Happy Fourth!

Happy Independence Day! I hope everyone has a safe and fun July 4th. This is one of my favorite holidays in Bend, with a bunch of things going on—here’s an itinerary: The Bend Pet Parade: Does free entertainment really get any better? At 10am the Pet Parade kicks off the … Continue reading

St. Patrick’s Day Pub Guide (2013)

It is once again that time of year, St. Patrick’s Day is this Sunday the 17th, and for the past several years I’ve been publishing a pub guide for the holiday—because everyone’s knows St. Paddy’s Day is one of America’s great drinking holidays. As always, this isn’t meant to be … Continue reading

Whole Foods’ St. Patrick’s “Week” beer tastings

This Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day which means it’s almost time for my annual “drinking guide” post for the holiday, but before then, Whole Foods is doing a series of beer tastings this week featuring Black & Tans from local breweries: Instead of focusing on the traditional “Black & Tan” … Continue reading

New Year’s Eve happenings

Happy New Year’s Eve! We’ll be celebrating with friends, but if you don’t have anything going on yet and are looking for some ideas, here’s a rundown of some New Year’s Eve parties to check out. McMenamins Old St. Francis School has their New Year’s Eve kicking off at 9pm … Continue reading

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! I hope your day is a good one, and everyone is warm and safe and happy. We’ve pretty much got a white Christmas this year (and I know folks at the Mountain are loving it!) which always adds that touch of magic—but be very careful … Continue reading

Holiday Gift Guide: Books

With Christmas fast approaching and shopping days running short, it’s time once again to do a local holiday gift guide, presenting a variety of locally-made products and local stores and shops to hopefully give you a number of ideas for your shopping needs. Books are awesome, everybody needs books—or they … Continue reading

Holiday Gift Guide: Sweet treats

With Christmas fast approaching and shopping days running short, it’s time once again to do a local holiday gift guide, presenting a variety of locally-made products and local stores and shops to hopefully give you a number of ideas for your shopping needs. So far I’ve covered beer and cheese … Continue reading

Holiday Gift Guide: Artisan cheese

With Christmas fast approaching and shopping days running short, it’s time once again to do a local holiday gift guide, presenting a variety of locally-made products and local stores and shops to hopefully give you a number of ideas for your shopping needs. One type of store I’ve always felt … Continue reading

Holiday Gift Guide: Museum memberships

With Christmas fast approaching and shopping days running short, it’s time once again to do a local holiday gift guide, presenting a variety of locally-made products and local stores and shops to hopefully give you a number of ideas for your shopping needs. I know it’s counterintuitive and not as … Continue reading

Holiday Gift Guide: Beer, of course

With Christmas fast approaching and shopping days running short, it’s time once again to do a local holiday gift guide, presenting a variety of locally-made products and local stores and shops to hopefully give you a number of ideas for your shopping needs. Of course you knew I would get … Continue reading