Ashley Ludwig has been a columnist and online news editor since 2007. She is a resident of Riverside County and covers the Patch sites and stories across southern California.
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Before joining Patch, Ashley Ludwig worked as a staff writer for the Valley News Newspaper in Southwest Riverside, covering both print and online editions. She co-founded the Southern California online magazine DailySoCal.com. She served as a freelance journalist for various publications, including the North County Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Southwest Riverside News Network (SWRNN.com), as well as articles and book reviews for the former Pages Magazine.
She owns the local Southern California Wine Country blog: Temecula Grapevine.com. Wife and mother of two daughters, she has written multiple romantic suspense novels, and chick-lit romances. Find them on Kindle and in print on Amazon.com.
A content creator and information architect since the late 1990s, Ludwig also project-managed multiple ad campaigns with Adwire for the entertainment industry, as well as worked with Books in Print, Bowker with the New York Times Bestseller Lists. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences.
On Thursday shop and dine at Old Town's cozy cafés, tasting rooms or restaurants to round out a perfect day of fashion, friends, and finds.
Welcome to Palace: California's Bookshelf, a program where all residents with an email address can access over 300,000 e- and audio books.
Leslie Arias MSJC student and AHSIE scholarship recipient, shared her powerful story of resilience and perseverance at a Chicago conference.
Goaltender Victor Ostman stopped all 29 shots to pick up the first shutout of his AHL career as well as the first shutout of 2025 season.
Got a concern? Now, once a month, you can meet with a representative from the 19th District State Senator Ochoa Bogh's Office in Banning.
Residents were advised that wind gusts could top 60 mph in some areas in the windblown dust advisory slated to last through Wednesday.
Residents were advised that wind gusts could top 40 to 60 mph in some areas during the wind advisory slated to last through early Wednesday.
The newest series of Goodwill stores is planned in Riverside County, opening in early April, 2025.
The Temecula Valley Unified School District student and sole RivCo winner was recognized with the Gold Key Scholastic Art & Writing Award.
Early Sunday morning, officers arrived at Old Town Front Street and Third Street on reports of a stabbing.
The John Landes Skate Park has reopened following an extensive redesign, the city of Oceanside announced this week.
Mark Drewelow, a longtime Encinitas resident, died March 1. His paddle/swim out is planned for Saturday morning.
The blaze engulfed a boat parked outside the San Diego residence.
Lilo, a Carlsbad restaurant featuring intimate international coastal-cuisine, plans a mid-April opening. Reservations are now available.
Kisco Senior Living, based out of Carlsbad, now offers a travel program for residents to visit other communities nationwide.
Environmental groups working with Otay Ranch Village housing development will preserve 300 additional acres of open space for the project.
"Your donation will be music to our dog's floppy ears," the Rancho Coastal Humane Society said.
San Diego supervisory candidate Paloma Aguirre says a South San Diego regional park campground should delay reopening amid health concerns.
Restaurateurs Karol, German Herrera's Michi Tacos named Lake Elsinore’s Economic Development Department's "Business in Action" Spotlight.
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