New Gaming Complex To Open On East Sprague
The Valley will get another pinch of Las Vegas with the opening of Aces Casino Bar and Grill.
The 4,200-square-foot restaurant and gaming complex at 10001 E. Sprague is currently being remodeled. Aces, which is scheduled to open on September 20, will share the building with the state liquor store.
Michael Powers, a 43-year-old South Dakota businessman, signed a five-year lease on the building.
The focus of the restaurant will be “a more adult operation,” with gambling and food service, he said. Changes in Washington state’s gaming laws made Spokane an attractive market for the new casino.
“This will not be a scuz-ball operation,” said David Paperd, associate broker for Tomlinson-Black, who leased the building to Powers.
Paperd says the new business will mirror the card room of the Mirage Hotel on the Las Vegas strip.
About 30 employees will be hired for the new club. Interviews are ongoing.
The business will probably be open from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., said Powers, but exact hours are being negotiated.
Powers has operated gaming clubs in North Dakota and South Dakota for the past six years.
Hallett celebrates 20 years
Hallett Farms Market and Cafe is celebrating its 20th anniversary of doing business in the Spokane Valley.
The 2,400-square foot deli and specialty gourmet food shop at 14109 E. Sprague will celebrate the milestone throughout the month of September.
The cafe will host an afternoon of pastry and coffee tasting on Sept. 20, said Cindy Hallett, who owns the restaurant.
“We’re going back to the things we started 20 years ago,” said Hallett. “We’ll even have 20-cent lattes.”
Hallett Farms Market and Cafe was the first shop in the Valley to offer espresso beverages, she said.
The store features deli sandwiches, imported and microbrewed beers, specialty wines and homemade chocolates.
Joel and Tom Hallett started an Otis Orchards strawberry farm in 1977. They eventually expanded the operation to the retail outlet on Sprague.
Bathcrest comes to the Valley
Bathcrest, a national franchise specializing in bathroom and kitchen restorations, is the newest addition to a 7-year-old Valley business.
Bell-Kirk Plumbing, a two-office plumbing company based in the Spokane Valley, added the franchise this summer.
Owner Kevin Brown said Bathcrest will expand his operations for senior citizens and disabled people. Brown has already remodeled several existing bathtubs, making them more accessible to people with disabilities.
The company currently employs three people, but Brown expects to add about five more.
Brown, 41, started the business in 1988 in the Seattle area. He moved the plumbing company to Spokane two years later. The firm doesn’t have a retail outlet, but has offices in the Spokane Valley and in Sandpoint.
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