A century after the Ashland Springs Hotel opened its doors, the hotel invited a couple dozen guests to mark its 100th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 20.
At 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, the lasting tone of a gong echoed through downtown Ashland, marking the exact time of the first of the two atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago. A minute of silence was observed by about 60 people gathered at the entrance to Lithia Park for the annual Rogue Valley Hiroshima-Nagasaki remembrance vigil.
A 35-lb bronze plaque “in honor of the ‘Say Their Names’ Memorial and all the fallen Black and brown brothers and sisters it enshrined” now has a permanent home in the sidewalk along Railroad Park, at the intersection of A St. and 7th St. A formal unveiling took place Sunday afternoon.
Peter Finkle: Big Al’s grew to become one of the largest community tennis tournaments on the West Coast during the 1980s and 1990s.
Stewart enrolled in law school as he had planned, but then left after the first day upon hearing from fellow students that discussions of race, gender and sexuality were typically discouraged in the classroom. It was at that time that he heard back from the Equal Justice Initiative with details on a lynching victim here in Oregon: Alonzo Tucker of Coos Bay.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were friends, then enemies, then friends again. Their thoughts about political partisanship and its pitfalls are illuminated in the letters they exchanged from the time of their reconciliation in 1812 until they both died in extreme old age, on the same day, July 4, 1826.
Families gathered at Lithia Park’s Japanese Garden on Sunday to celebrate Children’s Day, a traditional Japanese holiday dedicated to the happiness and healthy growth of children.
Learn about the lives of Ashland pioneers who are buried at the Ashland Cemetery, thanks to living volunteers who will portray them…. Tombstone Tales takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 14.
Picture This: Hannon family members joined with Southern Oregon University officials, faculty, staff, students and member of the public Thursday, March 13, to mark the 20th anniversary of Hannon Libary.
Slated for demolition in the 1990s with its doors closed in 1986, the Holly Theatre in Medford reopened last Thursday, March 13, with opening ceremonies and a live performance by the Piano Guys to a full house. The revitalization of downtown Medford through the Holly, helped by all the volunteers, donors and people of Ashland’s Jefferson Public Radio, took more than 13 years and $13 million.
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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