More than 60 feature films and six short film compilations are in the offing for the Ashland Independent Film Festival’s 21st season that will run virtually April 1-10. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 18.
Work on modifying curb ramps at Ashland intersections to bring them into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act is set to begin Monday, March 21, starting on Siskiyou Boulevard south of Southern Oregon University.
The Ashland Community Hospital Foundation has named five new board members to help guide the 45-year-old nonprofit in its mission of supporting and improving services available at the hospital, as well as support of community health and wellness initiatives.
Lithia Park is often called Ashland’s “crown jewel.” Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, it was among the first public parks in southern Oregon — but, if not for a group of persistent women, things would be much different.
“Our waterways and the vegetation that makes up the riparian corridors around them need increased protections now more than ever. Rogue Riverkeeper is advocating that stronger setback requirements be added to municipal ordinances to protect these important ecosystems.”
After lengthy discussion about the process of vetting Parks & Recreation Commission candidates, the Ashland City Council voted 3-2 by secret ballot to elect Jim Bachman to the Parks & Recreation Commission in their regular session held via Zoom on Tuesday night.
“I wrote three practical affirmations to guide me through the pressures of COVID-19, smoky skies, and anything else life throws at me. Perhaps you can apply these principles, or a variation of them, in your life.”
A Pi Day celebration held at Ashland High School raised money for the Math Honor Society and spirits for faculty members.
Food-to-go is great, especially in pandemic times, but it creates a lot of packaging waste. “Rogue To Go” takes care of that by offering reusable containers. Buy in for a one-time $10 fee, then you’re set to go at any of 10 participating eateries in Ashland and Medford.
The Ashland City Council will likely vote Tuesday on the appointment of a temporary Parks & Recreation Commissioner, following the resignation of longtime Commissioner Mike Gardiner on Jan. 31.
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Ask Strider: A worried older brother asks our advice columnist’s advice. And a dog’s guardian wants to know if there is any hope getting their hat-hating dog to calm down. As always, Strider tries to give words that help!
After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
It’s complicated.
Herbert Rothschild: Whether visualization and intention by themselves can effect broad social change is impossible to determine, but the question merits sustained consideration.
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