Bend City Council meeting minutes for February 2018

Here’s this month’s set of meeting minutes from the Bend City Council; there were a lot of things going on this month. Bend City Council meeting minutes, 2-7-18 (MS Word doc) Bend City Council meeting minutes, 2-21-18 (MS Word doc) In particular on the 21st, they held a public hearing on the … Continue reading

Bend-La Pine School District Superintendent Mikalson’s call to action

In light of the recent school shootings in this country, and the recent news of a local teen arrested as a credible threat against Bend High School, Bend-La Pine School Superintendent Shay Mikalson issued a letter to the community today, which I’m reprinting here below. Greetings Bend-La Pine Schools Community, Last … Continue reading

Are you Zwickelmania-ing today (despite the snow)?

Today, Saturday the 24th, marks the 10th annual Zwickelmania for Central Oregon, the statewide brewery open house/backstage tour that sees breweries open their doors to special brewery tours, tastings, and more. (The Portland metro area did this last weekened, now it’s the rest of the state’s turn.) Are you planning … Continue reading

Nam Tok Kitchen: westside Thai (former Thai Thai location)

Recently we ventured over to Northwest Crossing to check out the new (sort of) Thai restaurant, Nam Tok Kitchen. The style is unique to Bend, a blend of northeastern Thai and Lao cuisine, and notably the menu is entirely gluten free and made from scratch. Owner Pahlee Bretoi is from … Continue reading