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It was The Grove, then the Village Bar and Grill, and now the space at 1033 Bond Street is now known as Seven.
The Blender just caught word that the establishment officially changed hands today and new owner Brian Timme, better known as DJ Metal (who put on several dance nights at Jokers - which is now Boondocks), says that Seven is set up as "an upscale nightclub.
Sokol behind the board at the barnDriving the road into Pine Meadow Ranch is as close to a fuzzy postcard scene as you're ever going to find in this region. This time of year the trees are exploding in oranges and light reds as Whychus Creek runs calmly under the wooden bridge that leads to the ranch. It's quiet - even as the wind whips down the eastern slopes of the Cascades and against the side of an 80-plus-year-old barn. And this is the place that Doug Sokol devoted much of the last year of his life toward and it's a barn that caught the eye of the entire town of Sisters.
Doug had been hosting musical events in the barn on his family's ranch, many of them loosely organized, for almost 20 years, but it was last year that he and Rebecca, his soon-to-be-wife, made a full effort to transform the barn into a music venue with a state-of-the-art sound system and enough room for a couple hundred revelers. People came to the shows featuring well-known regional and local acts and soon Doug and Rebecca were getting a call nearly every day from musicians inquiring about booking a show. But soon the Barn, as it's known, ran up against the county officials, who said that the venue was not properly zoned for for-profit events and the shows subsided. It was a blow to the local music community, but nothing like what would follow.
Bend’s Manifest DestinyThe Bend real estate market is in the crapper. What would you do about it? Well, how about putting 9,000 more acres of developable land into the local inventory by bringing it inside the city's Urban Growth Boundary?
Sound a little nuts to you? Yeah, us too. But that's what the Bend Planning Commission has recommended, and what the city council will be debating later this month.
As late as last summer the commission was contemplating bringing a far more modest expanse - about 4,900 acres - inside the UGB. But then the real estate / development / builder lobby spoke up - including some real heavy hitters like Brooks Resources, the Day family (Hooker Creek) and the Miller family (Miller Tree Farm).
While most eyes were on the presidential race, Upfront watched as the Bend City Council quietly shifted in favor of the builders and developers lobby which again poured money into several races and came away the big winner with three of its four candidates winning seats.
However, the election was quickly overshadowed by news that longtime city councilor and two-time former mayor Bill Friedman was hospitalized in critical condition following complications from back surgery.
On Sunday, news broke that Friedman, 72, had died.
So long, BillDetails about the exact circumstances around Friedman's death were slow to emerge, but the city announced on Monday that it will hold a memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday at Farewell Bend Park, which in true city council fashion will include a "citizen comments" open mic session per Bill's wishes.
I was very disappointed in the Veteran's Day Parade this past Saturday in Bend. It may be one of the biggest in Oregon, but it was lacking in the music department! Just three bands for the entire parade? Where are the local high school bands? Where are the Armed Forces bands? Where are some local bands (drum and bugle corps, for instance)? It was nice to see how many people participated in the parade, but musically it was too quiet.
This is a shout out to all the businesses and business owners in Bend. As many of you are now aware, the Bend Boys and Girls Club will be suspending operation due to lack of funding.
(A recent) edition of The Bulletin noted a comment from CEO Marvin Lein, "BMC goes to great care to ensure that access to care is available to everyone in our community regardless of ability to pay."
While the eyes of Congress and the public were focused on the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in September, the Bush administration slipped through a tax break for banks that could cost the federal treasury $140 billion - and cost the state of Oregon a bundle too.
Tyler Spencer and a prized didjTyler Spencer was only 15 when he stumbled across a metal tube in his
parents' basement and happened to blow into it, creating a unique
resonating sound. While the tube was actually a piece of exercise
equipment, Spencer's father told him about an Australian Aboriginal
instrument called the didjeridu. Spencer began scouring reference books
and other materials, eventually creating his own out of a pine log for
a school project. Fast forward 15 years and Spencer now makes and plays
this ancient instrument for a living, having even gone to Australia's
Northern Territory and studied under the highly respected Aboriginal
elder Djalu Gurruwiwi. Based out of his home on Bend's east side with a
recording studio just off of the workshop where he creates his
instruments, Spencer is bringing ancient Australian traditions to
Central Oregon and he's doing it with style.
"I make very high-quality didjs for people very serious about playing …
it's kind of my duty to pass on my experience and what I've learned,"
he says.
Who's to blame for Republican Party's election setbacks in Oregon? It was the durn liberal media, of course.
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