I scanned the typewritten copy of DEVILTREE into digital format and am now going over it to check for spelling, taking out the page breaks and so on.
First of all, the biggest change I noticed is that I wrote in very long paragraphs back then. I think blog writing has converted me into smaller paragraphs. So much so, that I may go through and actually shorten some of the paragraphs.
Secondly, the writing is very polished. Very readable. This is a book that probably deserves to be published.
Third, the writing is a bit more formal -- less colloquial. I think the blog has loosened me up quite a bit. That isn't necessarily a good thing. It seems to me that the more formal approach feels like a "book." It creates a small distance as if this is something very detached, and then draws you back in hopefully with the writing. In other words, the surface distance allows you to sink deeper into the story.
Whereas being casual may at first seem more approachable, but is more on the surface. It never draws you completely into that other world. The ideas of distance and depth are something I'd never thought about before, frankly.
In other words -- the more formal writing distance (even the longer paragraphs) may at first require that the reader commit more to the story, but it draws them into it deeper.
The more casual approach is easier for the reader at first, but keeps the story somewhat on the surface.
In many ways, I'm learning to trend back to the way I used to write. Creating the slightly formal distance, the third person narrative, then trying to replace it with language and imaginative elements.
It's turning out the biggest differences between the way I used to write and the way I write now are the work methods and of course the advanced technology. The advanced technology allows me to be as prolific as I want to be.
I'm not afraid to just write and see where it leads. At the same time, I'm also trying to be aware of where it leads and what the premises are. Which is a contradiction I'm trying to embrace.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Tripped up by tech.
I swear -- producing these books is taking longer than writing them did. Damn my technical dunce-cery! Formatting is a fucking nightmare. Oh, well. No hurry -- I keep telling myself.
Aaron's going to try to create a template that I can use from now on to avoid all these problems.
That and the covers. Way beyond my expertise. Talking about pixel counts and ratio's and layers and all that. All it takes is one thing not being ready for everything else to be held up.
Just have to work my way through them. I'm trying not to let them take too much time away from that actual creative part -- you know, the actual writing.
Aaron's going to try to create a template that I can use from now on to avoid all these problems.
That and the covers. Way beyond my expertise. Talking about pixel counts and ratio's and layers and all that. All it takes is one thing not being ready for everything else to be held up.
Just have to work my way through them. I'm trying not to let them take too much time away from that actual creative part -- you know, the actual writing.
December results.
Now that I've cast doubt on the reports of a bang up Christmas, I probably ought to tell you our results at Pegasus Books.
First all all, the overall year was good. In fact, it was our second best year ever, with only 2006 beating it. I'll go into more detail about the overall year later.
We beat 2011 in ten out of the twelve months.
One of the two months where we didn't beat last year was December.
Christmas 2011 was our second best Christmas ever, and I really didn't expect to match that this year. The reason is that I didn't make any money that season, despite the high sales. I stocked up to massive levels in November and December, which resulted in high sales but little or no profits.
I wanted to avoid that this year. I wanted to trade slightly lower sales for a better chance at actually making some money. So I took a wait and see attitude. I stocked so that if we had a 10% decline, I would make a good profit.
The first 10 days of December were down around 13%. At the time, I attributed most of that drop to the weather. Then the Newtown shootings on the 14th, and sales dropped 50% for four days. By the 17th of December, we were down 24%.
The problem with that is, the timing of shipping was such that I had about one more chance to reorder product for Christmas. Based on what I was seeing through the 17th, I ordered minimal replacements. This ordering conundrum hogtied me for the rest of the month. Ordering on Wednesdays meant I didn't get any product until the following week. It forced me to guess early in each week -- Monday, basically -- and because of that I was extra careful.
The sales for the rest of the month were pretty good. The week before Christmas even beat last year, slightly, despite the kids being in school. The week after Christmas was down 13%.
So overall we were down 13%.
This was actually a good result. I ordered even less product that I had planned, so the profits were even higher than I expected.
The downsides I've already mentioned. Add in the fact that I couldn't get some of the hottest games during the peak of the season (Pandemic, Ticket to Ride, etc.) and that I ran out of Settlers of Catan in the last week, these were pretty good results.
COMICS: -25%. I think we're really starting to see the falloff from the previous year's surge of the New 52. The bright spot is that the new Marvel titles are selling better than I expected.
CARDS: +30%. Usually too small a category to make much difference -- except on the exceptional month. This was an exceptional month.
CARD GAMES: -50%. Very disappointing. Also the category I can do the least about.
GAMES: -16%. As I said, the inventory was down this year both because of my being careful and because of some games being out of stock. There was a big presence of these games in other stores this year, so all in all, not a bad result. Also the biggest category for the season.
BOOKS: +6%. Steady as she goes.
TOYS: -23%. Not surprising, actually, because I was most careful about stocking this category.
GRAPHIC NOVELS: +6%. As with books above, steady as she goes.
What really counts is that I've been able to pay all the bills and make a hefty bite out of my credit cards bills.
