A family-friendly sports bar and grill by day and a music venue by night, The Rocker Room has opened downtown at 216 E. Coeur d'Alene Ave.

Formerly the Rendezvous, Torch and Country Club CdA, the huge place (capacity 350) includes two 15-foot TV screens, a stage with performers' sound system, pool tables, shuffleboard table, pop-a-shot basketball, Golden Tee, Big Buck Hunter and a corn toss.

Now you add the 20 beers on tap, many other drinks, and a starters-meals-dessert and kids' menu developed by Jason Rex of the Scratch Restaurant. Specialty nights include Keg Night on Wednesday, D.J. Jake Barker on Thursday and live bands on Friday and Saturday.

Although usually opening at 4 p.m., starting in late August The Rocker Room will open at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday for college and pro football and a buffet breakfast. Owner Dave Pulis also has the Moose Lounge.

Phone 676-CLUB (2582). Check www.facebook.com/RockerRoomCDA.

Lucky Monkey expands

A downtown business since 2006, Lucky Monkey is expanding across the hall to have two spaces at 412 Sherman Ave.

The new space features quirky tongue-in-cheek gifts and greeting cards and artist-designed graphic T-shirts. The original space continues with its women's Indie and Bohemian clothing, jewelry and accessories.

Summer hours are 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Owners are Derek and Christina Lucky, and managers are Mara Makinson and Charlotte Botelho.

Phone 664-9096. Check www.luckymonkey.com.

NICE offers rocks, landscaping

Primarily working on outdoor features, NICE (North Idaho Cutting Edge) opened this month at 5273 Government Way.

With many options on display outside, NICE offers lawn care, landscaping, water features and rocks of various sizes, shapes, colors and textures for decor, walls and paving. It also offers three sizes of bark, gravels and river rocks.

Owners are Brad and Amy Mulvey with help from his mother, Ronnie. He started the business doing lawn care with a push mower seven years ago.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Phone 818-2246.

Now for the Tidbits

* Watch for upcoming details on new buildings in Riverstone by Pinkerton Retirement Specialists and Chief Architect. Other new upcoming businesses include Pretty Angel Botanicals and Hair Extensions. And moves will be detailed with Lyle's Fabrics, Northwest Music Center and Henry Griffitts Golf.

* Right turns from Dalton Avenue to Government Way and Highway 95 are possible, but they aren't in the five-year financial plan. Sigh.

* Spirit Halloween will lease the former Office Depot space at 131 W. Neider Ave. in August. The New Jersey-based company has about 1,000 stores.

* The Big R store on Kathleen Avenue is expanding from its 27,000 square feet to about 80,000 square feet with a hay barn on the south end of the property. Details later.

* "Past history" and "future plans" are redundant.

* The dove dove into the bushes.

Contact Nils Rosdahl at [email protected].