Cd'A FRESH sets grand opening
More than 45 unique and different merchants display and sell their handcrafted and home-made goods, art and treats at Coeur d’Alene FRESH. The grand opening for the new store at 317 E. Coeur d’Alene Ave. is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.
Billed as one big general store, it offers treats, foods, art, jewelry and hand-selected gift items. Included are a licensed massage therapist with a chair massage, a temporary henna tattoo artist and merchants with their products.
Blake (manager) and Marla (marketer) Lopez have the store open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with live music 5-7 p.m. Phone 676-2200. Check www.coeurdalenefresh.com.
1920’s Soda Fountain open in Prairie Center
Many ice cream flavors and “mixin’s” are among the options at the new 1920s Soda Fountain in Suite 105 of Prairie Shopping Center.
With indoor seating, a kids’ area and take-out, the treats include several floats, sundaes, egg cream, shakes, tractor sodas, cones and toppings.
Opening last week, hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and until 7 p.m. Sundays. It’s a few doors down from Junior’s Barbecue, owned by the same family.
Franko’s Dog House opens in Post Falls
Specialty hot dogs are featured at Franko’s Dog House now open in Suite 6 at 2700 Seltice Way, Post Falls. Owners Bruce and Kathy Pagano also offer chips, sodas, kettle corn, beef jerky and chili con carne by the cup or bowl.
The hot dog special this month is the Spinone (pronounced spin no knee). With indoor seating and part of Mr. Delivery, their hours are 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Phone 964-5489. Check www.frankosdh.com.
Perpetual Ink opens on Sherman
Tattooing and body piercing are offered with an emphasis on cleanliness at Perpetual Ink. The business opened last week at 1520 1/2 E. Sherman Ave.
Dustin Brower and Matt Anastacio are among the artists with more than 30 years experience. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Phone 666-4100 or 512-5480.
Now for the Tidbits
- Watch for major changes on 43 acres in the northeast corner of Highways 95 and 54 in Athol. Possibilities include a major grocery store, bank, pharmacy and motel.
- Yoke’s Fresh Market this week replaces Trading Co. Food & Drug at 1501 E. Seltice, Post Falls. The 90-employee-owned store started with its “fresh products” in 1946 and has several stores in Eastern Washington, Sandpoint and Kellogg. Hours are 6 a.m. to midnight. Check www.yokesfreshmarkets.com.
- Freedom Burrito has closed at Highway 95 and Cherry Ave.
- The Painter’s Chair Gallery is closing at the end of the month after 14 years with Stephen and Cathy Shortridge at 223 Sherman Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Phone 667-3606. Check www.painterschairfineart.com.
- This is the 15th anniversary of the attack at New York’s World Trade Center. I remember I went to get our newspaper from its tube at 6:30 a.m. and neighbor Mike from across the street said simply, “Go turn on your TV.” I did just in time to see the second jet hit the place. A sad memory.
- Watch for The Beauty Lounge and Prana Juice Bar on Sunset Avenue, Hart Capital in the McEuen Terrace building and Sweet Lou’s Restaurant and Tap House in the Parkside building on Front Avenue, a Verizon store at Appleway-Fourth, Grabbagreen at Highway 95-Neider, Hayden Medical Plaza & Clinics in Hayden and the gas station-convenience store in the southwest corner of Highway 95 and Lancaster.
- On Sherman Avenue watch for Baked-In Rustic restaurant at 309 Sherman (next to Clark’s Jewelry), Mountain Madness Soap at 310 Sherman (the former Everson Jewelry building), Community First Bank at 504 Sherman and a Starbucks where the gas-convenience store is at Sherman and Seventh.
- We also have Schini Family Dentistry building a new place in Riverstone and Sweeto Burrito near Winco. New places in Post Falls will be Corby’s Tavern where the Good Time Tav was at Seltice and Elm, Popeyes, Green & Grounds Coffee Shop, Cricket Wireless, Silverlake Automotive, The Lean Bean and Dutch Bros. Coffee.
- Places evidently coming to the revised Post Falls Outlet Mall include 59:Escape Adventures, Ace Industrial Supply, SNR Costume Rental, Black-Ops Self Defense, My Big Fat Greek Deli, a comic book store and a coffee espresso store.
- On TV’s “Jeopardy,” when printing the categories, they always put the comma after the second quote mark. Nope. It goes before it.
- Contact Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com.