The restaurant business is definitely in the genes of the Allen family, and you can feel the family-oriented vibes when you visit Oak Tree Northwest Bar & Grill, located at 2150 Ashland Street.
Owners Gerald (dad) and Gary (son) are proud of what they have accomplished, and they’re confident they’re going to get through the COVID-19 crisis.

Beyond the Plaza is a grouping of 12 restaurants, one Spa, one retail store and one mortgage lender. They’re BEYOND because they reside just slightly off the Plaza, on the corner block of North Main and Water Street or across the street to that block. Their link is their landlord, Lloyd Matthew Haines.

When it comes to the burgeoning hemp industry, getting a corner on the best high-CBD strains possible would help land you at the forefront of the market. And that is exactly what Eric Foster and Ryan Davidson of Sovereign Fields think they have done.

How quickly things have changed in our beautiful little mountain town. The smell of local restaurants firing up their ovens for another busy dinner crowd has turned into a distant aroma. The busy buzz of our Plaza, servicing locals and friends from afar, has shifted to sleepy streets with the sole purpose to pave the way for our community members traveling to and from their essential jobs.

Everyone at one time or another has dreamed of joining the circus. At Ashland’s Levity Circus Collective, which was founded in 2018, they can make that dream come true. The owners include Barbra Kenyon, Ty Vennewitz, Maureen Monroe and Harmony Resounds.