So I consider it a successful season. Once again, the diversity of product really came through. For instance, the surge in card sales made up for the drop in card game sales. The increase in books and graphic novels compensated for the decrease in games, and so on.
Steady as she goes...
First all all, the overall year was good. In fact, it was our second best year ever, with only 2006 beating it. I'll go into more detail about the overall year later.
We beat 2011 in ten out of the twelve months.
One of the two months where we didn't beat last year was December.
Christmas 2011 was our second best Christmas ever, and I really didn't expect to match that this year. The reason is that I didn't make any money that season, despite the high sales. I stocked up to massive levels in November and December, which resulted in high sales but little or no profits.
I wanted to avoid that this year. I wanted to trade slightly lower sales for a better chance at actually making some money. So I took a wait and see attitude. I stocked so that if we had a 10% decline, I would make a good profit.
The first 10 days of December were down around 13%. At the time, I attributed most of that drop to the weather. Then the Newtown shootings on the 14th, and sales dropped 50% for four days. By the 17th of December, we were down 24%.
The problem with that is, the timing of shipping was such that I had about one more chance to reorder product for Christmas. Based on what I was seeing through the 17th, I ordered minimal replacements. This ordering conundrum hogtied me for the rest of the month. Ordering on Wednesdays meant I didn't get any product until the following week. It forced me to guess early in each week -- Monday, basically -- and because of that I was extra careful.
The sales for the rest of the month were pretty good. The week before Christmas even beat last year, slightly, despite the kids being in school. The week after Christmas was down 13%.
So overall we were down 13%.
This was actually a good result. I ordered even less product that I had planned, so the profits were even higher than I expected.
The downsides I've already mentioned. Add in the fact that I couldn't get some of the hottest games during the peak of the season (Pandemic, Ticket to Ride, etc.) and that I ran out of Settlers of Catan in the last week, these were pretty good results.
COMICS: -25%. I think we're really starting to see the falloff from the previous year's surge of the New 52. The bright spot is that the new Marvel titles are selling better than I expected.
CARDS: +30%. Usually too small a category to make much difference -- except on the exceptional month. This was an exceptional month.
CARD GAMES: -50%. Very disappointing. Also the category I can do the least about.
GAMES: -16%. As I said, the inventory was down this year both because of my being careful and because of some games being out of stock. There was a big presence of these games in other stores this year, so all in all, not a bad result. Also the biggest category for the season.
BOOKS: +6%. Steady as she goes.
TOYS: -23%. Not surprising, actually, because I was most careful about stocking this category.
GRAPHIC NOVELS: +6%. As with books above, steady as she goes.
What really counts is that I've been able to pay all the bills and make a hefty bite out of my credit cards bills.
So I consider it a successful season. Once again, the diversity of product really came through. For instance, the surge in card sales made up for the drop in card game sales. The increase in books and graphic novels compensated for the decrease in games, and so on.
Steady as she goes...
Tourism numbers.
Another article about how great the tourism was during the holidays, this time from KTVZ.
Since it used almost the exact same wording as the Bulletin article, I suspect that they used the same original source -- and I suspect that source was a 'press release' and/or press releaser who feels his or her job is to make everyone feel positive about the holiday results. I'm pretty sure it's not based on hard news or data.
It's always a danger to conflate one's own results with everyone else -- either positive or negative. But I'm still skeptical about this giant surge in tourism. I still don't see how the kids being in school the week before Christmas adds up to "extra" days. I still don't see how the weather on the passes was mild enough for travel during most of that period. (In fact, in both cases, I think the opposite happened.)
The Inn of the Seventh Mountain says it had a huge increase, but I have to wonder if there weren't some other dynamic going on there. I haven't seen much evidence beside that. Room revenues were up in November, which I believe, because my sales were up in November.
But December? I'd be absolutely astounded if most businesses saw the 4 to 15% increases the article mentions. Some will, of course. Some won't, of course.
But as an overall trend, I kind of doubt it.
I don't know. Maybe I'm all wet. But I have my doubts about these kinds of fluff pieces. They aren't based on anything but wishful thinking and selective evidence and inadequate data and self-serving anecdotal experience.
I admit I don't have anything better to offer -- just my doubts.
Here's what I think happened; with no better evidence than the other side.
I think the first half of December was horrid. The passes were a real mess for much of that time. My own store's sales took a 50% drop in sales in the four days after the Newtown shootings. There was all the talk of the fiscal cliff.
The week before Christmas was good -- but would have been even better if most of the kids were out of school, instead of getting out on Friday, just three shopping days left before Christmas.
A common sense question: If you were a business, and you had a choice of having kids and families out of school for the week before Christmas or the week after New Years, which would you choose?
Yeah.
So we have a pretty good after Christmas half of the week, and it extended into the following week (not pre-Christmas size, but better than average). However, these sales pretty much died off in the last part of the week.
Over all, we were down considerably in the first 17 days of the month, and held our own in the last 14 days, then had a pretty large drop-off the week after New Years despite the kids being out of school.
Like I said, that could just be us.
