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LUNA CAFÉ

a bright light on a cloudy day

Sandy cathcart Photography provided by Luna Café

una Café, inside Ashland Hills Hotel, difficult times. She began working a miracle days, we trailered everything back ourselves,
has lived up to its name by brightening for people to hold onto special memories, and rumbling up I-5 with all my treasures. We jok-
Lour little corner of Southern Oregon. then she set out to find just the right furniture, ingly called ourselves the Oregon hillbillies.”
Becky Neuman, lead designer and owner (also lighting and colors.
owner of Ashland Springs Hotel), is largely Neuman now has someone else transport
responsible. At first glance, Neuman saw pos- “I’m a treasure hunter,” Neuman says. “I find my furniture for her, and she relies heavily on
sibilities. She noted the 70’s structure and saw joy that way, and I get so much support from her team for whom she has high praise. Ava
something of importance in a community that my husband Doug. We visit a lot of consign- DeRosier, the Director of Food and Beverage,
used to have great charm before falling on ment meccas near Palm Desert. In the early is not only knowledgeable and efficient at her

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