Ashland Oregon LocalsGuide

Meet Aaron Elkins at a rare public appearance on Friday Aug 13, 6p at Bookwagon, 1652 Ashland Street in Ashland, Oregon. Aaron Elkins is a physical anthropologist, and the author of the Edgar award-winning Gideon Oliver series. Elkins is the father of contemporary forensics crime fiction, writing more than 10 years before Patricia Cornwell and way before CSI [...]

Scott Brown posed nude for a girlie magazine and then became renown for driving a pickup truck.  The Reverend Brad Carrier combines both.  The truck is a 1966 (mostly) Ford 3/4 ton pickup.  It has a custom paint job of five colors added over the years, plus surface rust. Brad replaced the original engine with [...]

There was a little drizzling rain as I got out of the car at Christopher Briscoe’s studio, pausing to admire the large photographs in the window. I had looked in these windows admiringly many times, and was excited to talk with Christopher about his work. I walked through the outer studio filled with beautiful portraits [...]

Recently, When I first set foot in the Rogue Valley Roasting Co three years ago, I thought it was perfect for a local café. It’s located on East Main and 8th Street, which is walking distance from several neighborhoods, including my own. The staff is friendly, and the coffee is good (I like the Shakespeare and Othello blends), and sometimes organic, depending on what roast is being featured that day.