Since it used almost the exact same wording as the Bulletin article, I suspect that they used the same original source -- and I suspect that source was a 'press release' and/or press releaser who feels his or her job is to make everyone feel positive about the holiday results. I'm pretty sure it's not based on hard news or data.
It's always a danger to conflate one's own results with everyone else -- either positive or negative. But I'm still skeptical about this giant surge in tourism. I still don't see how the kids being in school the week before Christmas adds up to "extra" days. I still don't see how the weather on the passes was mild enough for travel during most of that period. (In fact, in both cases, I think the opposite happened.)
The Inn of the Seventh Mountain says it had a huge increase, but I have to wonder if there weren't some other dynamic going on there. I haven't seen much evidence beside that. Room revenues were up in November, which I believe, because my sales were up in November.
But December? I'd be absolutely astounded if most businesses saw the 4 to 15% increases the article mentions. Some will, of course. Some won't, of course.
But as an overall trend, I kind of doubt it.
I don't know. Maybe I'm all wet. But I have my doubts about these kinds of fluff pieces. They aren't based on anything but wishful thinking and selective evidence and inadequate data and self-serving anecdotal experience.
I admit I don't have anything better to offer -- just my doubts.
Here's what I think happened; with no better evidence than the other side.
I think the first half of December was horrid. The passes were a real mess for much of that time. My own store's sales took a 50% drop in sales in the four days after the Newtown shootings. There was all the talk of the fiscal cliff.
The week before Christmas was good -- but would have been even better if most of the kids were out of school, instead of getting out on Friday, just three shopping days left before Christmas.
A common sense question: If you were a business, and you had a choice of having kids and families out of school for the week before Christmas or the week after New Years, which would you choose?
Yeah.
So we have a pretty good after Christmas half of the week, and it extended into the following week (not pre-Christmas size, but better than average). However, these sales pretty much died off in the last part of the week.
Over all, we were down considerably in the first 17 days of the month, and held our own in the last 14 days, then had a pretty large drop-off the week after New Years despite the kids being out of school.
Like I said, that could just be us.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Back to routines -- thankfully.
I have some decisions to make.
I have three novels more or less ready to publish. Two are complete. One needs more work, but will be done in a month or two.
So...do I put them all out at the same time? Do I roll them out one at a time? If I roll them out one at a time, which one do I start with, and which one comes second?
I was watching a year old program on publishing on Cspan, and they were saying that out of the MILLION novels published a couple of years ago, 700,000 were ebooks.
So any novel dropped into that ocean will drown.
I'm trending back to perhaps trying to send NEARLY HUMAN off to agents again. I've decided to hire someone to copy edit it, because I've changed so many names and changed from 1st person to 3rd person, and especially because I feel that there is a book there -- somewhere -- but I don't quite have it. I guess I'm hoping she'll "fix" it. I know in the end, it'll be up to me, but there is always that hope.
I'm going to try to use what few connections I have to get some names of agents -- if that doesn't work, I'll pull them off the net. Next round of efforts, though, will be sending to multiple agents all at the same time. Based on responses from say 10 or 15 agents, I'll know whether to even bother to proceed. 15 form rejections would pretty much give me the message. 10 form rejections and 5 more forthcoming rejections might be enough to keep me trying. Something like that.
I'm not forming a plan at this point. Just going with the flow. Covers will be ready when they're ready, formatting, all that. Plus getting Nearly Human in shape.
So it will probably be a process all through the month of January just getting ready.
I keep reminding myself that there is no hurry. The books are done or getting done.
The only danger is that I stay away too long from writing original material. So I just have to try to schedule that in, somehow.
The vampire story already has a thematic structure -- I know what I want to say. I have to work out the plot, but I know that it will entail a 'chase' of some kind, which helps with the suspense factor.
I'm thinking I should probably schedule the "new" writing early in each day, see how far it goes, then go back to old writing and work on that.
It'll be nice to have routine to work with, now that the holidays are past. These next six months should be very productive.
I have three novels more or less ready to publish. Two are complete. One needs more work, but will be done in a month or two.
So...do I put them all out at the same time? Do I roll them out one at a time? If I roll them out one at a time, which one do I start with, and which one comes second?
I was watching a year old program on publishing on Cspan, and they were saying that out of the MILLION novels published a couple of years ago, 700,000 were ebooks.
So any novel dropped into that ocean will drown.
I'm trending back to perhaps trying to send NEARLY HUMAN off to agents again. I've decided to hire someone to copy edit it, because I've changed so many names and changed from 1st person to 3rd person, and especially because I feel that there is a book there -- somewhere -- but I don't quite have it. I guess I'm hoping she'll "fix" it. I know in the end, it'll be up to me, but there is always that hope.
I'm going to try to use what few connections I have to get some names of agents -- if that doesn't work, I'll pull them off the net. Next round of efforts, though, will be sending to multiple agents all at the same time. Based on responses from say 10 or 15 agents, I'll know whether to even bother to proceed. 15 form rejections would pretty much give me the message. 10 form rejections and 5 more forthcoming rejections might be enough to keep me trying. Something like that.
