If you live in an area not served by high-speed wi-fi, or know someone in that predicament, then an Ashland-based company, Wi-Fi Bear, is there to help. Owners Estevan Serrano and Kyle Heppler have devised a way to provide an affordable alternative high-speed Internet service to rural communities.

Other than the fact that we had their wrong address listed in the May ad, there has been a major development at Ashland Appliance and Mattress. After twelve years in the same location, they simply outgrew their space, and they’re now located in the Ashland Shopping Center (1672 Ashland Street), right next to Ashland Artisan Emporium. Owners Joel and Jenny Jessee are happy with the move.

Where has time gone? It just seems like yesterday that the Wild Goose opened at 2365 Ashland Street. Now here they are celebrating their 23rd year in Ashland. Both Dal and Renee Carver spent their formative years in Ashland, then moved away in the 80s before deciding to return in 1998 to open the Goose.

For Jim Mills, owner of Caldera Brewing Company & Restaurant (590 Clover Lane), the secret to life is simple: “I absolutely love beer,” he said, “as long as it’s good beer.”

According to co-owner Shannon Tinder, the Sacred Living Center (1806 Ashland Street) is not your cookie cutter spa & wellness center.