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In Focus: First Frost The annual First Frost celebration at the Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink, located at 95 Winburn Way, across from the Lithia Park playground in Ashland, will be held from 4 to...

Editor’s note: Masks are required in all indoor public spaces in Oregon. Check with all venues listed in Tempo to confirm events. Friday, Dec. 10 Rogue World Music Soundwalk: The city of Ashland a...

Editor’s note: Masks are required in all indoor public spaces and at large outdoor gatherings in Oregon. Check with all venues listed in Tempo to confirm events. In Focus: Rogue Valley Symphonic B...

In Focus: Recovery Festival: The annual Recovery Festival — an event that celebrates addiction recovery and first-responders — organized by the addictions recovery nonprofit ROC Recovery Center will ...

Online shopping has boomed in the pandemic. But what about all the packaging? Vox.com 1/8/2021 © Getty Images Everyone’s shopping online by necessity, but packaging waste hasn’t improved. At a Cost Plus World Market in Oakland, California, masked shoppers are filing in with their holiday near-misses. They’re not just bringing back Ikat dinnerware and burlap wall art that didn’t quite hit the gifting mark, however. The Happy Returns “bar” within accepts unwanted items from digit...

Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called At a Cost Plus World Market in Oakland, California, masked shoppers are filing in with their holiday near-misses. They’re not just bringing back Ikat dinnerware and burlap wall art that didn’t quite hit the gifting mark, however. The Happy Returns “bar” within accepts unwanted items from digitally native brands like Eloquii, Everlane, and Rothy’s, which it refunds with a scan of a QR code. Similar bars in malls, colleg...