Women’s Health at Medford Women’s Clinic
Medford Women’s Clinic, LLP (3170 State Street, Medford) opened in 2000. Doctors Carissa Ross, Mary Strizzi, Emily Steinbis, and Jonathan Freeman provide a wide range of women-related services,…
PROGRESSIVE OPTOMETRY CELEBRATES 26 YEARS
Progressive Optometry (2325 Ashland Street in the Tolman Creek Shopping Center) recently celebrated 26 years in business, providing eye exams, personalized service, “extraordinary frames,” and…
YMCA CELEBRATES 124 YEARS IN ASHLAND!
Here’s a tidbit not many people know: The Ashland Family YMCA (540 YMCA Way) has been around since the 19th century! Founded in 1899, the 501.C.3 nonprofit now serves approximately 8,500 members and…
VINTAGE COFFEEHOUSE & SAKE BAR IN TALENT
When you stand at the corner of Talent Avenue and Wagner Street in Talent, you look across the street at total devastation from the Almeda Fire in September 2020. Behind you are two restaurants that…
Cosmic School of Cookery Comes to Ashland
Deborah Costella’s love affair with cooking goes back to childhood, and in 1999 she parlayed that into a business called Kids, Cookies & Caviar, based in Las Vegas. That has now segued into…
Black Sheep Celebrating 30 Years in Ashland
It’s good to see some stability in downtown Ashland, and as The Black Sheep (upstairs on the Plaza at 51 N. Main) celebrates its 30th year in business, it has gradually become an institution. Owners…
ESTATE-GROWN WINES AT LONG WALK VINEYARD
It’s been a long and winding road for Tim and Kathy O’Leary, owners of Long Walk Vineyard on the grounds of Valley View Orchard at 1800 N. Valley View Road. The couple met at Stanford University…
BEACH CREEK COMMUNITY
Thank you, friends, and neighbors, for your patience with the recent construction activity around Beach Creek. It’s been a long two-year endeavor, but the comprehensive effort of “smart development”…
JEWELRY AND MORE FROM THE CROWN JEWEL
When Jason and Anne Robison moved to Ashland from Seattle in 2001, their goal was to open “a unique and inviting jewelry store while selling things that have meaning behind them.” With The Crown…