Best of the Rogue Valley: Part 2
It’s unfortunate that Part II of our annual readers’ survey, “The Best of the Rogue Valley,” is being published right when an important election is being held in Grants Pass. This survey will take up…
Best of the Rogue Valley: Part 1
Another year, another Best of the Rogue Valley. If life is merely “enjoying the passage of time,” a philosophy that was explained to me during a late night bull session at the frat house in…
AT HOME HEALTH WITH LORI NISSEN
Anyone who has spent time in a hospital or rehabilitation unit always looks forward to the day when they can return to home sweet home. Sometimes, though, the therapy needs to continue and that’s…
EXCAVATION AND MORE WITH SHAYNE MCFADDEN
With fire season approaching, it’s incumbent on everyone to make sure one’s house, lawn and gardens are protected from encroaching fire. Shayne McFadden, who has been working in the excavation and…
FAMILY ATMOSPHERE AT APPLEBEE’S GRILL & BAR
Applebee’s got a boost last year when country singer Walker Hayes featured them in the lyrics to his hit song “Fancy Like.” Locally, Applebee’s Grill & Bar (250 NE Agness Avenue) has taken…
CANNABIS SERVICES AT REBEL ROOTS FARMS
As a lifelong advocate for cannabis, Niles Christodoulidis was intrigued by the idea of being able to participate in a burgeoning market similar to the emergence of Silicon Valley and the…
GREAT FOOD & BREWS AT CLIMATE CITY
When Dustin Myers was presented with the opportunity to become a manager partner of Climate City Brewing Company (509 SW G Street) in early 2020, little did he know that a worldwide pandemic was just…
HIGH QUALITY CANNABIS AT NECTAR MARKETS
The model that Nectar Markets uses to produce and sell cannabis is exactly what the voters thought they’d be getting when the approved the legalization of cannabis in 2015. According to owner Jeremy…
GREAT FOOD AND SERVICE AT ELMER’S RESTAURANT
It was July 1986, and I parked my car on NE Sixth Street ready to sell ads for the Sneak Preview, a newspaper that I hoped would take Grants Pass by storm. The very first place I entered was Carl’s…