Archive | January, 2010

You Cant Go Wrong with Brothers for Breakfast

The moment my guest and I walked in to Brothers we felt comfortable. The sunny, light yellow walls, happy plants and cheerful bouquet created a warm atmosphere and the beautiful natural and scenic photography by local photographer Dave Sherman and whimsical photos of the staff by Chris Briscoe gave the eyes much to take in. [...]

The Avalon Bar & Grill

  Dinner With a Side of Music at the Avalon Bar & Grill in Talent   Last Sunday I ventured out to the Avalon Bar & Grill in Talent to check out the newly formed Charles Guy Quartet and have a fill my belly with delectable dinner. I have been a fan of the Avalon [...]

Writing a Local Review

This is your opportunity to write local reviews which positively engage and honor local businesses. Our guidelines here at the LocalsGuide is pretty simple for writing business reviews. “Focus on the Best – Forget the Rest“. In other words stay focused on the green light and do a review on the highest and best of [...]

LOVING MOVEMENT

The focus of today’s Nia practice, chosen at random from the basket of cards, was ‘Loving Movement’. Loving movement: as in ‘I love to move!’ Loving movement: as in ‘a gesture of love or an offering to a person or to the Holy.’ Loving movement: as in ‘a chapter, an episode, a section of music [...]

Local Fuel Saves You Money

January 11th , 2010 Media Release Media Contact: David Tourzan (541)324-6695 oregonb99@yahoo.com www.oregonb99.com For Immediate Release   Local Fuel Saves You Money & Invests in Oregon Economy   Everyone knows that buying local products is better for the U.S. economy, but now diesel drivers in the Rogue Valley can save money too. Local biodiesel ($2.89) [...]

The Fact That Its January, 2010, Means Were Not in Kansas Anymore!

I don’t know about you, but when I tuned in to watch the ball drop at Times Square and I saw “2010″ show up and start flashing, I had a feeling I’ve never had before. It was really something to see “2010″ because it’s a whole new kind of number than 1980 or 1999 or [...]

2010 Shaklee Kickoff!

Are You Ready to Reclaim Your American Dream? Where did you put your American Dream? Did you set it aside along with all the bad news about the economy? Give up on your plans for the future? There is hope! I’ve partnered with an incredible company where the American Dream is alive and thriving. It’s Shaklee, the [...]

Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

My sons, 7 and 9 years old, have been anticipating the release of The Squeakqual for months. They even had the release date circled on our family calendar. Equally hyping the release is my cousin’s sunglasses company, Kaenon Polarized. Simon is seen sporting a pair of my cousin’s custom designed and patented sunglasses in PR [...]

Boulevard Coffee

Ashland’s Newest Coffee Shop A few days ago I invited my friend Sam to meet me at Boulevard Coffee, Ashland’s newest coffee shop, located inside the Stratford Inn at 555 Siskiyou Boulevard.  I had not been to this coffee shop and wanted to see what it was all about.  My first impression was the abundance [...]

Southern Oregon Birth Connections

Are you thinking of starting a family? Or have you just learned that you are pregnant, and you are wondering what your birthing choices are? Are you breastfeeding and having problems, does your baby have colic, or are you looking for help coping with your two year old? In the Rogue Valley, we have a [...]

Yale Creek Organic Meat CSA

Yale Creek Ranch is an 83.5 acre farm located in Jacksonville, OR. The farm produces certified organic meats and heirloom vegetable seeds and has been in production since 1999.  As of  last year, the ranch had 35 black angus cattle, 40 goats, 12 sheep, 100 broiler chickens, 4 sows, 1 boar, 6 young pigs and [...]

Honoring the Mother

Sheryl Grunde is the owner of Honoring the Mother.  She is a doula, massage therapist, and yoga teacher with two children of her own, and she is passionate about guiding women into deep connection with their bodies. We asked Sheryl to tell us a little bit more about herself and her work in this issue [...]

Brilliance

‘I accept my brilliance.’ This was the focus of our Nia practice today, chosen at random from the basket of cards we created for 2010. Your mission:  should you choose to accept it, is your brilliance. Accept the wild brilliance of your body; with all its 75 trillion cells shimmering like stars, metabolizing and burning bright [...]