Over at A Street Print & Parcel (258 A Street), owner Steve Barnard will be celebrating his 15th year in business this year, while his second business, Studio 10, was started in April 2020. The two businesses are definitely keeping Steve busy.

At King Health & Wellness (585 Murphy Road in Medford), Julie King, MD, and Kim Larson, WHCNP, have a collective 42 years experience practicing gynecology in the Rogue Valley. The gynecology specialty clinic offers a full spectrum of women’s health care focusing on preventative care, cancer detection, genetic testing, minimally invasive surgery, hormonal evaluation and management, and sexual medicine.

With the demise of Bug a Boo, Elizabeth and James Duffy have stepped in to fill the void with their new downtown store Forever Young Ashland, located at 252 E. Main (where Travel Essentials used to be), which opened on November 16th. They have stocked children’s clothing, shoes and boots, plus socks, tights, waterproof gear, outdoor toys, indoor toys, action figures, Waldorf toys, baby toys and accessories, arts and crafts supplies, games, trucks, and more.

LUNA Café + Mercantile, located at 2525 Ashland Street inside the Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites, which is part of the Neuman Hotel Group, is celebrating its seventh year in business this year. Doug and Becky Neuman are happy with how the restaurant has turned out.

Recology Ashland is a 100% employee-owned business that collects waste, recycling materials, and green debris in Ashland, Talent, and their respective unincorporated areas of Jackson County. Technically, there are 36 owners, but we were able to track down one of the managers, Jamie Rosenthal, for a little insight.