In Ashland the students presented their findings to four nonprofit enterprises: the Ashland Independent Film Festival, Talent Maker City, the Institute for Applied Sustainability and Film Southern Oregon.
Poetry Corner: Poets often look to nature when seeking order, meaning, and answers to difficult questions. Sometimes nature reflects back what we know or offers new questions and new worlds to explore. What do we really see in our own reflection in a placid lake? How might clarity be found in a random puddle? David Zaslow and Lynn Hill offer their own answers.
Mark Bedard will play three roles in David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy “Ripcord,” set to open July 16 at Rogue Theater Company’s Richard L. Hay Center at Grizzly Peak Winery.
Ask Strider: A reader needs advice on how to comfort an anxious loved one, so Strider asks the Old Cedar Tree for their thoughts on the subject. Another reader sends head skritches and hopes for treats to the Dog About Town, which our advice columnist totally appreciates!
Tucked between Clinton Street and Briscoe Place in the Riverwalk neighborhood lies the residence of Richard and Laura Simonds, selected as the Ashland Garden Club’s Garden of the Month for June.
Catty Corner: This free community event will help a local nonprofit rescue cats and kittens across the Rogue Valley. During an overwhelming kitten season, the Rogue Community Cat Rescue will bring the community together in a fun, family-friendly fundraiser on June 28 in Medford.
Poetry Corner: Let’s celebrate spring approaching summer with haiku, senryu and another short-form poem.
Carrie Dahle: The path to homeownership is no longer as clear or accessible as it once was. And that’s why advocacy matters.
Next up for Eileen DeSandre: a role in Rogue Theater Company’s “Ripcord” as a senior living facility resident named Abby Binder with a razor-sharp tongue and a temperament as sunny as a thundercloud.
Ask Strider: A reader takes issue with some of Strider’s advice, feeling it’s way too tolerant. Another reader wants a wedding her way. In both cases, the Dog About Town sees things differently. Still, he’s only a dog advice columnist! If his advice isn’t what you’re looking for, he points out there’s always the Washington Post.
This year’s Ashland Mystery Festival is scheduled to run Oct. 16 through 19, and will be headquartered at the Historic Ashland Armory.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about a phishing scam involving fake emails that appear to come from the official Jackson Alerts system.
Throughout October, 12 female professionals from across the country and Australia — organized by Ashland-based nonprofit Keeping All Women Safe (KAWS) — will offer “valuable information” to help women and men cultivate safer, healthier and more empowering lives and relationships.
The Oregon Senate on Monday passed the long-awaited transportation bill to update the state’s funding sources for road maintenance and operations. The bill would raise taxes and fees, including a gas tax increase from $0.40 to $0.46, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Once a vibrant hub for local produce and community gathering, the Ashland Growers Market is now, some say, struggling with shrinking sales and dwindling attendance. Longtime vendors report drops of up to two-thirds in revenue, while people voice frustrations over pricing, location and atmosphere.
A former civil rights attorney said that the Trump administration’s lawsuit demanding that Oregon turn over voter information to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud is unprecedented.
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