Avenue29 Apartments now open on the South Hill

 

Courtsey photo - Avenue29 Apartments.

Avenue29 Apartments, a newly constructed 21 unit apartment building is now open and welcoming new residents on the vibrant South Hill. Located off of the intersection of 29th Ave. and Grand Blvd. (717 E. 29th) the property offers convenience and accessibility in one of Spokane's most desirable neighborhoods. Within a one-block radius of Avenue29 is a grocery store, pharmacy, banks, restaurants and medical offices. With schools ( Hutton Elementary and Sacajawea Middle School ), coffee shops and fitness centers also located just minutes away, eliminating the car for most day-to-day needs. "We always envisioned this project as a gateway for moving into this part of town"  said Ross Blevins, a member of Avenue29, LLC and neighborhood resident. "We are excited to further strengthen the community with a diverse array of folk who will call Avenue29 home and hopefully become permanent residents of the neighborhood."

The community features a mix of modern studio, and one-bedroom apartments designed with spacious floor plans, abundant natural light through large windows, and in-unit appliances residents know and trust. Select units include enhanced accessibility features, making the community a welcoming option for residents with varying mobility needs.  Public transportation is also readily available, with a major STA bus stop located adjacent to the front of the property.

For more information on Avenue29 Apartments, including who to contact about leasing an apartment in the community, visit their website at http://www.avenue29apts.com

Mallory Paint Store planning new location on the South Hill

 

Mallory Paint Store, a regional chain of Benjamin Moore Paint retail stores is planning a new location on Spokane's South Hill. This will be the company's fourth location in the Spokane area, with two more stores located in North Idaho. 

The new South Hill Mallory Paint will be located in the same shopping center as Target at 3104 E. Palouse Hwy Suite A2, which was formerly used as a mattress store. Like the other locations this new Mallory Paint Store will carry all colors of the Benjamin Moore Paint brand including paints, stains and primers and an array of painting supplies. Currently the store is planning to open at the beginning of September.

For more information on Benjamin Moore Mallory Paint Store, visit their website at https://mallorypaint.com

Miniso & Urban Planet opening at Spokane Valley Mall

 While other malls, especially those in more rural areas are dying off and turning to other non-retail uses, Spokane Valley Mall continues to pull in shoppers and even new businesses. The mall recently announced on their social media pages that Minso, a rapidly growing and trendy chain of Chinese based retail stores will host a grand opening celebration on Aug 9th at their new location on the lower level of the mall in-between Victoria's Secret and Box Lunch. The new store carries toys, plushies, collectables, beauty essentials and more.

Additionally, Spokane Valley Mall also recently added a new location of the Urban Planet chain. Urban Planet is a newer brand for the US the claims to be where "streetwise fashion meets bold attitude". the Spokane Valley Mall Urban Planet store is located on the second floor of the mall nearby the food court. Areas nearby the mall are growing too with the Evergreen Crossing shopping center across Evergreen Rd. from the mall will soon be home to a new Sierra and Five Below store and the new Dave & Busters opening August 11th along E. Mansfield just northwest of the mall. 

What would you like to see come to the Spokane Valley Mall?

Konala planning new location nearby Gonzaga

 Konala, the growing North Idaho based chain of quick service restaurants serving an array of protein packed bowls, salads and more is continuing their expansion in the Spokane area. The company recently opened their first Spokane location at 6740 N. Division in North Spokane. And one more can be confirmed to be coming soon.

The newest Konala restaurant will occupy the former home of Forza Coffee on the ground floor of the mixed-use Matilda Building at 1021 N. Hamilton, in the Logan neighborhood across the street from Gonzaga. The company is working on the plans for this new location, but an exact opening date won't be known for a little while due to possible construction and permitting delays. However as of right now we're hearing this new location should open sometime around January 2026 as remodeling will be necessary to the space.

