Whether playing an instrument or simply enjoying an outdoor concert, music is an important part of our lives. At the Artistic Piano Gallery in Medford (1390 Biddle Road, Suite 107), which opened its doors in 2009, they have continued to evolve and grow in order to meet the needs of the Southern Oregon community.

As a card-carrying member of the Baby Boomer generation, I suppose at some point I’ll have to consider some different living arrangements than what I have now. To get me jumpstarted in the right direction, I may want to give Shiela Ford a call.

Ginger Skudstad, owner of The Hairport Styling Salon (424 NW 6th Street, Suite 108), is celebrating a couple of milestones this year. It was forty years ago in 1977 that she moved to Grants Pass from L.A., and it was 24 years ago that she opened her own styling salon.

There is a new medical clinic in Talent which has survived the fires, COVID and now the passing of a dear friend and mentor, James Jealous, D.O. the founder of Biodynamic Osteopathy.

If any of you dog and/or cat owners out there are even remotely similar to my household, your pet is considered part of the family. The old adage, “If Brody ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy,” is certainly applicable at my house. And in that regard, Sandra Mazurek at Home Away from Home Pet Spa (100 NE Mill Street), is there for all of your pet-pampering needs.