I'm not forming a plan at this point. Just going with the flow. Covers will be ready when they're ready, formatting, all that. Plus getting Nearly Human in shape.
So it will probably be a process all through the month of January just getting ready.
I keep reminding myself that there is no hurry. The books are done or getting done.
The only danger is that I stay away too long from writing original material. So I just have to try to schedule that in, somehow.
The vampire story already has a thematic structure -- I know what I want to say. I have to work out the plot, but I know that it will entail a 'chase' of some kind, which helps with the suspense factor.
I'm thinking I should probably schedule the "new" writing early in each day, see how far it goes, then go back to old writing and work on that.
It'll be nice to have routine to work with, now that the holidays are past. These next six months should be very productive.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Backward Headline.
The Bulletin's headline tourism article was a bit nonsensical to me.
I'm not sure they have evidence to back up the assertion -- "Holidays Were a Gift for Tourism." In fact, to me the available information points to lump of coal.
When the Mt. Bachelor says, "We're tracking pretty close to budget..." I can tell you that is about the least they could say before saying, "It sucks." Those are weasel words. Budgets are designed for worst and best case scenarios.
The idea that there was "extra" days was exactly OPPOSITE of what I think happened. By my reckoning, we lost a week before the holidays. Though I admit, I wasn't aware that the Portland School District was out. But most of the rest of the world didn't get out for that week, and the week after New Years was no compensation.
Nor did I think the weather cooperated. Yes, there was plentiful snow on the mountains, which also means there were plentiful snows and storms on the passes. I do NOT remember the passes as being "clear roads." Quite the opposite. My son canceled several planned trips over the mountain.
Other than that, there was almost no evidence of ANYTHING in that article, except a few self-serving quotes from local tourism providers.
So since we're interpreting sparse information, I'm going to say that I think that the Headline has it completely backward.
Our sales were down about 13% for the season, which is about what I expected. My "budget" accounted for that, and in fact I think it was perhaps the most profitable Christmas I've ever had.
I'll go more in detail later.
I'm not sure they have evidence to back up the assertion -- "Holidays Were a Gift for Tourism." In fact, to me the available information points to lump of coal.
When the Mt. Bachelor says, "We're tracking pretty close to budget..." I can tell you that is about the least they could say before saying, "It sucks." Those are weasel words. Budgets are designed for worst and best case scenarios.
The idea that there was "extra" days was exactly OPPOSITE of what I think happened. By my reckoning, we lost a week before the holidays. Though I admit, I wasn't aware that the Portland School District was out. But most of the rest of the world didn't get out for that week, and the week after New Years was no compensation.
Nor did I think the weather cooperated. Yes, there was plentiful snow on the mountains, which also means there were plentiful snows and storms on the passes. I do NOT remember the passes as being "clear roads." Quite the opposite. My son canceled several planned trips over the mountain.
Other than that, there was almost no evidence of ANYTHING in that article, except a few self-serving quotes from local tourism providers.
So since we're interpreting sparse information, I'm going to say that I think that the Headline has it completely backward.
Our sales were down about 13% for the season, which is about what I expected. My "budget" accounted for that, and in fact I think it was perhaps the most profitable Christmas I've ever had.
I'll go more in detail later.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Downtown Comings and Goings. 1/5/13.
According to the Downtowners, there are going to be three new restaurants downtown, in the spaces the Amalia's, El Jimador and Bourbon St. once filled.
No names for any of them, but there is confirmation that Amalia's has closed. So I've added that to the 'Goings' list.
Any others?
The Cozy Lamb has moved to Bond, but I can't seem to find it. Anybody know?
NEW BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN
541 Threads, Minnesota Ave., 10/13/12.
O Mo Mo! Bond Street, 10/3/12.
Crow's Feet Commons, Brooks Street, 9/21/12.
The Cozy Lamb, Minnesota Ave., 9/14/12.
Noi, Bond Street, 9/14/12.
Azillian Beads, Franklin Ave., 9/6/12.
Earth*Fire*Art, Oregon Av., 7/10/12.
Pastrami Deli, Franklin Av., 7/10/12.
Bend Your Imagination, Minnesota Av., 7/10/12.
Paul Scott Gallery), Brooks St., 7/10/12
Natural Edge Furniture, Bond St., 5/10/12
Hola!, Bond St., 3/3/12.
Amanda's, Franklin Ave., 2/24/12
Barrio, Minnesota Ave., 2/12/12.
Rescue Moderne, Harriman, 1/12/12.
Letzer's Deli, Franklin Ave. 2/12/12.
Navidi, Minnesota Ave., 2/9/12.
Mazza, Brooks St. , 2/9/12.
La Magie Bakery, Bond St., 1/6/12
Brother Jon's Ale House, Bond St., 12/10/11.
What Lola Wants, Wall St. , 12/2/11.
Jackalope Grill, 10/12/11.
Gypsy Soul, Wall St. 10/12/11.
Colour N' the City, Tin Pan Alley, 10/12/11.
