Halloween in Ashland

The City of Ashland takes its Halloween very seriously. This year, the weather was perfect for the Monster Dash and the parade … here are a few fun images from the day. This Mona Lisa was one of our favorite costumes…   I want these shoes she has (not for Halloween, necessarily, but for everyday …

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Save the date: Ashland Book & Author Festival

Save the date, readers & writers! The Ashland Book & Author Festival will take place at Southern Oregon University’s fabulous Hannon Library on Saturday, October 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Events include readings, workshops, panels, a book fair, children’s events — and raffles and drawings to win great prizes (i.e., books!). Among the highlights… …

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Meet the Deodar Cedar: Ashland Tree of the Year 2002

In Ashland, you can spend years walking right past a Tree of the Year and not know it. Like this pair of Deodar Cedars, right smack in the middle of the Haggen grocery parking lot. Due to their parking-lot location, these two beautiful trees are probably among the most overlooked in Ashland, despite the fact that they provide …

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