Community members from a variety of backgrounds will gather Saturday and Sunday for the 31st annual Southern Oregon University Powwow, widely regarded as the largest student-led event on campus. The event, hosted by the school’s Native American Student Union, is expected to draw thousands of visitors to Lithia Motors Pavilion in its second year back on campus after a COVID hiatus.
Downtown Ashland saw two ribbon cutting ceremonies Friday afternoon with the opening of the Noble Fox where Standing Stone used to be on Oak Street and the Liquid Lounge in the former NW Raw Organic Juice Bar space on Main Street.
Omar’s restaurant owner Jennifer Sink said she gave up accepting funding to expand her patio space after the restaurant’s iconic neon sign put her at odds with Ashland city code.
Ashland Dairy Queen Owner Jason Federico opened the back door to the fast food franchise restaurant on Tuesday afternoon, but instead of a bustling and cheery ice cream eatery, he stepped into an echoey, bare-bones remnant that still smelled of smoke, a far cry from what it was when he opened it in April 2022.
A quarter of a century ago, Oregon had one of the highest rates of food insecurity and hunger in the country. By 2019, rates in the state dipped below the U.S. average. Then the pandemic hit, and rates rose again. With hunger growing, food advocates and a group of lawmakers on the Oregon Hunger Task Force called last week for the Legislature to enact in the upcoming session a number of measures to address hunger and the plight of low-income residents.
Pump House 2.0 is expected to open in March, combining elements of both the original Pump House which closed last fall and the short-lived Rogue Taqueria at the corner of Talent Avenue and East Main Street in downtown Talent. Owners Jeven Showers and Garth Evey say they hope customers will agree it is the best of both worlds.
From the ancient art of aging wines and cheeses to the modern revival of kombucha and other goods, the fermentation process plays a major role in the favored flavors of many. The Fermentation Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 13-14, at the Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites, 2525 Ashland St., in Ashland.
Brothers’ Restaurant, an Ashland institution for nearly a half century, has been sold to — wait for it — brothers. Dan Durant and his partner, David Newton, sold the popular 95 N. Main St. eatery to José and Miguel de la Cruz, effective Jan. 1.
A small but determined group rallied in the Ashland Plaza on Monday to bring awareness to the cause of Peace Meals and the locked doors at Ashland’s Pioneer Hall.
Frustrated at having to host free community meals outdoors instead of inside Pioneer Hall as in past years, organizers of the free meals are inviting others unhappy that those who need the free food have no alternative but to eat outdoors in the cold to join in a demonstration of solidarity by dining together outside Monday afternoon, Dec. 11.
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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