The public is invited to attend a meeting to gather input and suggestions for the plans being developed by the 2200 Ashland St. committee for the building’s future, according to a release from the city of Ashland. The 2200 Ashland St. Master Plan Forum is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Ashland Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 4th St., Ashland.
A elevator at Ashley Senior Center Apartments in Ashland remained out of service Wednesday. Rep. Pam Marsh said she looked into some form of aid to help residents temporarily relocate but, she said, “People want to stay in their homes.”
With continuing budget woes at Ashland School District that mirror other districts in the state, Superintendent Joseph Hattrick announced in a staff-wide email Wednesday morning he is implementing a hiring freeze, a tightening of the policy since the Ashland School Board met on Sept. 12.
AIFF held a preview night for the upcoming film fest on Sept. 18. The arts, environment, and social activism are three of the main movie themes making up the list for AIFF 2024, coming up Oct. 3-6. The 2024 lineup includes more than 60 movie premieres, many with in-depth Q&A discussions with filmmakers, guest artists and actors in attendance.
Major roadwork is planned next week Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, through downtown Ashland, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced. The southbound lanes of North and East Main Street — aka Highway 99 — are set for grinding and paving Monday from Maple to Third streets while the northbound lanes of Lithia Way and Main Street from Third to Maple streets is planned for Tuesday.
Seasons are quickly changing and so are cell phone policies this fall for Ashland high schoolers. Besides having a new school resource officer on campus at Ashland High School this fall, the most notable change students are experiencing is likely its new cell phone policy implemented as the school year began in early September.
A new free breakfast and lunch program at Ashland schools got off to a slow start but is now offering meals to more than half the K-12 students. Ashland qualifies to offer the free meal program because it has a childhood poverty rate that exceeds 50%, based on federal guidelines.
The city of Ashland’s Climate and Environmental Advisory Committee is inviting residents and lawn and garden maintenance businesses to an event this week “to share their ideas and perspectives on a draft strategy to phase-out the use of gas-powered lawn and garden equipment,” according to a release from the city.
Talent Maker City is making its mark in Southern Oregon with its new 8,000 square-foot facility which will be an innovative hub and makerspace for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM), which celebrated its newly expanded space on Saturday.
A lightning bolt left Stephen Sklarew in pain for six months in 1996, igniting an interest in artificial intelligence (AI) systems as a way to help heal the natural world. His journey from entomologist to AI leader riveted the attendees at the Ashland RegenAI Summit on Sept. 13-15, an event that showcased how various issues that confront local communities can be aided by artificial intelligence.
Pam Hammond beamed earlier this week while talking about new plans in store for downtown Ashland’s Paddington Station sister stores, The Jewel Box and Inspired By Oregon, which are consolidating and moving into the prominent Fortmiller building across the street.
Ashland councilors Gina DuQuenne and Dylan Bloom on Wednesday gave Southern Oregon University students a lesson in how to express mutual admiration even while disagreeing. The councilors met with 15 students at Britt Hall to discuss voting, Ashland-centered topics and how to bridge the communication gap between the SOU campus and Ashland.
Review: “Witch,” isn’t exactly a Halloween piece per se, but it is unsettling. And if you like stories that are distinctive, disturbing yet thought-provoking, this might be for you. This is a play where no one is as they seem; where our motives and desires can give rise to good or evil.
Bob Palermini, professional photographer, will give a presentation about photojournalism at the Southern Oregon Photographic Association meeting on October 15 in Medford. He studied photojournalism in college and has been a photographer for Ashland.news since shortly after it debuted in January 2022.
Herbert Rothschild: It would be stunning if the presidential candidates were asked during a debate whether they are disturbed by the prospect of leaving office with blood on their hands.
A quarter-mile stretch of Walker Avenue between the railroad tracks and East Main Street will be closed Friday, Oct. 11, and Monday, Oct. 14, so roadwork can be done,the city of Ashland announced Thursday. Profiling and grinding work is planned for 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, while overlay is set to be laid down Monday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m
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