Computer Renaissance moves to new location

A computer store on Sullivan Road is celebrating its first Christmas in a new location only a block from its old one.

Computer Renaissance recently moved to the new strip mall at 509 N. Sullivan Road to take advantage of a smaller space. At 2,400 square feet, the old spot is about 1,000 square feet larger than the new location.

“That really was too much space for a computer store,” said Jay Moore, who owns the franchise with his wife Midge. “That was the only space available (on Sullivan) seven and a half years ago when we opened up.”

The store handles a variety of computer tasks and also sells new and used equipment and parts. “As our business has matured, we’re doing a lot of corporate business, where we build computers and deliver them to a business,” Moore said.

The also do service work and install networks for small businesses. “With all the viruses and spyware, that keeps our service people very busy,” he said. “We do a lot of wireless networking now. It’s getting a lot more cost effective and a lot more popular.”

Moore said he plans to have a clearance sale after the beginning of the year to thin his inventory. “We’re not quite settled yet,” he said.

Moore and his wife have three full-time and two part-time employees.

New Mexican restaurant

One of the former owners of the Puerto Vallarta restaurant on East Sprague has gone into business for himself, opening the Fiesta Grande restaurant in November.

After his partners bought him out, Rosalio Mora decided to open his own place. “That is the only thing I know how to do,” he said. “I wanted to have a place of my own with no partners.”

Fiesta Grande has been doing well in its location on 32nd Avenue at Highway 27. Mora has seen some familiar faces in the crowd, regulars from Puerto Vallarta who have stopped in. “They just love us,” Mora said of his customers. “I even know them by name, most of them.”

The restaurant is small, able to seat only 48 people. “The first three weeks it was very, very full,” he said. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations, so it’s a good idea to come early. If the restaurant is too full, customers can also get takeout. The menu is packed with traditional Mexican fare, along with chicken and seafood dishes.

Mora said he picked his new location because there weren’t any other restaurants nearby. “I wanted to be away from the other Mexican restaurants.”

Mora and his wife Leticia have six employees.