Cinema
The Film Festival That Could
To the delight of many Ashland cinephiles, the 24th Ashland Independent Film Festival opened Thursday, April 24 at the Varsity Theatre in Ashland.
April 26, 2025
To the delight of many Ashland cinephiles, the 24th Ashland Independent Film Festival opened Thursday, April 24 at the Varsity Theatre in Ashland.
Phoenix-Talent School District nurse Carrie McDonald was honored by the Oregon School Nurses Association as the 2025 Oregon School Nurse of the Year during its annual spring conference in Lincoln City.
Coming off an 8-3 season, the Southern Oregon University football team will offer a glimpse of the 2025 squad with its annual spring game at 2 p.m. Saturday at Raider Stadium.
Organizer Karolina Lavagnino said her goal was to get to the Railroad District to “enjoy this really beautiful part of our town.”
Pam loved to laugh, dance and travel. She was a great cook and held many house parties. She met her husband, Aaron, in 1992 in Ashland.
This week’s crossword: more 2025 ScienceWorks summer programs. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next Friday’s crossword: “Enjoy the Ride #01.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.
Herbert Rothschild: Trump’s apologists say that his aggressive moves and subsequent pull-backs are part of his negotiating strategy. But the real goal of Trump’s negotiations isn’t deals but the enhancement of his own power. His aggression is the way he tests how successfully he can bully his opponents.
Ashland city leaders reviewed a draft study on Tuesday that will help launch a long-term plan to boost employment and the local economy.
Review: Camelot’s ‘City of Angels’ boasts solid performances, with several actors playing two parts
Possible changes include allowing multifamily dwellings without a mixed-use requirement, requiring a minimum density of 30 dwelling units per acre, and increasing maximum building height to 50 feet, according to the notice.
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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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