Standing Stone Brewing Co. will permanently close its family-owned brew pub at 101 Oak St. in Ashland, it announced on its website Tuesday, May 10. To thank the community for its support, Standing Stone plans to host a farewell celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 29, closing day, with pints priced at $3, “just as they were on opening day back in 1997!”
Former Southern Oregon University department head Paul Andrew Pavlich was sentenced Tuesday for stalking former SOU student Petra Lilley. Appearing before Judge Tim Barnack at Jackson County Circuit Court on Tuesday in Medford, Pavlich, 70, pleaded guilty to stalking constituting domestic violence. Four other charges were dropped.
The question arose: Might there — despite all the years of commercial construction and trenching for buried utility lines at the Plaza — remain any evidence of an Indigenous village along the banks of what we now call Ashland Creek?
Jim Hawes: “One’s ego (conditioned mind) is always attempting to ensnare you into fear, anger, judgments or anxiety. But, when you catch or observe one of these negative thoughts, at that very moment you are in what Tolle calls the sacred present or now.”
The premise is familiar: Two lonely people who love their pets happen to meet and, guess what, fall in love. But it’s the way the story is told and, even more, performed, that makes “Chapatti” an emotionally appealing, heartwarming tale of love and loss.
Annette Baker: “It just seems like a win-win deal to have trains running once more. We can celebrate that the “Connections” were made and thank those who made it so — but we would honor their efforts even more by making it accessible to passengers once again.”
Char Hersh: “You all made me realize how lucky I was to have lived 55 years with this fine human being and I will move forward with a positive attitude, hoping to make him proud of me.”
More than 100 community workforce and education partners joined together May 2 with Rogue Community College, Southern Oregon University and Oregon Institute of Technology leaders, faculty, staff and students to share insights on the landscape of higher education in Southern Oregon. Roundtable discussions focused on how regional economies are evolving and what changes need to be made in higher education to address those changes.
Starting July 1, Ashlanders can expect a rate increase for garbage and recycling services, a result of rising costs in the region and around the state and country. The Ashland City Council voted 4-2 on Tuesday to raise the rate by $1.38 per month for typical residential customers, at Recology’s request, reversing a prior denial the city attorney said was likely a contract violation.
Rothschild: “We are ‘the indispensable nation,’ self-appointed to uphold a global Pax America economically, diplomatically and militarily. Since World War II, these have been the working premises of prestigious international studies programs, think tanks, the U.S. military and the official national security apparatus.”
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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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