Konala founder and CEO, Trace Miller confirmed for us that they also have a couple more locations in the works in Spokane and Kootenai County but nothing that is far enough along to confirm just yet. The company has also been in the news lately for securing multi-unit franchise deals in Montana, Utah and New Jersey with new corporate owned locations also in the works in Nevada. With this level of growth, it might not be very long before Konala's healthy fast-food locations are found nationwide, for more information about their brand, visit their website at https://konala.com

After repairs, Petunia & Loomis is celebrating a grand re-opening in Downtown Spokane

 

After months of cleanup, construction and even some creativity, the curiosity shop Petunia & Loomis recently announced their grand re-opening beginning today (Aug. 1st) thru Aug. 3rd. The extensive repairs come on the heels of two devastating floods that hit the store in December and February. "Two floods in two months nearly swept us away" said Manager Jesse McCauley. "But like any good gothic ghost story, we came back stronger - and spookier - than ever."

The store now boasts brand-new floors and an upgraded layout that enhances the immersive, eerie experience customers have come to love. With expanded product line, returning fans and new visitor alike can look forward to curated oddities, magical supplies, antique curios, and haunted home decor that reflect the store's signature dark charm. Additionally, Petunia & Loomis is rolling out a calendar of creepy and creative events, including: 

Bug Pinning classes

Tarot classes

Tattoo pop-up's

Kids classes

and of course, their annual Krampus event in December. Petunia & Loomis is located in Downtown Spokane at 224 N. Howard. As of my writing this the store is open Mon-Sat 11-6 and Sun. 11-5, for more info on the store visit their website at https://petunialoomis.com/

Fresh Today Cafe opens in Northtown Mall

 

A new restaurant opened recently within the Northtown Mall in Spokane. The owners of Fresh Today Catering,LLC have opened a new place called Fresh Today Cafe in the food court area on the second floor of the mall. 

Fresh Today Cafe officially opened in June and will serve sandwiches, flatbreads, soups, salads, comfort foods, grab and go items, breakfast, cakes, pretzels, cookies, brownies and more. They also will routinely post specials via a "fresh sheet". Fresh Today does also plan to continue their original catering and bakery side of the business. Indoor dining is provided in the mall food court and menu items are also available for delivery via Doordash.

For more information on Fresh Today Catering visit their website at https://freshtodaycatering.com/ and give Fresh Today Cafe a follow-on social media via Facebook

Veteran duo introduces D1 Training to Coeur d' Alene with new location

 

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In June local entrepreneurs and veterans Richard Smith and Kyle Parkinson opened a new D1 Training location at 8632 N. Government Way.  D1 Training is a leading fitness enrichment concept utilizing the five core tenets of athletic-based training. The new group fitness facility employs a sports-science backed training regimen led by certified trainers to help people of all ages achieve their sport and fitness goals.

D1 Training offers four age-based programs including Rookie (ages 7-11), Developmental (ages 12-14), Prep (ages 15-18) and D1 adult. Each fitness program is based on the five athletic-based tenets: dynamic warm-up, performance, strength program, core and conditioning, and cool down. Outside of group workouts, D1 Training offers group, semi-private, and one-on-one training with world class coaches. D1 Training has been expanding across the nation though franchising, D1 Training has more than 100 performance centers open with over 100 more centers currently in various stages of development.

For more information on D1 Training in Coeur d' Alene, visit the CdA location's webpage at https://www.d1training.com/cda/

New Blvd Doughnut Co / Union Roasters co-branded shop opening in Coeur d' Alene

 

What's a better combination then coffee and doughnuts? Go ahead, I'll wait...

Well, maybe there's a couple others that are close but it's that combination that is coming next week to the new location of Union Roasters, with their newest venture Blvd. Doughnut Co. at 1515 Northwest Blvd. in Coeur d' Alene. The owners claimed in a recent social media post that the doughnuts will be the PNW's holiest donuts made in small batches made fresh every morning. Additionally, the new shop will also have the full menu of the local coffee company Union Roasters who also has locations already open in Midtown Coeur d' Alene and on Tea Olive Ln. on Coeur d' Alene's northwest side. 

