The Tourism Issue

This summer seems to have been the tipping point for tourism in Bend—namely, that we are starting to see backlash against the number of tourists and the possibility is being raised that too much tourism is a bad thing for Bend. Not that local negativity against tourism is a new … Continue reading

Taco Stand has closed

Sad day today, as confirmation that locals favorite Taco Stand is closed. From the post on Facebook: This is the post I’ve been wanting to put out there for a long time. I want, first to express my sincerest gratitude to all of you who supported us throughout the years. … Continue reading