Lotus Moon, Brooks St., 10/12/11.
The Lobby, Bond St. , 10/12/11.
Ruby, Minnesota Ave., 10, 12/11.
Kariella, Lava Road, 8/24, 11.
Plankers, Wall St., 7/11.
Faveur, Franklin, 7/11.
Dream Pebbles, Minnesota Ave., 6/15/11.
Bend Yogurt Factory, Franklin/Bond, 4/26/11.
High Desert Lotus, Bond St. , 4/4/11.
Tryst, Franklin Ave., 3/11/11. (Formerly Maryjanes, **Moved**).
D'Vine, Wall St. , 2/9/11.
Let it Ride!, Bond St., 1/29/11.
Gatsby's Brasserie Bar, Minnesota Ave., 1/8/11
Tres Jolie, Wall St., 12/20/10.
Caldera Grill, Bond St., 12/7/10
Bond Street Grill, 12/7/10.
Perspective(s), Minnesota Ave., 11/20/10
Toth Art Collective, Bond St. 11/20/10
Boken, Breezeway, 11/20/10
Dalia and Emilia, Wall St., 10/3/10.
Antiquarian Books, Bond St., 10/3/10.
Giddyup, Minnesota Ave., 10/3/10.
The Closet, Minnesota Ave., 8/11/10.
Showcase Hats, Oregon Ave., 8/11/10,
Red Chair Art Gallery, Oregon Ave. 7/13/10.
Earth Sense Herbs, Penny's Galleria, 7/12/10.
Mad Happy Lounge, Brooks St., 6/2910
Common Table, Oregon Ave. , 6/29/10.
Looney Bean Coffee, Brooks St. , 6/29/10.
Bourbon Street, Minnesota Ave., 6/22/10
Feather's Edge, Minnesota Ave., 6/22/10
The BLVD., Wall St. , 6/13/10.
Volt, Minnesota Ave. 6/1/10.
Tart, Minnesota Ave. , 5/13/10
Olivia Hunter, Wall St. 4/5/10.
Tres Chic, 4/5/10 (Moved to Minnesota Av.)
Blue Star Salon, Wall St. 4/1/10.
Lululemon, Bond St. 3/31/10.
Diana's Jewel Box, Minnesota Ave., 3/25/10.
Amalia's, Wall St. (Ciao Mambo space), 3/12/10
River Bend Fine Art, Bond St. (Kebanu space) 2/23/10
Federal Express, Oregon Ave. 2/1/10
***10 Below, Minnesota Ave. 1/10/10
Tew Boots Gallery, Bond St. 1/8/10.
Top Leaf Mate, 12/10/09
Laughing Girls Studio, Minnesota Ave. 12/7/09
Lemon Drop, 5 Minnesota Ave., 11/12/09
The Curiosity Shoppe, 25 N.W. Minnesota Ave, Suite #7. 11/5/09
Wabi Sabi 11/4/09 (**Moved, Wall St.**)
Frugal Boutique 11/4/09
5 Spice 10/22/09
Cowgirls Cash 10/17/09
***Haven Home 10/17/09
Dog Patch 10/17/09
The Good Drop 10/12/09
Lola's 9/23/09
**Volcano Wines 9/15/09
Singing Sparrow Flowers 8/16/09
Northwest Home Interiors 8/5/09
High Desert Frameworks 7/23/09 (*Moved to Oregon Ave. 4/5/10.)
Wall Street Gifts 7/--/09
Ina Louise 7/14/09
Bend Home Hardware (Homestyle Hardware?) 7/1/09
Altera Real Estate 6/9/09
Honey 6/7/09
Azura Studio 6/7/09
Mary Jane's 6/1/09
c.c.McKenzie 6/1/09
Velvet 5/28/09
Bella Moda 3/25/09
High Desert Gallery (Bend) 3/25/09
Joolz
Zydeco
900 Wall
Great Outdoor Store
Luxe Home Interiors
Powell's Candy
Dudley's Used Books and Coffee
Goldsmith
Game Domain
Subway Sandwiches
Bend Burger Company
Showcase Hats
Pita Pit
Happy Nails
(List begun, Fall, 2008.)
BUSINESSES LEAVING
Amalia's, Wall Street, 1/5/13.
El Jimador, Wall Street, 9/1412.
The Closet, Minnesota Ave., 9/1/12
Common Table, Oregon Ave., 8/11/12.
Honey Threads, Minnesota Ave., 8/11/12.
Bella Moda, Wall St., 8/11/12.
Giddy Up, Minnesota Ave., 5/10/12
Pottery Lounge, Oregon Ave., 5/17/12.
Boondocks, Newport Ave., 3/27/12
Game Domain, Oregon Ave., 3/27/12.
Toth Gallery, Bond St., 3/27/12.
Letzer's Deli, Franklin Ave., 3/22/12.
Clutch, Minnesota Ave., 3/22/12. (Moving to Tres Jolie).
High Desert Gallery, Minnesota Ave., 3/22/12.
Tart, Bond St., 3/3/12.
