A variety of foods and beverages will be available at Renee's Downtown when it opens June 15 at 507 E. Sherman Ave., the previous Devin Gallery building.

The menu will combine espresso, artisan tea, full bagel and breakfast options, fresh juices, protein shakes, light appetizers in the evening, beer, wine, champagne and sake. Owner Renee Bordelon and eight employees will have it open at 7 a.m. daily and close between 9 and 10 p.m.

With a family atmosphere, seating will be cafe style inside with a high-top bar and for 25 outside. Live music will be Friday nights, and a trivia night is planned.

TCC acquires Phones Plus

The six North Idaho Phones Plus stores of Verizon Wireless Premium Retailers have been acquired by TCC, the nation's largest Verizon retailer. The sale includes 18 Northwest cities with Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Post Falls, Sandpoint, Ponderay and Lewiston among them.

"We have known and respected TCC for years and believe this combination is the next logical step for our business," said Chris Cheeley, former president of Phones Plus. "Joining TCC presents excellent opportunities for our employees and ensures that our customers continue to receive excellent service and high quality products."

TCC operates more than 550 locations nationally since its 1991 founding in Marion, Ind. Check www.tccrocks.com.

Tamarack Medical builds in Post Falls

The two-story, 17,000-square-foot Building A of Tamarack Medical Plaza will be complete in July at

1551 E. Mullan Ave., Post Falls. Three buildings are planned there by North Idaho Surgical Hospital Buildings.

About 75 percent of the building is preleased (details of the occupants later), and two 3,500-square-foot suites are available. Contact Darron Rock at 262-2413. Key players are the d-Zign Group, Young Construction and Mountain West Bank.

Raymond James Financial downtown

Multiple financial services will be offered by James and Kim Chapkis when they open Raymond James Financial Services on June 15 in Suite 205 of the renovated Sherman Arms building at 410 E. Sherman Ave.

With 20 years experience, including at the World Trade Center, Spokane and in Las Vegas, they return to Coeur d'Alene to offer full brokerage services, fee-based managed accounts, IRAs, tax-free municipal bonds, trust services, college savings plans, Mutual Funds and income strategies. He will offer bi-monthly seminars to discuss aspects of managed money. Phone 215-2422. Check www.raymondjames.com/jameschapkis.

James and Kim have interesting pasts. He was a road manager and lighting director for singer-actress Helen Reddy, and she was nanny to the daughter of supermodel Twiggy.

Now for the Tidbits

- Watch for news on Texas Roadhouse, the Enaville Resort (Snakepit), Academy Mortgage in Rathdrum, Tractor Supply Co. on Neider and Premier Discount in Post Falls.

- When something stinks we say, "P.U.," a shortened term for puteo, Latin for "to smell bad." It's actually spelled "piu" and pronounced "pee-yew." Its root is the Indo-European word "pu," meaning to rot or decay.

- An actual headline: "Dealers will hear car talk at noon."

- Contact Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com.