Marmalade will cater to women
Marmalade, a women’s boutique that will reflect all flavors of women’s busy lives, will open in mid-November in the space formerly occupied by Journeys Off the Beaten Path at the intersection of Front Avenue and South Fourth Street, Coeur d’Alene.
The store will feature clothes and accessories for work, family, activities and fun, according to owner Marie Widmyer. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
North Idaho natives, she and her husband, Steve, of Coeur d’Alene, bought Journeys’ 3,600-square-foot building from Bruce and Gina Bodtker, who retired. Other occupants include Coeur d’Alene Olive Oil Co. on the main floor and Mystique salon on the second floor. The Widmyers also own Marie’s Boutique and Cougar Bay Trading Co. in the lobby of The Coeur d’Alene Resort and are part-owners of the new Fort Grounds Grill.
Paddy’s Too to Post Falls
Although this place also will have a large cluster of pool tables, the Paddy’s Too sports bar in Post Falls will have a much broader calling than its namesake on Appleway in Coeur d’Alene.
Paddy’s Too, to open in the second week of November at River City Center on the northeast corner of the Highway 41-Mullan Road intersection, will be more upscale and versatile. It will include seven pool tables, 10 plasma TV screens, a full bar (with three huge pillars and a 17-foot header) and seating for up to 160 customers. A full menu will offer lunch and dinner (with steaks, seafood, pastas and veggie dishes) all week and breakfast on weekends.
Paddy’s Too will be no-smoking except on the heated patio. It will occupy 4,600 square feet in three suite spaces of River City Center. Owner Rich Hanlon said he will employ about 30 people and hold a job fair 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Coeur d’Alene Paddy’s, which he bought in 2002. Originally from Galion, Ohio, Hanlon discovered North Idaho while with the Army and UPS in the Northwest.
Deli has drive-up
A drive-up window will handle the business of Midtown Deli when it opens in November at 503 E. Seltice Way (at the intersection with Lincoln Avenue), Post Falls.
Midtown will offer what co-owner Mikele (pronounced Michael) Williams calls “carnivores,” packed meat sandwiches with no lettuce or tomato on fresh-baked bread. It also will have specials of soups and/or salads and soda, bottled water and hot chocolate. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Originally from Spokane, Williams now lives in Post Falls, as does co-owner Jim Carpenter.
Here are a few tidbits
“Mountain-style homes are the specialty of Mountain Architects, which is opening a North Idaho office Nov. 1 at 1019 LaCrosse Ave. at Northwest Boulevard, Coeur d’Alene. With its home office in the Boise area, the company designs PrecisionCraft Log & Timber Homes. Check www.precisioncraft.com. The building also has Total Tax Return and a 1,200-square-foot space available.
“The 18th annual Governor’s Business Opportunity Conference will be 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at The Coeur d’Alene Resort. More than 50 businesses and agencies will participate in seminars and business opportunities. Contact Idaho Commerce & Labor at (208) 344-2470 or www.cl.idaho.gov/ibn.