El Caporal West, Franklin Ave., 2/24/12
Bo Restobar, Franklin Ave., 2/9/12.
The Lobby, Bond St. , 2/9/12.
Arts Central, Brooks St., 2/7/12.
Typhoon!, Bond St., 2/5/12.
Gatsby's, Minnesota Ave., 2/5/12
The Dog Patch, Minnesota Av. 1/9/12.
Bend Mapping, Bond St., 1/9/12.
Lotus Moon, Brooks St. 1/9/12 (Moving into Tres Jolie)
Bond Street Grill, Bond St., 11/20/12.
Mad Happy Lounge, Brooks St., 10/11.
Azu, Wall St., 10/25/11.
Showcase Hats, Oregon Av., 10/11.
Bourbon St., Minnesota Ave. 10/12/11.
Curiosity Shop, Minnesota Ave., 7/11
Luluemon, Bond St., 8/26, 11.
Shear Illusions, Franklin Ave., 7/11.
Crepe Place, Wall St., 7/11.
Pita Pit, Brooks St. , 6/28/11
Smith and Wade Salon, Minnesota, Av. , 6/3/11.
Perspectives, Minnesota Av., 6/1/11
River Bend Art Gallery, Bond St., 5/5/11.
Donner's Flowers, Wall St. 3/11/11. (**Moved out of downtown**)
Maryjanes, Wall St. , 3/11/11. (new name, Tryst, moved to Franklin.).
Di Lusso, Franklin/Bond, 2/9/11.
Earth Sense Herbs, Penny's Galleria, 1/2/11
Marz Bistro, Minnesota Av., 12/20/10.
The Decoy, Bond St., 12/7/10.
Giuseppe's, Bond St., 12/1/10.
Ina Louise, Minnesota Ave., 11/3/10.
Laughing Girl Studios, 10/21/10
Dolce Vita, Bond St, 10/21/10
Diana's Jewell Box, Minnesota Ave., 10/15/10.
Lola's, Breezeway, 10/8/10.
Oxygen Tattoo, Bond St., 10/3/10.
Great Outdoor Clothing, Wall St., 10/3/10.
Volcano Vineyards, Minnesota Ave., 10/3/10.
Subway Sandwiches, Bond St. 9/2/10.
Old Bend Distillery, Brooks St., 6/19/10.
Staccato, Minnesota Ave. 6/18/10.
Showcase Hats, Minnesota Ave., 6/1/10 (Moved to Oregon Ave., 8/10/11.)
Cork, Oregon Ave., 5/27/10.
Wall Street Gifts, 5/26/10
Microsphere, Wall St. , 5/17/10.
Singing Sparrow, Franklin and Bond, 5/15/10
28, Minnesota Ave. and Bond, 5/13/10.
Glass Symphony, Wall St., 3/25/10
Bend Home Hardware, Minnesota Ave, 2/25/10
Ciao Mambo, Wall St. 2/4/10
***Angel Kisses 1/25/10 (Have moved to 'Honey.')
Ivy Rose Manor 8/20/09
***Downtowner 8/18/09 (moving into the Summit location)
Chocolate e Gateaux 8/16/09
Finders Keepers 8/15/09
Colourstone 7/25/09
Periwinkle 6/--/09
***Tangerine 7/21/09 (Got word, they are moving across the street.)
Micheal Cassidy Gallery 6/15/09
St. Claire Coffee 6/15/09
Luxe Home Interiors 6/4/09
Treefort 5/8/09
Blue 5/2/09
***Volcano Tasting Room 4/28/09** Moved to Minnesota Ave.
Habit 4/16/09
Mountain Comfort 4/14/09
Tetherow Property 4/11/09
Blue Moon Marketplace 3/25/09
Plenty 3/25/09
Downtown Doggie 3/25/09
***King of Sole (became Mary Janes)**
Santee Alley
Bistro Corlise
Made in Hawaii
EnVogue
Stewart Weinmann (leather)
Kebanu Gallery
Pella Doors and Windows
Olive company
Pink Frog
Little Italy
Deep
Merenda's
Volo
***Pomegranate (downtown branch)**
Norwalk
Pronghorn Real Estate office.
Speedshop Deli
Paper Place
Bluefish Bistro
(List begun, Fall, 2008 )
No names for any of them, but there is confirmation that Amalia's has closed. So I've added that to the 'Goings' list.
Any others?
The Cozy Lamb has moved to Bond, but I can't seem to find it. Anybody know?
NEW BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN
541 Threads, Minnesota Ave., 10/13/12.
O Mo Mo! Bond Street, 10/3/12.
Crow's Feet Commons, Brooks Street, 9/21/12.
The Cozy Lamb, Minnesota Ave., 9/14/12.
Noi, Bond Street, 9/14/12.
Azillian Beads, Franklin Ave., 9/6/12.
Earth*Fire*Art, Oregon Av., 7/10/12.
Pastrami Deli, Franklin Av., 7/10/12.
Bend Your Imagination, Minnesota Av., 7/10/12.
