When Jason and Anne Robison moved to Ashland from Seattle in 2001, their goal was to open “a unique and inviting jewelry store while selling things that have meaning behind them.” With The Crown Jewel (266 E. Main in Ashland and 165 E. California in Jacksonville), they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.

Most people know Jen Sink as the proprietor of Omar’s Restaurant and Bar, but in her second life she’s also the owner/operator of Horse Haven Trails, an equine facility at Rising Hope Stables (2007 East Hills Drive in Ashland).

Women’s Health Center of Southern Oregon (WHCSO), a private practice currently owned by five physicians, has been providing specialty gynecologic and obstetric services in the Rogue Valley for 25 years. Because of their reputation for excellent, individualized care and outstanding service, women from all over southern Oregon and northern California have traveled to their office in Grants Pass.

Ashland Artisan Emporium has been a popular gift shop, make that multiple gift shops, in Ashland for almost 13 years. The store, which features over 80 vendors who carefully stock and tend their booths on a regular basis, was opened in 2012 by Michelle Christian and was bought by Leah Fairbanks and Derek Lusk exactly one year ago on April 1st.

Optometrists Dr. Russell H. Horn, O.D., and Dr. Jacqueline Clair-Horn, O.D., of Clair Horn Eyecare are opening an office in Ashland this month at 933 Siskiyou Boulevard. They have been practicing in the Rogue Valley since 1996 and opened a practice in Medford in 2007. The Yreka office, which opened in 2008, is relocating to Ashland.