Join us for an interview with jewelry-maker Karina Mendoza-Wittke to listen to her unique story of how she became an artisan. Karina speaks about the various influences and mentors along this artistic path as well the inspiration behind her beautiful, nature-inspired jewelry pieces. ?
Read More »This week Shields Bialasik of LocalsGuide did a great follow up Interview with Andrew Markham of Banyan Tree Landscape and Construction here in Ashland, Oregon. In this interview Andrew and Shields talks in-depth about:• Life and Work as Art• The Responsibility and Role of Creating Beauty in One’s Community• Andrew…
Read More »In this podcast Carla Willoughby of LocalsGuide talks with Angela Rose of SolBodyworks. They talk indepth about the healing work that Angela is doing as well as have a post interview discussion. Angela speaks in depth about here work with Myfacial Release thearapy telling important stories and sharing transformational life…
Read More »At the age of five Angela Rose experienced a traumatic event which would shape and change the course of her life forever. This event took Angela on a healing journey traveling around the world to learn and gain skills necessary in assisting in her recovery. Today a full-time resident of…
Read More »Join us in this live podcast with Local Author and Healer Annie Fuller. In our discussion Shields Bialasik speaks with Annie Fuller about her recently published book – Unity Begins Within – Spiritual Healing Meets The Four-Petaled Flower. Shields and Annie also talk about the recently published interview in the…
Read More »At a recent networking breakfast at our company’s annual convention, I had the incredible pleasure of listening to a guest speaker, Simone Heng, considered an expert in Human Connection. It was such a great reminder of something we may have taken for granted over the last couple of years. Unfortunately,…
Read More »Everyone loves Japanese maples! How can you not? The $1.000.000 question is, do they love you? Considering they have evolved and thrived on an island, next to the ocean, it is a wonder they even survive in our “Great Agate Desert.” Besides common sense plant care, the trick to success…
Read More »I got burned a couple of times this month. Once buying a cheap product online (tip: exercise caution buying phone cases online!) and once by a contractor with whom I had a fixed-price contract, but charged me for “extra charges” I didn’t know were going to be “extra.” Both times…
Read More »A decade ago, before I discovered IASIS Microcurrent Neurofeedback, I had to take a dreaded statistics class. I had done well with math in college, I was struggling with post-concussive symptoms. I hadn’t bargained for the fact that statistics is not actually math. I had my first panic attack. It…
Read More »I can hardly believe that it is December already. It feels like I was just out harvesting tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers and begging neighbors, family, and friends to take some zucchini off my hands. It was a difficult growing season for me personally this year. I felt like it took…
Read More »Whether you like it or not, there’s millions of cars on the road today. Unfortunately, many of the drivers don’t understand basic rules of the road, and this puts everyone in a dangerous position, including pedestrians. One rule which I rarely see observed is that at a four-way stop. Although…
Read More »PARKS… Thanks to a generous donation from Dennis Powers to the Ashland Parks Foundation, the lights at the Lithia Park Pickleball Courts have been upgraded and are fully functional. The Ashland Japanese Garden in Lithia Park is almost complete. The authentic garden is open at this time. Learn more at…
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