Angela Henderson-Bentley

Sal's Italian Eatery & Speakeasy

Prohibition may have ended in 1933, but in the heart of downtown Ashland, the era of bootlegging and gangsters is still very much alive and well.

Sal's Italian Eatery & Speakeasy
AW Meat House - Meat The Wells Family
Amanda Gilmore

Polar Experience

In a world newly released from the clutches of a pandemic, Dr. Sarah Ivers knew one thing to be true in 2022–she wanted to travel. And, as a professor of mammology and animal behavior at Shawnee State University, she also knew she wanted to go where she could observe some of nature’s most magnificent creatures.

Polar Experience
Elizabeth Slagel

Local Mercantile Offers Something for Everyone

Best friends since their youth, Haley Layman and Christina Wamsley did the college/job thing, got married, became moms, embarked on other adventures, and last year reunited to open a South Ashland boutique called Local Mercantile. It all sounds like an ideal setting for a heartwarming tale on hometown roots and friendship, and that’s exactly what it is.

Local Mercantile Offers Something for Everyone
Pickleball – The Craze that's Sweeping the Tristate