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This blog was written by Brett Rummerfield. It’s that time of year again. No, not taxes…yet. That comes later. It’s the gorgeous season of Fall. You know, the time of year when the trees change from their humdrum greens into red, orange and gold colors that just dig into your eyeballs whenever you look outside. [...]

We love coffee here at at Boulevard, and we know you do to. However, not everyone serves coffee the same way: every coffee-drinking nation has its own likes, dislikes and traditions. From its beginnings in East Africa, coffee has gone on a long journey to become the drink we serve up here in Ashland. Here’s [...]

At the Stratford Inn we love Ashland and everything that makes up this great town.  Now we want to hear what you think of Ashland! We are giving you a chance to win 2 passes to Mount Ashland this winter

Come one come all and welcome to the 2012 Shakespeare Festival. Are you prepared for romance, intrigue and insane hijinks?  We are! The producers of this year’s Shakespeare Festival have gone all out picking an all-star line-up of fantastic plays ranging from the classic yet heart wrenching Romeo & Juliet to adaptations of ancient Chinese [...]

As a kid the 4th of July in Ashland was one of my fondest memories. My grandparents would pick my sister and me up at what seemed like the crack of dawn, but it was really only about 8:00am. Once we loaded in the back of the pick-up we would be off to find some [...]

The premise of Julia Cho’s play “The Language Archive” concerns a linguist who can’t communicate.  The problem with the play is that no one else can, either–which means that not only can’t they connect with each other, but they can’t connect with the audience, and so their struggles inspire more frustration than sympathy. The opening [...]

When a play relies on a narrator, it makes me feel like the playwright took the easy way out. In OSF’s 2011 production of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the central character is the adult Jean Louise (“Scout”) Finch, played by Dee Maaske, who watches and narrates as her memories from her childhood are acted out. [...]

Many people are always asking me if the Stratford Inn is affiliated with other big hotel chains, or if they can get reward points for staying with us, most are surprised to find out that we have been family owned and operated since 1981. The people who own and manage the Stratford Inn live in [...]

Ashland Independent Film Festival is one of the best reasons to visit Ashland from April 7-11. Five days packed with 80+ documentaries, features and short films for all to enjoy. Over 6000 visitors will gather at the historic Varsity Theatre to see these amazing films.  Join the opening celebration on April 7th at 7:30pm, tickets [...]

Ashland and Shakespeare two words that are synonymous with each other; Ashland welcomes back a new season at the Shakespeare festival. 12 plays in all that are sure to delight us.  Showing in the outdoor Elizabethan theatre are Henry IV, part two, The Pirates of Penzace, and Love’s Labor’s Lost.  In the indoor Angus Bowmer [...]