Following an outspoken public comment period mainly opposing the project, Ashland School Board voted Thursday evening to approve a development team tasked by the Sunstone Housing Collaborative to build a housing complex at Lincoln Field on North Mountain Avenue.
A holiday meal Friday afternoon in Ashland brought hope and cheer to those in need. Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice held its annual Christmas dinner Dec. 20 at Ashland Presbyterian Church, bringing together nearly 200 individuals in need, many of them unhoused. The event offered a traditional holiday meal alongside tables filled with donated clothing, supplies and gifts.
Curtain Call: What happens when love and murder collide in a musical comedy? Prepare for a killer combination of charm, wit, and mischief. “A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder” opens Jan. 24 at Oregon Cabaret Theatre in Ashland and runs through March 30.
Dan Van Dyke: Think a casino in Medford would be a good thing? If so, you must want more pawn shops, illegal camping on the greenway, drug use and crime.
The planned wildlife crossing project near the Oregon and California border in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is set to receive more than $33 million from the Federal Highway Administration. It will be the first wildlife overcrossing for Oregon and the first for the entire stretch of Interstate 5 between Mexico and Canada.
Notice is hereby given that on January 14, 2025, the Ashland Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashland Civic Center, 1175 East Main Street
OSF recently unveiled the casts for 2025. The lineup of nine plays will mark the return of OSF’s signature rotating repertory model. Themed as a “homecoming” season, it will bring together a mix of seasoned OSF veterans and fresh faces.
To get into the holiday spirit, wait for the sun to go down, and take a drive around town to enjoy the many elaborate decorated homes and businesses. We found a lot of nice displays on our drive and you may find even more.
First Frost, a family friendly community skate event, is set for 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink, 95 Winburn Way, Ashland. The evening begins with a Southern Oregon Figure Skating performance from 4 to 4:30 p.m., followed by open skating with music by DJ Tuffshed.
Councilor Bob Kaplan: Our housing problem may still feel intractable, and progress is slow, but we are focused on removing obstacles and creating opportunities that weren’t on the table five years ago.
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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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