Ashland Oregon LocalsGuide

James Haim, known for his work teaching natural building with Cob Together, as well as for the founding and directing of the sadly now defunct Wilderness Charter School, is now offering Healthy Living Diagnostics consulting and summer workshops. Hi James, what is Healthy Living Diagnostics? Healthy Living Diagnostics does consultations for new construction and remodels, [...]

Paula and Robert Laporte design and build beautiful homes and readers of the LocalsGuide now have a special invitation to see for themselves what an EcoNest® home feels like in person. Whether you’re thinking of building a new home, wanting to learn more about natural building, or just hoping to find ways to add beauty [...]

I was making my way through my facebook news-feed about three weeks ago and saw a post pass by from LocalsGuide. “Anyone out there want to do a review of Brothers’ Restaurant.” I didn’t hesitate a moment and sent a quick email to the editor. I was stoked. I knew the job didn’t really pay, [...]

Jasmin Patten is a brand new member of the Lithia Artisans Market. I saw Jasmine’s clothing for the first time last December at the Holiday Market at the Briscoe ArtWing. I was blown away by the quality of her craft and the uniqueness of her style. I was hopeful that she would join the market, [...]

How do you discover parts of yourself that perhaps you never knew about? Hidden characteristics, passions, qualities and often talents that once illuminated begin to transform your life. Often times we simply age and mature on our own accord while other times we run across some sort of catalyst that comes into our lives and speeds the process up a [...]

Today we are talking to Beka, owner of Beka Chandler Massage & Healing.  Beka has been serving the valley for four years.  She blends 18 years of clinical massage with 25 years of healing arts practice.  She has a business degree, with a minor in theatre from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her goal is [...]

Recently we headed up Highway 66 to the Green Springs for a meeting with artist Harriett Rex Smith.  Harriett’s studio is hidden in the forest, down a long, winding driveway. She has lived and worked here since 1979, the year she moved to Southern Oregon from Valparaiso, Indiana.   The studio is a large room flooded [...]

Sarah Red-Lairde of Bee Girl and Gregg Marchese, Permaculturist with Wild Things from the Ford Foundation Institute Leadership Program’s Ashland Cohort 2 Bee Tree Project-  A collaboration of two proposed class project ideas, a Food Forest and Bee Pollinating Garden. Molly Kreuzman of Coyote Trails’ Jefferson Nature Center. How did you get involved with the [...]

We all know the story of Beauty and the Beast. Originally told in 16th Century France, and capitalized on by Disney in 1991, is the story of a beauty with a pure heart and a beast with a secret to hide. As in any Disney classic good versus evil find eventual harmony in this happily [...]

How long have you lived in Ashland and how and why did you get into staging? I’ve lived in Ashland for the past 15 years and have bought and sold over a dozen properties on both coasts. Early on, through selling my own homes, I discovered I had a talent for staging that created quick [...]

Today we’re talking with Matt Terreri, a licensed chiropractor and sports physician at Southern Oregon Sports and Spine. Matt applies twelve years of experience blending chiropractic with the most up to date sports knowledge and techniques. Dr. Terreri how did you get into your field of work? When I was a child my mother used to [...]

Take a moment. Look around the environment you are in. Turn all the way around. Now look at your life, your money, your relationships, and how you interact with the world around you. There are things in your life that you are not seeing, very apparent and big things! They are hiding in your blind [...]

Bill Francis has been a stalwart member of the artisan community of the Rogue Valley for over a decade. One of the hardest working artists I have ever met, Bill is a pure craftsman, getting as close to the source as possible and always seeking to better himself. An accomplished musician, potter, and a jack [...]

Today we’re talking with Dr. Marc Heller. Dr. Heller is a long term resident of Ashland, He started his practice over 32 years ago and for the last 22 years has been working with his wife, Beth Heller, LMT, to assist Ashlanders in healing their chronic and acute pain issues. Dr. Heller is still passionate [...]

Left Coast Barber is not your grandpa’s barbershop. With an eye for detail and attention to stylish hair cuts for men at a reasonable price, Matt Case has opened his doors to Ashland. Matt, thanks for doing this interview with us today. So tell us how this all started. When you first got started in [...]

Ashland is known for having some of the best kept secrets, and the Ashland School of Hypnotherapy is one of them, but not for long!  Rochelle Jaffe, the founder and director is here to tell us about the school and the programs she’s been offering for the past 5 years. Many of us are familiar [...]