Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Orange Shoe Personal Fitness plans to open next to the former Honquest Furniture store in February 2013.
A personal fitness studio could be coming to the west end of Silver Spring Drive as soon as February. Orange Shoe Personal Fitness plans to open at 121 E. Silver Spring Dr., located between the former Honquest Furniture space and Home Care Assistance. The Plan Commission unanimously granted the business a conditional use permit at its meeting Tuesday night. The fitness facility offers a number of services, including personal training, small group training, yoga, pilates, strength activities, massage, corporate wellness, fitness assessments and endurance coaching. Orange Shoe's nearest location is in Brookfield, but also has three studios in the Madison area and one studio in Chicago. The company was started in 2004 by Joshua Martin, who …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
With 18 locations in Minneapolis and Wisconsin, the bike shop has targeted the former Les Moise storefront for its first Milwaukee-area location.
A well-known bicycle shop in Minnesota and Madison is making its first foray into the Milwaukee market via Whitefish Bay. Erik's Bike Shop plans to open at the former Les Moise storefront as soon as April. The store sells bicycles, snowboards, downhill skis, skateboards, longboards, scooters and all the gear that goes with them. The store, which also specializes in bicycle and ski repairs, will utilize the full upstairs and downstairs space once inhabited by Les Moise. The business received a $42,500 retail incentive grant from the village's Business Improvement District and Community Development Authority Thursday morning. The business is expected to sign a seven-year lease on the 9,200-square-foot space. Erik Saltvold, the owner of the …
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
After receiving village approval, the aspiring restaurant owner now sets her sights on opening in the former Cutter's barbershop by March 1.
Silver Spring Drive could finally get the wining and dining it has been asking for over the last couple years. Restaurateur Rose Niles approached village officials Tuesday night about opening a new wine and tapas bar at the space previously occupied by Cutters barbershop at 402 E. Silver Spring. The restaurant would serve soups, paninis and some small plate options for lunch. For dinner, it would offer Italian food and Spanish small plate dishes, which have gained popularity in recent years. Niles said she also hopes to serve brunch on Saturday and Sunday. "We want to create a warm, but still very trendy, atmosphere," Niles said. "Somewhere people can come in have a nice glass of wine or an import beer, and enjoy small plate dining." Niles…
Saturday, October 20, 2012
ThinkTOYS is closing Tuesday. In the meantime, everything in the store is 25 percent off.
The popular ThinkTOYS toy store on Silver Spring Drive is closing its doors after just over a year in business. After opening its first location at Mayfair Mall, ThinkTOYS opened its Whitefish Bay location at 308 E. Silver Spring Dr. in July 2011. The store quickly became an after-school favorite for younger kids in Whitefish Bay, offering Legos, puzzles, board games, educational toys and other unique toy varieties. The Mayfair store closed several months ago. ThinkTOYS owner Michael Morelli said the store's sales were not the reason behind his decision to close the Whitefish Bay store. "It doesn't make sense for us at least to pay huge rents when you can take advantage of the web," he said in an email. "Far less work, less overhead, …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Former Green Bay Packers player William Henderson launched Sweet Frog frozen yogurt Monday afternoon, offering healthy snacks, a family atmosphere and a charitable commitment to Whitefish Bay organizations.
All day long Monday, kids and young families popped their heads into Silver Spring Drive's new frozen yogurt business: "Are you open?" After months of anticipation, Sweet Frog franchise operator and former Green Bay Packers fullback William Henderson was finally able to open his doors and start serving frozen yogurt in the space previously occupied by What's Poppin' at 404 E. Silver Spring Dr. Henderson opened his first Sweet Frog franchise in Plover, near Stevens Point, about a month ago. He also plans to launch a store in Brookfield's Sendik's Town Centre in October, as well as another location in DePere. Henderson said he plans to open eight locations in Wisconsin and Illinois by February. Henderson chose Silver Spring Drive because it …
Monday, April 30, 2012
The GOP victory center has opened at the vacant storefront previously occupied by Mobility.
With the recall election targeting Gov. Scott Walker just over a month away, political organizations on both sides of the aisle are opening temporary campaign offices across the state. The North Shore Republicans recently opened its latest 'victory center' at a vacant storefront at 324 E. Silver Spring Dr. The storefront was previously home to Mobility, which left Whitefish Bay in early August. The North Shore Republicans' office put up campaign signs Thursday without a conditional use permit, and on Monday, Whitefish Bay Village Manager Patrick DeGrave said he plans to notify the organization that it needs to go before the Whitefish Bay Plan Commission at its May 16 meeting for village permission to use the space. Update, 10:06 a.m. May 1…
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Chain wants to open first North Shore shop in new retail development on Silver Spring Drive at Bay Ridge Avenue.
Dunkin' Donuts would like to open its first North Shore location in the ground floor of a new retail center under construction on Silver Spring Drive at Bay Ridge Avenue. The Whitefish Bay Plan Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday regarding the businesss' request to obtain a conditional use permit in the upcoming Baysider Retail Center at 106 W. Silver Spring Drive, just east of the future PNC Bank building. The proposed retail building is expected to house four total retailers, and Dunkin' Donuts is seeking to locate on the east end. Under the conditional use permit application provided to the Plan Commission, Dunkin' Donuts would occupy a 2,000-square-foot space with seating for 21 customers inside the building and 16 …
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Site of proposed Baysider Retail Center
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
After two years of getting financing and making renovations, owner of upscale bistro happy to see the largest of his four locations grow roots in the village he calls home.
After an uphill journey of getting financing and making renovations to the building, The City Market opened its doors three weeks ago and is now seeing customers flock to the street's new upscale bistro at 527 E. Silver Spring Drive. It has been roughly two years since cafe co-owners Jeff Swanson and Julie Hollingsworth put a bid on the building, and in that time, they went through nine loan rejections and have reshaped the building and made extensive upgrades to a building that was once considered beyond repair, Swanson said. Once they obtained financing, they began construction in September 2010, and after all of their hard work, they are finally in the swing of things. “I guess the best things are worth waiting for,” Swanson said with a…
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527 E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay, WI
New City Market
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