Local artist MaryAnn Shank will share the thoughts behind her newest novel “Sor Juana, My Beloved” at Bloomsbury Books Jan. 26. Shank is a finalist of The Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Book of the Year 2025 award, awarded by the International Latino Book Association.
The Ashland Public Library will receive a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established by Andrew Carnegie. The award is part of Carnegie Libraries 250, a special initiative celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Picture This: Cozy mystery fans converged on Ashland for the third annual Mystery Fest.
Two Southern Oregon University faculty members from a program set to be cut from the university amid $10 million in budget cuts have co-authored a book about transgender experiences.
This year’s Ashland Mystery Festival is scheduled to run Oct. 16 through 19, and will be headquartered at the Historic Ashland Armory.
The Shasta map is especially relevant to hikers and climbers in Southern Oregon because it includes the popular Avalanche Gulch route on the south side of Shasta to the more challenging, less traveled Hotlum-Bolum Ridge and Bolum Glacier north-side routes.
Poetry Corner: Poetry and satire go hand-in-hand when confronting political bombast and those who enable such outrageous behavior.
From a fly fishing rod to a fog machine, a canner to a GoPro, the “Library of Things” has something to fit most anyone’s summer weekend bucket list.
A locally-based travel intensive care unit nurse since 2015, Sonia (Munoz) Santiago is also a self-published writer.
Jackson County Library Services (JCLS) launched its annual summer reading program for all ages Sunday, June 1. The Beanstack Summer Reading Challenge continues until Aug. 31. The summer reading theme this year is “Embrace the Wild.”
As of Nov. 3, Ashland Community Food Bank has a new director at the reins. Catie Mahoney will serve in the role with guidance from outgoing director Amey Broeker, who will officially retire on Dec. 31 after serving in the food bank role since 2022.
The Ashland City Council will review a proposal from a potential provider to oversee its extreme weather shelter during its regular business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival has added a second screening showcasing Indigenous filmmakers on Sunday, Nov. 23.
Three and a half years into the war with Russia, Ashland violinist and longtime music teacher Faina Podolnaya is still finding ways to help Ukrainian refugees.
Herbert Rothschild: As the number of ads in The New Yorker has shrunk, it seems as if the wealth of its readership has concentrated, just as one might concentrate the flavor of a sauce by reducing it on the stovetop.
Local artist MaryAnn Shank will share the thoughts behind her newest novel “Sor Juana, My Beloved” at Bloomsbury Books Jan. 26. Shank is a finalist of The Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Book of the Year 2025 award, awarded by the International Latino Book Association.
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