on The WSBT Morning News with JT at WSBT-AM (960) and WSBT-FM (96.1).
Hear her weekday and Sunday reports at 6:52 a.m. You also can talk retail at /thebasket and at /marketbasket. Heidi Prescott’s column runs on Wednesdays and Sundays. A portion of each purchase will be donated to the Mishawaka Food Pantry. Several downtown Mishawaka businesses are participating in the event, where diners can order from special menus for $11, $22 or $33.
… Mishawaka Riverwalk Dining Days is planned from July 23 through Aug. The new owners want to use the property for used car sales. Unfortunately, it’s not for another restaurant. But plans have been filed with the city of Mishawaka for a new business. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, closed for the season in 2012 and never reopened. The former Dog ‘n Mug drive-up restaurant located at 1725 E.
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The renovation will update interior furnishings and improve customer seating, says Haley Nieman, Starbucks spokesperson.Ī similar remodel is also planned in the coming weeks at 5319 N. The drive-thru is expected to reopen by early this week, but the inside cafe will remain closed until late in the week. Starbucks fans pulled up to the South Bend Avenue cafe in South Bend last week only to find it was closed for renovation. “Our experience has been that companies usually only want publicity when they feel that it is beneficial, which is usually when a project is under construction and is about to open,” Prince says.
“Darden prepared plans for a Long Horn Steakhouse on Main Street, then made the decision on a corporate level not to build,” he explains. And sometimes, even after plans are filed, businesses decide against a project. Prince says it’s not unusual for companies to file construction plans with the city before they make an official announcement. “Although we are seeing turnover in older centers, there continues to be a desire to locate in northern Mishawaka.” “Both SkyZone and Fresh Thyme fit well in the Grape Road area because their customer draw is the greater region,” says Mishawaka City Planner Ken Prince. This would be the second business to join Wilshire Plaza in recent months SkyZone trampoline center is currently under construction. A Fresh Thyme Kitchen offers prepared salads and meals, salad bar, made-to-order sandwiches and a bakery, and the Hops & Grapes department stocks wine and local craft beers. “We’ve taken the experience of an outdoor farmers market and combined it with the convenience of a full-service grocery store,” Chris Sherrell, president and chief executive, stated in a February 2014 release announcing its five-year store roll-out.įresh Thyme also features more than 400 bins of natural and organic bulk items, small-batch locally roasted coffee beans, a butcher shop with all-natural handmade sausage, gluten-free and dairy-free products, and 7,000 varieties of vitamins, supplements and natural body care products. The heart of the Fresh Thyme stores is the produce department, which includes locally sourced and organic fruits and vegetables. Grand Rapids-based Meijer is an investor in Fresh Thyme, but a Meijer spokesman says there is no business or operational connection between the companies. The company hopes to have 60 stores open by 2019 across the Midwest. Two additional Indianapolis-area stores are scheduled to open in August. There are currently 16 Fresh Thyme locations in six states, including five stores in Indiana and one in Michigan. The store will be located in the former Room Place at the Hobby Lobby-anchored Wilshire Plaza, according to construction plans provided to the city and state. Now regional grocers like Martin’s Super Markets and national supermarket chains prominently feature organic versions of most products on shelves, and area growers and consumers alike are reaping the rewards of the organic foods explosion.Īn explosion that continues to bring new players to the market.Ī relatively new Chicago-based specialty grocer, whose focus is centered around healthy and organic value-priced foods, is planning to open a location in the heart of Mishawaka’s shopping and dining corridor.įresh Thyme Farmers Markets recently filed engineering, architectural and other plans with the city for a new store at 5518 Grape Road. Remember when you had to scour the aisles of the grocery store to find something organic? Your better bet used to be visiting the local farmers market or a small health food store for fresh and natural products.
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