Hobby turns into business
A wide variety of U.S. coins, tokens and supplies for casual and serious collectors will be at Spartacus Coin Bullion Collectibles when it opens Sept. 3 at 1107 E. Sherman Ave.
Owners Richard and Elaine Price (their name fits the business!) buy and sell gold and silver bullion, individual coins, tokens and coin collections. They started as casual collectors and are active in Coeur d'Alene Coin Club, of which he is president. Their hobby turned into a business in 2010 when they joined coin shows in Idaho and Washington.
Hours will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 11 to 4 Saturdays and Sundays by appointment. The space previously was CdA Yarn.
The grand opening week will include special pricing on silver rounds and a free 2014 Lincoln cent counter-stamped with the Idaho image for the first 500 customers. Phone 640-1397. Check spartacuscoins on Facebook.
Thrive Chiropractic opens Monday
More than 20 combined years of experience for advanced family chiropractic care are offered by Drs. Jeff and Chelsea Pearson as they open Thrive Chiropractic Monday in Suite A at 1230 N. Northwood Center Court (northeast corner of Northwest Boulevard and Ironwood Drive).
They were educated at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse and the University of Calgary respectively with doctors of chiropractic degrees from Northwestern Health Sciences University. He specializes in neck and back pain and headache relief, and she with maternity and pediatric care. They practiced for 10-plus years in Carlsbad, Calif.
Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Fridays. Phone 665-9688. Check www.thrivecda.com.
Cosmo Prof moving in Sunset
A move that will almost triple its space is underway by Cosmo Prof in Sunset Mall (on Sunset Avenue east of Highway 95).
Moving from Suite 9 to the southern location formerly occupied by AAA, Cosmo Prof sells professional beauty supplies (skin, hair, nails, etc.) and is a division of Sally Beauty Supply, which has more than 2,800 stores. It began in 1964 and has its headquarters in Denton, Texas.
Local hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 8 to 4 Saturdays. Phone 765-0712. Check www.cosmoprobeauty.com.
Spirit Halloween looms
The specialty retail store of Spirit Halloween will open for the season this month in the former space of Office Depot at 131 W. Neider Ave. The 26,000-square-foot location is between Safeway and K-Mart.
The parent company in New Jersey operates more than 1,100 Spirit Halloween stores in all 50 states and Canada. Check www.spirithalloween.com.
And now the Tidbits
- Watch for news on The Vault Coffee Shop on Sherman, CdA Nails & Spa at Crossroads/Winco, Pretty Angel Botanicals in Riverstone, Fortus Realty in Midtown and Lyle's Fabrics on Seltice. And some new digging is at Crossroads.
- "Blonde" has been miscolored in some stories lately. With the "e" it's a female noun only. Without the "e" it's an adjective or a male noun - although it seems weird to call a male a "blond." Usually we say he has blond hair or is a towhead, which has two origins. "Tow" is a synonym for flax (a yellow plant). "Towhead" is a freshly cut end of a log that a logger will tow.
- He would lead if he got the lead out.
- A label on the bottom of Coke bottles in some countries: "Open other end."
- If a Realtor gives me a commercial clue, I'll give him/her a plug.
- Contact Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com.