The new shop is scheduled to open on Monday, July 28th at 6am. Another new Union Roasters shop is currently in the planning phase to eventually open on the ground floor of the new Thomas George high rise in Downtown Coeur d' Alene. For more information on the company, visit their website at http://unionroasters.co and for more information on Blvd Doughnut Co., check out their page on Instagram

Back 40 Meadery opens on Newport Hwy in Spokane

 

Courtesy photo- Back 40 Meadery's Facebook page.

Claimed as Spokane's only honey wine tasting room, Back 40 Meadery is celebrating their grand opening this weekend at 10403 N. Newport Hwy. in the Whitworth Square shopping center. The grand opening is being called "Christmas in July" with an indoor market also included highlighting local artists and artisans. Families and non-drinkers visiting during the opening event can also partake in mocktails and other non-alcoholic beverages.

However, those wishing to partake will be able to sample mead's made locally by Back 40, who is a small batch meadery that focuses on using locally sourced honey and fresh fruit to create unique and delicious honey wines (mead).  Additionally, the new tasting room also offers a few local beers from Spokane's Bellwether Brewing. The business has operated in Elk,WA for some time before opening this new Spokane tasting room. 

The Christmas in July grand opening event is being from July 25-27th. For more information on Back 40 Meadery visit their website at http://back40meadery.com 

Construction to resume on new commercial building on Aero Rd on the West Plains

 Construction is set to resume on a paused new commercial building project at 10430 W. Aero Rd. adjacent to the Aero Rd / Westbow Rd roundabout on the West Plains. The building was once planned to be a dental clinic and site work, and foundation work was already largely done. Under the new plan however the building will be built and leased out to a number of retail and medical office tenants. No tenants can be named as of my writing this, but there is interest and marketing of the building is already underway with LT Real Estate being the local contact for leasing. 

Courtesy photo - LT Real Estate Co.

The property owner will act as the general contractor for the development, with architectural design done by Bernardo Wills. Once complete the new building will offer a total 11,500 square feet of new commercial space, shown in the marketing materials as divisible up to five separate suites. The project site plans also show a decent sized surface parking area as well.

While no tenants are confirmable for opening in this new building it will surely only be a short time before we're reporting on new places here, with easy access to I-90 and in the rapidly growing "Fake Cheney" area and the large Amazon Fulfillment Centers located just a short drive away on the other side of the I-90 freeway. For more information on leasing space in this new center contact Dallas Lightner of LT Real Estate at 509-315-8720 / dallas@ltrealestateco.com or Ryan Towner also of LT Real Estate at 509-481-0373 / ryan@ltrealestateco.com

Twisted Stitch Yarn now open on the South Hill

 

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A new locally owned and operated yarn shop is now open on the South Hill. The new business, called Twisted Stitch Yarn is located within a unique and historic building at 307 E. 18th Ave. Twisted Stich sells a variety of yarns, as well as knitting nettles, crochet hooks, as well as other knitting and crotchet tools and notions. 

In addition to the retail area, Twisted Stitch Yarn is planning to host classes starting sometime this fall. And, an open "Makers Afternoon" on Saturdays for knitters, crocheters, fiber fans and even the just curious. Information about all events at the new store can be found on their social media pages, Facebook or Instagram

They tell me their goal is to be inclusive, have fun, and grow and support our knit/crochet community.

Barrelhouse Pizzeria opening soon in Downtown Spokane

The owners of Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza are expanding their reach with a new concept coming soon to Downtown Spokane. The owners are currently working on a new restaurant called Barrelhouse Pizzeria which will open on the ground floor of the Holley Mason Building at 157 S. Howard, the former home of the now closed Zona Blanca ceviche restaurant. There isn't a set opening date for the new place just yet, however they say they might be able to do a soft opening as soon as next month. The owner of Barrelhouse will make announcements for the exact dates.

The new Barrelhouse Pizzeria will be a brick fired pizzeria and barrel aged whisky concept. The menu will consist of Neapolitan style pizzas, fresh roasted meat sandwiches, salads and whisky drawn directly from the oak barrel among other specialty drinks. 

As of my writing this I don't see a website for Barrelhouse Pizzeria in Spokane, however info on their original business Barrelhouse Pub & Pizza can be found at https://www.barrelhousepubandpizza.com/