Rep. Pam Marsh: The legislation “would give Oregonians buying tickets for concerts, sporting events and other entertainment events protections in an industry that has seen increasing unfair and unscrupulous activities that drive up the cost of tickets and/or falsely sell tickets that are unavailable.”
Four artists were asked if they could define at what line artificial intelligence could compromise human creativity. As they passed a microphone between each other, their conversation challenged the concept of a soul. The deep existential dive came on the first night of the Approaching AI Summit, the second year of an artificial intelligence (AI) summit in Ashland.
Ashland postal workers and supporters joined Thursday in a “Day of Action” coordinated by the U.S. Postal Service workers union, gathering at the Ashland Post Office to wave signs and hand out information.
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.
Three restaurant employees who first crossed paths at Amuse in Ashland have teamed up to launch a new Ashland eatery at 358 Main St., the former home of Pie + Vine, which recently closed.
A reliable harbinger of spring is the annual opening of Rogue Valley Growers and Crafters Market, popular destination for all things homegrown and handmade. The market will launch its 2025 season in Ashland on Tuesday, March 4, at ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum, 1500 E. Main St., and in Medford on Thursday, March 6, at Hawthorne Park, 501 E. Main St.
Tribes from Southern Oregon and Northern California plan to appeal a federal judge’s second ruling last week in favor of a Medford casino. The Bureau of Indian Affairs placed 2.4 acres around Roxy Ann Lanes in Medford into the Coquille’s tribal land, which paves the way for the casino.
This spring, Josh Dorcak, the creator of MÄS and Nama, will unveil Kandō, an exclusive, members-only lounge perched in a sleek penthouse above the two high-end restaurants.
Ashland’s Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, with a succession of previous owners and operations across multiple locations, may have reached its final destination after being acquired last year by 1-800-Flowers.Com, Inc., parent company of Harry & David. Joseph Rowland, group president of Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets, Harry & David, said the company has no plans to move Scharffen Berger’s production into the Harry & David campus in Medford.
Attention, chocoholics: Your favorite time of year is back, and your sweet tooth is about to be very busy. The 21st annual Oregon Chocolate Festival returns to Ashland Hills Hotel and Suites March 7-9, featuring a chocolate brunch, a chocolate product competition, a costume contest, family activities and demos and presentations from world-renowned chocolatiers, sommeliers and chefs.
The Oregon Legislature is meeting this week to consider some major cuts to current spending levels as a large revenue deficit looms. That’s because the state’s tax code automatically replicates new federal tax cuts, including ones passed by Congressional Republicans this summer that will reduce state revenue
Michael O’Looney: Trump and the Texas Legislature are responsible for a partisan power grab that has unleashed bitterness and partisan vindictiveness, all in an effort to subvert an electoral system for partisan ends.
Councilor Bob Kaplan: While the cost of delivering kilowatt-hours to our homes has risen, Ashland Electric has been able to hold our rates steady with just one increase of 5.1% in 2021. I’m sorry to say we’re due for an increase, but fortunately it’s not likely to match recent increases elsewhere.
An estimate for the cost to abate asbestos found in the shuttered Lincoln School recently should be available as early as sometime this week, according to Steve Mitzel, operations director for Ashland School District. The cost to remove asbestos would be separate from the as yet-unknown cost for structural repair.
“We are still here” was the theme for Saturday’s Native American Heritage Celebration at Southern Oregon University, hosted by the SOU Native American Student Union (NASU) and SOU Native Nations Liaison Kenwanicahee (Kenwani) Kravitz (Madesi Bandi, Pit River Nation Winnemem, Nomtipom and Nomsus Bands Northern Wintu).
As Oregon lawmakers stare down a deficit of at least $373 million over the next two years — and brace for the possibility of a bigger shortfall in the state’s next quarterly revenue — they asked state agencies to create lists of ways to cut 5% of their approved budgets.
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