Cosmic Serendipity With The Jacksonville Review!…read more SITREP Sometimes the universe just conspires for you to become "aware" of cosmic portends (or more pedestrian realities) that you never would have discovered by yourself. And then these secret forces further bolster your appreciation for what is revealed to you. In this mystic accord, I include the Jacksonville Review. THE SETUP So it's like this: my sweet friend & fellow Yelper GoGo M. and I were blazing a trail through Jacksonville two (2) days last week, with our heart set on tasting local wine, checking out the historic divy bars, and meeting Alpacas! (And to avoid any suspense at this point, we HAPPILY accomplished all three (3) goals!) PORTENDS OF JACKSONVILLENESS We had 3 very distinct things happen that brought it altogether for us for "The Jacksonville Review." (1) The first "random" - since one of our first stops was inside the brightly inviting store Willowcreek Gifts shop on the main drag of Jacksonville - was meeting the very charming proprietor of Willowcreek, Ms. Jo Parker. Besides shopping in her store, we asked her about some info pertaining to Jacksonville, and lo & behold, little did we realize that she was also the co-publisher of The Jacksonville Review (along with her husband Whitman Parker). Jo shared with us the most current issue of The Review as well as their NEW publication, "Southern Oregon WINE SCENE", a unique and more focused publication for "Living Between The Vines" - a reference to the abundant choices of wineries springing up now in Southern Oregon's Rogue River Valley. Jo was kind enough to give us both publications. (2) The second "random" occurred when we were at Caprice Vineyards just on the outskirts of Jacksonville - not only a winery, but also an Alpaca ranch, and thus a big incentive to make the trek here. As we were at the winery, enjoying the hospitality of Jim & Jeanne, owner-proprietors of Caprice (and meeting Alpacas!), Whitman Parker - co-publisher of The Jacksonville Review showed up to take some pictures of Jim & Jeanne for a piece that was going to be done on them. Whitman is a great guy, and it was fun to see him go into action as the publication-photographer. (3) But as to The Jacksonville Review itself, the most current publication features on it's cover a Stearman Biplane, an aircraft that is near & dear to my heart. When I was just out of high school on the East coast, I spent some time a the Bealton (VA) Flying Circus & Aerodrome, and I got to fly a Stearman Biplane. It was great to pick up this issue of The Jacksonville Review as a nice keepsake of this beautiful place and conjure up a wonderful memory. THE LOWDOWN The Jacksonville Review is a fun read, full of great pictures and good information on the very active social scene in Jacksonville, OR. And now that it has been published, the new Southern Oregon Wine Scene ("Living Between The Vines") is a terrific focused publication on the wine industry in this locale.

As both a Jacksonville business owner and resident I couldn't be happier with the kind folks at the…read moreJacksonville Review. It's always got new and informative info to share and the staff bends over backwards to help with my advertising needs. Two thumbs up!