It's a nice town. Lotsa liberals, but you have to admire a town that revitalizes itself. I want to hit the Shakespeare Festival one of these times!
I greatly admire the people of Ashland, but not the artsy-fartsy crowd that has taken over. I have relatives living in Ashland, east of I-5, and they hate to go downtown. Of course, they also hate Shakespeare, so they may be a bit biased.