Paul Scott Gallery), Brooks St., 7/10/12
Natural Edge Furniture, Bond St., 5/10/12
Hola!, Bond St., 3/3/12.
Amanda's, Franklin Ave., 2/24/12
Barrio, Minnesota Ave., 2/12/12.
Rescue Moderne, Harriman, 1/12/12.
Letzer's Deli, Franklin Ave. 2/12/12.
Navidi, Minnesota Ave., 2/9/12.
Mazza, Brooks St. , 2/9/12.
La Magie Bakery, Bond St., 1/6/12
Brother Jon's Ale House, Bond St., 12/10/11.
What Lola Wants, Wall St. , 12/2/11.
Jackalope Grill, 10/12/11.
Gypsy Soul, Wall St. 10/12/11.
Colour N' the City, Tin Pan Alley, 10/12/11.
Lotus Moon, Brooks St., 10/12/11.
The Lobby, Bond St. , 10/12/11.
Ruby, Minnesota Ave., 10, 12/11.
Kariella, Lava Road, 8/24, 11.
Plankers, Wall St., 7/11.
Faveur, Franklin, 7/11.
Dream Pebbles, Minnesota Ave., 6/15/11.
Bend Yogurt Factory, Franklin/Bond, 4/26/11.
High Desert Lotus, Bond St. , 4/4/11.
Tryst, Franklin Ave., 3/11/11. (Formerly Maryjanes, **Moved**).
D'Vine, Wall St. , 2/9/11.
Let it Ride!, Bond St., 1/29/11.
Gatsby's Brasserie Bar, Minnesota Ave., 1/8/11
Tres Jolie, Wall St., 12/20/10.
Caldera Grill, Bond St., 12/7/10
Bond Street Grill, 12/7/10.
Perspective(s), Minnesota Ave., 11/20/10
Toth Art Collective, Bond St. 11/20/10
Boken, Breezeway, 11/20/10
Dalia and Emilia, Wall St., 10/3/10.
Antiquarian Books, Bond St., 10/3/10.
Giddyup, Minnesota Ave., 10/3/10.
The Closet, Minnesota Ave., 8/11/10.
Showcase Hats, Oregon Ave., 8/11/10,
Red Chair Art Gallery, Oregon Ave. 7/13/10.
Earth Sense Herbs, Penny's Galleria, 7/12/10.
Mad Happy Lounge, Brooks St., 6/2910
Common Table, Oregon Ave. , 6/29/10.
Looney Bean Coffee, Brooks St. , 6/29/10.
Bourbon Street, Minnesota Ave., 6/22/10
Feather's Edge, Minnesota Ave., 6/22/10
The BLVD., Wall St. , 6/13/10.
Volt, Minnesota Ave. 6/1/10.
Tart, Minnesota Ave. , 5/13/10
Olivia Hunter, Wall St. 4/5/10.
Tres Chic, 4/5/10 (Moved to Minnesota Av.)
Blue Star Salon, Wall St. 4/1/10.
Lululemon, Bond St. 3/31/10.
Diana's Jewel Box, Minnesota Ave., 3/25/10.
Amalia's, Wall St. (Ciao Mambo space), 3/12/10
River Bend Fine Art, Bond St. (Kebanu space) 2/23/10
Federal Express, Oregon Ave. 2/1/10
***10 Below, Minnesota Ave. 1/10/10
Tew Boots Gallery, Bond St. 1/8/10.
Top Leaf Mate, 12/10/09
Laughing Girls Studio, Minnesota Ave. 12/7/09
Lemon Drop, 5 Minnesota Ave., 11/12/09
The Curiosity Shoppe, 25 N.W. Minnesota Ave, Suite #7. 11/5/09
Wabi Sabi 11/4/09 (**Moved, Wall St.**)
Frugal Boutique 11/4/09
5 Spice 10/22/09
Cowgirls Cash 10/17/09
***Haven Home 10/17/09
Dog Patch 10/17/09
The Good Drop 10/12/09
Lola's 9/23/09
**Volcano Wines 9/15/09
Singing Sparrow Flowers 8/16/09
Northwest Home Interiors 8/5/09
High Desert Frameworks 7/23/09 (*Moved to Oregon Ave. 4/5/10.)
Wall Street Gifts 7/--/09
Ina Louise 7/14/09
Bend Home Hardware (Homestyle Hardware?) 7/1/09
Altera Real Estate 6/9/09
Honey 6/7/09
Azura Studio 6/7/09
Mary Jane's 6/1/09
c.c.McKenzie 6/1/09
Velvet 5/28/09
Bella Moda 3/25/09
High Desert Gallery (Bend) 3/25/09
Joolz
Zydeco
900 Wall
Great Outdoor Store
Luxe Home Interiors
Powell's Candy
Dudley's Used Books and Coffee
Goldsmith
Game Domain
Subway Sandwiches
Bend Burger Company
Showcase Hats
Pita Pit
Happy Nails
(List begun, Fall, 2008.)
BUSINESSES LEAVING
Amalia's, Wall Street, 1/5/13.
