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Porters in downtown Medford closes its doors
MEDFORD, Ore. – Porters in downtown Medford closed its doors Saturday night after 23 years of service under the current owners. The restaurant sits inside the Medford Depot that was built in 1910 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Because the building is in the register,...
Treating your mom: local businesses see Mother's Day boom
NewsWatch 12's Rocky Walker visited a local winery to give us a look into how local businesses are celebrating Mother's Day. Mother's Day is a day known for brunch, flowers, chocolate and wine; with celebrating families going out into local businesses to fulfill their celebratory needs.
Mother's Day brings business to the Rogue Valley
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – Mother’s Day is a day known for brunch, flowers, chocolate and wine – which means families go out to local businesses to fulfill their celebratory needs. According to the National Retail Federation, Mother’s Day is expected to bring more than $33 billion to the...
Travel Medford’s Carole Skeeters-Stevens talks about Oregon Wine Month
MEDFORD, Ore. — May is Oregon Wine Month, and there are lots of ways to celebrate in Southern Oregon. Carole Skeeters-Stevens of Travel Medford joined Sunrise this morning to talk about Wine Month and ways you can get involved in the Rogue Valley. Watch the full interview above, or...
Local actors, local scenes star in locally produced feature movie
Ashland-based Joma Films adds ‘Above the Trees’ to its growing list of well-received movies. An independent crime drama filmed in Jackson County and featuring local actors, “Above the Trees,” is making its debut in select theaters throughout Oregon. The Ashland debut was Friday. Showings continue this week at the Varsity Theatre.
Director and Lead Actress on Joma Films’ “Above The Trees” Premiere
MEDFORD, Ore. — Local film company Joma Films released its fifth feature film “Above the Trees” last Friday, May 10. Director Gary Lundgren and Lead Actress Danielle Kelly joined Sunrise this morning to talk about the film and the Southern Oregon Film community with anchor Natalie Sirna.
Dahlia and Lucius are KTVL's Pets of the Week!
Dahlia is a loyal friend who loves to cuddle. Lucius is goofy boy with a few tricks up his sleeve. Both are available at https://jacksoncountyor.gov/departments/health___human_services/programs_and_services/animal_services/adoption_information/dogs.php.
RVTD to host bike breakfast to kick of Go by Bike week
MEDFORD, Ore. – Dust off the bike and helmet and join RVTD Monday morning as they kick off Go by Bike week. Rogue Valley Transportation District is hosting the Medford bike breakfast Monday morning from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Meeting on the new downtown cycletrack by Alba park in...
Poetry Corner: A face and a place
Small treasures and small enchantments are the finest kind. Thank you to all the poets who have already submitted poems to the Poetry Corner. For information about submissions, please see below these two offerings for this week. This week we have poems written about two distinctive places: one from a walk around Ashland and the other from the hills around Agate Lake.
Library essay contest winners celebrate
Fifteen students received awards in the Ashland Library essay contest. Fifteen middle-school girls and boys were honored and awarded cash prizes May 4 as winners in the Friends of the Ashland Library (FOAL) essay contest. An enthusiastic gathering of families, teachers, friends and community members crowded the Ashland Public Library Gresham Room to cheer them on.
Ask Strider: In praise of crosswords, shelters and hard copy
The first canine crossword ever, how to adopt a dog — and what about a newspaper you can chew?. A few weeks ago you said that you hadn’t figured out how to solve a crossword yet. Perhaps you’ll have better luck with a crossword (“Canine Capers”) whose theme...
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