Terrazzo to offer coffees, pastries, specialty gifts
Coffee and treats in a patio setting with trees and nursery-style plants is the selling point of Terrazzo. Translating to “terrace” from Italian, Terrazzo plans to open Saturday with Van Hoff’s Garden Center at 1846 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene.
The new business will feature gourmet coffees and pastries, specialty gifts and outdoor-living items. A Tuscan décor and fine customer service are the promises of owners Rebecca and Jesse Starr. A Coeur d’Alene native, she has been in the hospitality business for 10 years and helped start two cafes. A Northern California product, he worked at Starbucks while student teaching.
Hours will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Terrazzo will have four employees. Phone: (208) 819-0081.
Coeur d’Alene Chocolates opens downtown shop
Just in time for the tourist season, Coeur d’Alene Chocolates has opened its second store at 412 E. Sherman Ave. Celebrating with 10 percent off all chocolates through April, the store sells handmade candies made by Edena Yeager, who owns the business with her husband Tim.
They also have a store with Edena’s Gallery of Art at 3650 Government Way (behind the Rockin’ Robin Cafe). Hours downtown are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily (Phone: 208-664-4294), and hours on Government Way are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays (Phone: 208-664-3138). Check www.cdachocolates.com.
Life coming to Ward-Wiggett building
Renovations are planned for new businesses and possibly residences coming to the former Montgomery Ward-Wiggett Antique Mall building at 117 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene.
Peter Deering of San Diego purchased the 1920s-era, 25,000-square-foot structure that features red brick exterior walls and wooden floors with two stories, a mezzanine and basement. It housed the city’s original Montgomery Ward store, which moved to Coeur d’Alene Towne Center at Government Way and Best Avenue until it died several years ago. The downtown building was then the home of Wiggett Antique Mall until it moved to Fourth and Front Avenue three years ago. For a while it was rumored that Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy would move there, but that evidently fell through.
Possibilities for the building include a restaurant, brewery, offices, retail shops and upper-floor residences. The property includes the parking lot to the west.
This week’s tidbits
•Watch for a new Shugar Shack chocolate store near the theaters in Riverstone.
•A new store with resale fashions, jewelry and accessories will be opening in Hayden.
•A restaurant featuring breakfast will be opening in the north end of Midtown.
•The Coeur d’Alene Golf Shop at 513 Sherman celebrated its grand opening Friday.