“Three years ago,my daughter Autumn moved here, and we came out to visit,” relates Kathie, “and I just fell in love with Ashland. I didn’t want to leave.”“I’d visited Ashland years ago when I lived in Bend, I’d always loved the mounta... (Read More)

I had breakfast at Harpers this week.Do you know it? Its on second Street, in Ashland.Its where a French restaurant used to be...........It was really quite a nice surprise.I had read about the new owners........coming from Utah, bringing half their ... (Read More)

  I briskly rubbed my palms in anticipation of what was shapin’up to be a memorable evening: my dear friend Simone, the Hottie that she is,was turning heads at the bar in her red dress when I arrived. I enlisted herto give me a quick tour sinc... (Read More)

Its Thursday.    The kids are back to school!     We went to lunch at Pilaf today.Iknew where it was as I have had a small takeout from there, but isprobably more than two years ago, and I really couldn’t rem... (Read More)

Interview By Marick KelleyAshland’s Cascade Peaks Spirits (CPS) is the first organic distillery in Oregon and quite possibly the West coast. Owned by Diane Paulson and David Eliasen, CPS is a woman run, green business dedicated to implementing sust... (Read More)

La Tapatia Restaurant is a hole in the wall sort of a place.  It is easy to miss the fact that this little restaurant exists.  If a friend of mine had not told me about this place, I would have never found it.  Now I am telling you abo... (Read More)