After a parental split, twin brothers, Jared and Simon, and thier sister, Mallory, move into the rundown Spiderwick Estate with their mother. The curious Jared begins exploring the house and finds a secret laboratory, where he comes upon a large homebound book entitled Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical…
Read More »A BITTER SWEET HISTORY It all starts with the olmecs (1500-400bc.). Believed to be the first of the cacoa consumer of this magical fruit. The mayan were the very first to perfect the hordiculture,formenting, and finally roasting of this glorious pod. They ground it into a paste that was thinned…
Read More »Mury @ Diversions. February 23, 2008. I usually wont go to a show and gush about the promoters, but the Officers of The Ashland Avengers are truly special. The Avengers are a group of mostly eighteen-year-old Southern Oregon University students. Numbering roughly a dozen Officers, the Avengers decided…
Read More »American’s like it big. We like big houses, big fries, big jugs of coke, big waists, big butts, block-buster movies and of course big cars. This couldn’t be more evident from the cars that were being pumped out of Detroit in the early 50’s. Giant Cadillacs adorning monstrous fins with…
Read More »This rainy Sunday afternoon was the perfect time to catch the academy award nominated movie Persepolis. I felt a little irony as I strolled through the back alley to the tiny Varsity Theater. I could feel the ire of the audience rise in the darkness as the poignant preview…
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Read More »Â Driving home after covering the Ashland Avengers on Saturday night, I passed The Mobius in Ashland. I knew I’d missed The Hackensaw Boys, but Disco Organica would still be playing. Naturally, I turned around and stopped by The new Mobius at 140 Lithia Way (where the old Mojo…
Read More »Chamber Music Concerts / 1250 Siskiyou Blvd / Ashland, OR / 97520-5080 Press Release – For immediate publication Contact: Jody Schmidt, Executive Director – 541-552-6154; schmidtj@sou.edu February 22, 2008 Chamber Music Concerts Presents the World-Class Takács String Quartet Each season, Chamber Music Concerts (CMC) presents a special concert by a…
Read More »Hippoty Hoppity it’s Easter time! Kids are anxiously awaiting the Easter Bunny and the various treats and goodies he will bring on Easter morning: Jelly beans, chocolates, marshmallow confections and, of course, chocolate rabbits. Since kids take the spotlight on Easter, adults can forget that there are yummy alternatives to…
Read More »What do all people in the Rogue Valley share in common? We all have places to go. Whether we are getting groceries, visiting a friend or commuting to work, we all travel. But how we travel has a direct impact on our community. From air-quality, to traffic. Walking, riding a…
Read More »Sometimes life just seems so black and white. As children, learning our way in the world and our place in our family can make us allegiant or rebellious, whether or not we really know what we are for or against. Or when a country is going through political revolution and…
Read More »so, this is my first year of nursing school and every day i wonder if i’m going to make it. Â an if i’m not wondering that, i wonder if my head is going to exploding. Â i’ve ever experienced it, but i elieve head exploding is not a good option. i…
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