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Hello, I am in desperate need of housing, a room to rent. I am 58 and live on a fixed income, I have excellent references in paying rent. I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs. I have no animals. I am independent and I will be home full-time except for medical appointments. I can also pass a background check with flying colors.I can keep to myself and I know how to clean up after myself. I'm seeking a drama free, peaceful living situation. I am in desperate need but I will not put myself in a dangerous situation. I am on all of the low income housing wait lists. The most I can pay a month is $650. Please could someone help me find a room or a roommate. Thank you

Trying to find faux fur for a project I’m working on, couldn’t find any inside hobby lobby or Micheal’s, haven’t tried Joanne’s yet. Does anyone know somewhere that has it for sure?

Hi guys, my 20th birthday is coming up next week, I don’t really like cake, so I really wanted to get like a baked cheesecake this year. Any suggestions on where in town? I’m homeless right now so I can’t afford a super expensive one but I just don’t want to get one of those Walmart ones that are instant crap.

It’s been “out of order” for like 6 months now or at least it has been every time I’ve gone (three or four times, typically late at night) It seems a little hard to believe that a major chain/franchise couldn’t repair or replace their machine for that long if they wanted to. It also surprises me that they wouldn’t fix it ASAP since soda is such a huge markup and it has to be hurting their margins.

Hey there!

What are some of your favorite local businesses here in the Medford area?

It's the holiday season and let's get some feet walking into our local businesses!

The nighttime temps have been 32° or below (freezing) for a while now, but no warming shelters have opened up in Medford. Why?

edit: thanks to all the generous offers, and I did get my set already. This is a great town and this is a great Reddit community

Is there anyone who would be willing to allow me to take “advantage” of your B&N (paid) membership? I want to purchase an $250 lego item, and get the discount. You get all the points and bonus points, so win win.

send me a DM. I can meet you therde anytime mon-wed of this week. (I’ll go first and reconfirm item is still in shelf). Also, i thing they are doing bonus points through tommorow, so eaelier better for you also.

Send me a direct message, preferably with a number i can text you for fastest repsonse. Thanks!

A few people had posted about Daiso and when it would be opening. Just saw an ad for this on social media:

Last summer we passed through and we absolutely fell in love with Black Bird Ace Hardware. We're a couple from Vermont / Bay Area who want to raise our kids closer to nature and in a less "All Blue All The Time" area. We're very outdoorsy, we want access to organic grocery stores and a somewhat crunchy community, but also tend to be a bit more rednecky and rural and aren't a fan of CA's over-the-top politics while still being fairly left leaning. Is Medford a good place for us?

where do they need ppl? seems like i can’t find a job no matter how many applications i do on indeed or like sites.

This is not a post bashing Medford. This is a post from someone who loved Medford and absolutely did not want to move, but found that PA has all the best parts of OR and then so much more. I keep seeing Oregon - and Medford in particular - ranked as the worst place to live and raise children and it compelled me to share my experience with you all.

I was happy living in Medford for a very long time. Moved there when I was 8 and didn't move away until I was 42 (although I did some 6-12 month stints in other cities for work a few times throughout the years). It took my wife and sons a lot of convincing to move out East. My oldest son going to college out here and me not wanting to split the family up was the tipping point. Boy am I glad I did.

I won't get into the real-estate issues in Medford, you all know what it is. We bought a 3,600 ft^2 house here that sits:

• On over an acre in a community with a country club and a private lake
• Across from a massive ski lake that is several times the size of Lost Creek
• In a community where our local bar & grill is a 2 minute golf cart ride away.
• A 4 minute golf cart ride away to our private beach on the big lake.

We paid $400k for all of this in May of last year. It's probably worth $500k right now, but you can still buy a nice house around the lake for under $200k. Houses in our neighborhood range from $250k for a 3bd/2ba 1,500 ft^2 family home to $700k for something similar to what you would find up McAndrews. None of us have to drive to go have dinner or hang out at a bar or go boating. We all just get in our golf carts or UTVs and meet up.

Our community is only about 850 lots, but there are countless ones just like it all around the lake. Some focused more on quieter living, some that are geared more towards younger and active crowds, and all kinds in-between. There are also a lot of houses that aren't necessarily in "communities". I was worried about making friends in my 40s in a place where I knew nobody. First few months were rough, but the more we started getting out there and going to events, the more friends we made. Two years in, we now have more friends here than we could have imagined. The sense of community is like nothing I ever experienced in Medford. We lived in a lot of great neighborhoods, on the RVCC, Eagle Point golf course, etc. and never experienced anything like this. We have a private FB group of over 700 members for just our little community so we're all constantly engaged and planning events and helping each other. Hell, just the lake boating group has 16k members.

We loved the schools my wife and our children went to in Medford. Hoover, Lone Pine, Hedrick, and North. We were heavily involved in the schools and have nothing bad to say about them. Nothing is perfect, but in hindsight, the schools were the best part of living there. The schools here are funded better so there the classrooms are smaller, the equipment is better/newer, and the kids all get breakfast and lunch. I will say the the socio-economic divide is similar to Medford, so very much "haves" and "have nots" in the way schools like Hoover straddle that line. If you're a remote worker or a business owner, this place is paradise. I mean, this is my son's highschool for crying out loud. It's like straight out of a Disney show: https://imgur.com/a/B4HkZHh

In winter we get a proper amount of snow. We'll get a foot or two over night a few times a year and the kids get proper snow days. And people here are prepared. Just last weekend we got 20"+ and woke up to complete chaos. A friend of mine was in my driveway before I had my coffee plowing my driveway with his side-by-side even though he knows I have a blower on mine. The streets were plowed by noon and all the highways re-opened before evening. Tens of thousands of people who lost power had it back before 11pm. So while it does get a proper winter, we are prepared, so we just experience the fun parts. We're a short drive to several ski mountains. Hell, there is a community about 30 minutes from us with about twice the homes and they have a ski mountain that has 18 runs and 7 lifts and if you live there, you get free access to the mountain. Dues there are less than you'd spend on a family pack of lift tickets for Mt. Ashland. They also have horse stables (horses included), ATV trails, pools (adult and kid), an arcade, a restaurant in the community, etc. etc.

