I found myself at Sip Wine Bar a few weeks ago for a friend’s birthday. I arrived a little after the party started and spotted the birthday girl laughing with everyone at a long table on the patio in front of a backdrop of black and white striped canvas curtains. The curtains were new; I […]
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Happy Hour Guide Summer 2017
Summer Sippin’ Starts Here When it comes to good summer feels, what could be better than a cold drink in your hand, the sun streaming down and the promise of a tab that’s not going to break the bank? If you ask us, not much โunless that experience is prefaced by another day spent crushing […]
Best Go-To’s for Going Out
Got friends or family in town? (In the summer, who doesn’t?!) Need a new place to drown your sorrows or impress a date? Never fearโthis handy go-to guide is here. The Spot for Girls Night Out Sip WINE BAR Girls just want to have funโbut finding the perfect spot for beverages and bites when your […]
Bend’s Best Kept Secret Turns 70
The M&J Tavern has stood on the corner of Greenwood and Hill collecting colorful stories for the past 70 years. The tavern, which has changed hands six times, opened in 1947, just after World War II, when Bend’s population was barely 11,000. They only served beer and wine back then and their patrons were primarily […]