El Jimador, Wall Street, 9/1412.
The Closet, Minnesota Ave., 9/1/12
Common Table, Oregon Ave., 8/11/12.
Honey Threads, Minnesota Ave., 8/11/12.
Bella Moda, Wall St., 8/11/12.
Giddy Up, Minnesota Ave., 5/10/12
Pottery Lounge, Oregon Ave., 5/17/12.
Boondocks, Newport Ave., 3/27/12
Game Domain, Oregon Ave., 3/27/12.
Toth Gallery, Bond St., 3/27/12.
Letzer's Deli, Franklin Ave., 3/22/12.
Clutch, Minnesota Ave., 3/22/12. (Moving to Tres Jolie).
High Desert Gallery, Minnesota Ave., 3/22/12.
Tart, Bond St., 3/3/12.
El Caporal West, Franklin Ave., 2/24/12
Bo Restobar, Franklin Ave., 2/9/12.
The Lobby, Bond St. , 2/9/12.
Arts Central, Brooks St., 2/7/12.
Typhoon!, Bond St., 2/5/12.
Gatsby's, Minnesota Ave., 2/5/12
The Dog Patch, Minnesota Av. 1/9/12.
Bend Mapping, Bond St., 1/9/12.
Lotus Moon, Brooks St. 1/9/12 (Moving into Tres Jolie)
Bond Street Grill, Bond St., 11/20/12.
Mad Happy Lounge, Brooks St., 10/11.
Azu, Wall St., 10/25/11.
Showcase Hats, Oregon Av., 10/11.
Bourbon St., Minnesota Ave. 10/12/11.
Curiosity Shop, Minnesota Ave., 7/11
Luluemon, Bond St., 8/26, 11.
Shear Illusions, Franklin Ave., 7/11.
Crepe Place, Wall St., 7/11.
Pita Pit, Brooks St. , 6/28/11
Smith and Wade Salon, Minnesota, Av. , 6/3/11.
Perspectives, Minnesota Av., 6/1/11
River Bend Art Gallery, Bond St., 5/5/11.
Donner's Flowers, Wall St. 3/11/11. (**Moved out of downtown**)
Maryjanes, Wall St. , 3/11/11. (new name, Tryst, moved to Franklin.).
Di Lusso, Franklin/Bond, 2/9/11.
Earth Sense Herbs, Penny's Galleria, 1/2/11
Marz Bistro, Minnesota Av., 12/20/10.
The Decoy, Bond St., 12/7/10.
Giuseppe's, Bond St., 12/1/10.
Ina Louise, Minnesota Ave., 11/3/10.
Laughing Girl Studios, 10/21/10
Dolce Vita, Bond St, 10/21/10
Diana's Jewell Box, Minnesota Ave., 10/15/10.
Lola's, Breezeway, 10/8/10.
Oxygen Tattoo, Bond St., 10/3/10.
Great Outdoor Clothing, Wall St., 10/3/10.
Volcano Vineyards, Minnesota Ave., 10/3/10.
Subway Sandwiches, Bond St. 9/2/10.
Old Bend Distillery, Brooks St., 6/19/10.
Staccato, Minnesota Ave. 6/18/10.
Showcase Hats, Minnesota Ave., 6/1/10 (Moved to Oregon Ave., 8/10/11.)
Cork, Oregon Ave., 5/27/10.
Wall Street Gifts, 5/26/10
Microsphere, Wall St. , 5/17/10.
Singing Sparrow, Franklin and Bond, 5/15/10
28, Minnesota Ave. and Bond, 5/13/10.
Glass Symphony, Wall St., 3/25/10
Bend Home Hardware, Minnesota Ave, 2/25/10
Ciao Mambo, Wall St. 2/4/10
***Angel Kisses 1/25/10 (Have moved to 'Honey.')
Ivy Rose Manor 8/20/09
***Downtowner 8/18/09 (moving into the Summit location)
Chocolate e Gateaux 8/16/09
Finders Keepers 8/15/09
Colourstone 7/25/09
Periwinkle 6/--/09
***Tangerine 7/21/09 (Got word, they are moving across the street.)
Micheal Cassidy Gallery 6/15/09
St. Claire Coffee 6/15/09
Luxe Home Interiors 6/4/09
Treefort 5/8/09
Blue 5/2/09
***Volcano Tasting Room 4/28/09** Moved to Minnesota Ave.
Habit 4/16/09
Mountain Comfort 4/14/09
Tetherow Property 4/11/09
Blue Moon Marketplace 3/25/09
Plenty 3/25/09
Downtown Doggie 3/25/09
***King of Sole (became Mary Janes)**
Santee Alley
Bistro Corlise
Made in Hawaii
EnVogue
Stewart Weinmann (leather)
Kebanu Gallery
Pella Doors and Windows
Olive company
Pink Frog
Little Italy
Deep
Merenda's
Volo
***Pomegranate (downtown branch)**
Norwalk
Pronghorn Real Estate office.
Speedshop Deli
Paper Place
Bluefish Bistro
(List begun, Fall, 2008 )
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