There have been a number of new restaurants and existing ones going through changes lately, which I need to catch up on now that Central Oregon Beer Week is over. Here’s a short roundup of the

I know the blog here has been a wasteland all week long, apparently this week-long event planning is way more intensive and

Central Oregon Beer Week is just around the corner, and one of

Wubba’s BBQ Shack is a Klamath Falls-based restaurant that has just opened up a new location on Bend’s northside, at the corner of Empire and Layton in the space f

This year’s second annual Central Oregon Beer Week is taking place May 20 – 27 (Monday through Monday, Memorial Day) and so far this year is lining up to be great with a lot of fantastic events and sponsors.

I’m pleased to announce that Hack Bend is adding another contributor, Caitlin Richmond! She is fairly new to Bend (just over a year) with a degree in journalism and writes for the Oregon Legal Journal as well as having articles in several local publications. All of w

I just saw that Deschutes Brewery will be celebrating Sausagefest 3 during

Things have been pretty quiet ’round this site lately. Chalk it up to a couple of the Hack Bend contributors (namely, myself and Jon) keeping busy getting lots of fun events planned for Central Oregon Beer Week, May 20-27. In the meantime… Fire Seas

Getting ready for a season of hiking and backpacking? Maybe you need some quick snacks to Grab-and-Go to the park. You’ll need lightweight foods that don’t need refrigeration. Save some money and preparation time by making your own dried foods and herbs. Learn the principles of drying food and how to enjoy som

Hoppy beer lovers take note: Three Creeks Brewing is again holding their IPAp

This Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th, the Tower Theatre is hosting a special lighthearted show as their annual fundraiser

Every year Summit High School chooses a “sparrow” from the Sparrow Club to sponsor and raise money for medical bills. This year’s sparrow is familiar to our family so it hits much closer to home. Katie Hinton danced alongside my daughter at Central Orego

My friend Shannon (who also occasionally writes up blog posts here) has been helping to implement some good things at

This Saturday, April 20, McMenamins Old St. Francis School is teaming up with three oth

The NorthWest Crossing Bend Spring Festival (al

Thursday late afternoon/early evening my wife and I found ourselves over on the westside, and it had just been posted on Facebook that da

It’s the first Friday in April, and that means in addition to the usual First Friday happenings going on in downtown and the

Worthy Brewing has been open for several months now, opening softly in early February though as popular as it’s been you wouldn’t have guessed “soft.” (Read: they’ve been slammed!) However this Friday, the 5th, they are celebrating their official

Reader Suzanne sent me this question, which I thought would be fu

The next Armchair storytelling event is coming up on April 18, and they are now looking for storytellers for the event. The theme is “Obsess”

I blogged a little over a month ago about how the

This Friday the 22nd, Whole Foods is hosting a special “Silent Auction Brewfest” from 4 to 7pm to benefit the

One of Bend’s newest breweries, Crux Fermentation Project, has up until now only brewed their beer for distribution

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 a

This Saturday the 16th the Deschutes County Sheriff is holding a free shredding, food drive, and prescription drug dispos

Last month Jen posted about the Blacksmith Rest

The TEDxBend idea-spreading event is back again for a second year, taking place a Summit High School on Saturday, April 6—just over thre

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,

As usual, I’ve got 2 tickets to Ignite Bend going on this Thursday night, March 7, that I’m going to give away here on the

All day today Deschutes Brewery is celebrating the release