In the summer, it's all about the lake life. We haven't had to buy a boat because everybody we know has one. If you like the water, it's the place to be. Because the lake is only 60' deep, it is absurdly warm. I go swimming at midnight all the way into September because the water is still like 70F. There is an absurd number of events in the area all year long as well. Always something going on. Oh yeah, no fires. Like, none. We had a little smoke from Canada our first year here, but it was gone in two days. AQI stays near the 20s all year long.

We also have zero homeless. That's not an exaggeration. There are no transients here at all.

There is so much to do over here. Like Medford we have camping and boating and skiing, but unlike Medford it's a few minutes away. If we want to go a half our or an our away, that's fine too. There's still camping and boating and skiing. Our nearest metro area (375k) is 40 minutes away so it feels very much like living in a giant Jacksonville if Jacksonville was on a lake with 52 miles of shoreline. We're two hours from NYC and Philly and there is more culture in one town here than the entire state of Oregon. And travel... It's quicker for me to to travel to Europe from here than it was just to go to Hawaii from Medford. I can go round trip to Miami for the weekend for under $100. We can go hop on a dinner train at the local rail station 15 minutes away that transports you back in time. More venues and sports teams than you know what to do with. We have Disney World in place of Disneyland. The list just goes on and on.

It boggles my mind that a place like this exists in the US and I was too stubborn and scared to make a change.

Please feel free to ask me any questions.

Anyone know if there are any places in southern oregon that do a Chicago style deep dish pizza?

I am a black girl living in Medford, OR and I cut all my locs off about 3 years ago. I'm ready to have them back, but this time I don't want to start them myself. Does anyone know ANYBODY who has knowledge with working with women of color? Most of the locticians I'm finding work with white girls and that's just a different kind of locing method.

Does anyone know where they do wegovy or ozempic injections in the valley? My dr recommended it but it’s not covered by insurance but I was told that some businesses do lower doses?

Saw what looked like a swat van and 3 cop cars and an ambulance hauling ass down riverside toward the mall at about 10am this morning (black Friday). Anybody know whats going on?

I'm looking for a recommendation for a good stylist in town that does a good job with fine hair. I got a haircut a while back out of town that was awful and I'm looking for someone to try and help it grow out better now that it's got some length again. I haven't found anybody in the area that I really love so I'm hoping you all can help me out! Thanks!

Edit: I'm willing to drive to Ashland or Central Point if necessary 🙂

Saw about 30+ cop cars near Black Bird on West main at around 4:30PM today. Any details on what was going on? They had the road blocked off.

has anyone seen bluetooth vapes anywhere lol i wana find one before i go back home

Trying to figure out where the best place is to watch for events going on in the community. I mostly use the Rogue Valley Times site but notice that it still misses quite a few things happening here in Medford (that I usually learn about after the fact when the news covers them). Thanks!

Hey folks,

Nature's Pet Market of Ashland and Medford is taking donations for the Rogue Valley Street Dogs Project through the end of December.

Did your puppy grow out of his coat/sweater/harness/collar? Or did you get her a cute new coat and the old one is sitting unused in your garage? Bring them to the drop bins at either the Medford or Ashland stores, and they'll go to a wonderful organization helping people and their pets in need.

Doesn't have to just be coats; they'll take food donations, bowls, that shampoo you used once that your dog hates the smell of, anything you need to get rid of. They're taking cat stuff too!

If you're in a position and mood to donate money instead of things, there are collection boxes at the registers, gifting tags with different dollar amounts to choose from, and they're also accepting checks. Every dollar collected will be used to buy new coats at cost so more pets can keep warm this winter.

Please consider spreading the word if you want to help but don't have anything to donate.

Thanks everyone!

Ok, so I am newish to the area and need to replace the flooring in our new home. Who all do you recommend we go with and why? I am looking to install vinyl plank flooring and rip out carpet. We have a ton of animals….this carpet has to go! I have no problem purchasing flooring and labor separately too if that helps. Thanks in advance for your recommendations.

Ok Medford, help a lady out! I need a bang trim real bad but my gal is booked to eternity. I don’t need anything fancy, just someone who can freshen up some grown out bangs.. let me know who you recommend! Thanks!

It appears that after however many years that the Coquille Tribe will get the land to be tribal land, and they will be able to put a casino there. There's been many thoughts over the years, but what are your opinions since this is as close as it has ever been to happening?

With this being the busiest time of the year for retail I think it’s important to remember to NOT be so damn rude to retail workers. Being patient and kind goes a long way. If you can’t handle that, please just stay home and get your purchases delivered. Workers and other customers don’t want to deal with you anymore. A lot of retail workers are putting in OT and not having days off to provide you a service. Be chill people it’s not that hard to be nice.

I’m astonished and so let down that there’s not 1 regularly performing Grateful Dead tribute band in this whole valley..how is it that basically every state/city has some sort of pretty dependable band/bands doing their thing and of all places, here in Oregon our local well spring is bone dry?! Not that this post will do one damn thing but it’s nice to complain sometimes. For now I’ll keep driving to SF.