Black bears are roaming Ashland streets looking for an easy meal before fruits and berries ripen. Every spring, hungry bears are drawn into the city by scents like garbage and pet food. The bears break into homes, cause property damage, and create human safety issues.
Lucie K. Scheuer: Healing arts are interesting because they meet you where you live…. I realized if I was going to be able to do any of the classes offered, I would have to humble myself, be willing to make some mistakes and take some risks.
Matt Witt: “No one knows what kind of outlet (or outlets) will fill the void, but we can use this moment to think about what we want from any alternatives that emerge.”
Herbert Rothschild: “It’s hard to dismiss spite as a motive for aerial assaults on civilian targets unassociated with ground offenses against them. That’s especially true because retrospective studies of such assaults during World War II revealed that they do little to impede fighting capacity and, if anything, strengthen the popular will to carry on.”
Carrie Dahle: If you’ve been waiting for a sign that the real estate market is shifting, this is it. Cash buyers are still ruling the board, but for the first time in over a year, buyers who need financing are finally back in the game.
A musical born from a story told in an Ashland community hall more than two decades ago is now headed to New York. “Parcel From America” — a heartfelt tale of love, loss and neighborly grace set in 1950s rural Ireland — has received the green light for an Off-Broadway run in fall of 2026.
After more than six months of pointed public debate, Ashland City Councilors approved an amendment to an ordinance that will make it easier for law enforcement to ban repeat offenders from downtown areas.
Soccer: Raider juniors Kaylah Bresee and Brooklyn Hayes were voted Cascade Conference McDonald’s Players of the Week on Monday after pushing the Southern Oregon women’s soccer team to a perfect six-point road trip. At 7-1-1 overall, the Raiders are off to the best nine-game start in team history.
About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, according to a ruling Wednesday by three judges in a federal appeals court.
Neighbors in Ashland’s Railroad District came out on Sunday to celebrate with their furry friends and each other at a community block party to benefit local animal nonprofits.
(It’s free)
