Wiggett Building changes hands

The historic Wiggett Building on the southwest corner of Fourth Street and Lakeside Avenue has been sold to a group of local investors.

Mike Gregg of Commercial Real Estate Agency said the early plans are for a complete renovation and then converting the 25,000-square-foot interior into retail, food, office and maybe residential spaces. It was built in 1910 and was a downtown Montgomery Ward store.

The building is three levels with 8,250 square feet on the main floor and 22 parking spaces.

JR Perk offers coffee,

food, lounge & games

Extensive renovation has turned the building at Idaho and 8th streets in Post Falls from a No Name Bar, smoke shop and Razor’s Edge barber shop into the JR Perk. The place became a coffee house with a drive-through, a beverage lounge, eatery and game and music combination.

The “menu” includes many coffee options, smoothies, energy drinks, 35 beers, wines, cocktails, mini tacos, tamales, pretzels, mozzarella and zucchini sticks, bagels and muffins. Activities include four dart boards (with a league, tournaments and G3 internet), a large TV, open-mic night, jam sessions, karaoke and live entertainment. The place seats 50 people at a variety of tables and bar areas, a lounge with leather sofas and chairs and an outdoor smoking area.

Hours are 5 a.m. to about midnight Monday to Thursday, 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays. Owners are Eric Thorneycroft and Sandra Johnson. Phone 208-262-9253.

Idaho Youth Ranch

opens outlet store

An outlet store by the Idaho Youth Ranch warehouse has opened at 6240 E. Commerce Loop (off Seltice Way) in Post Falls.

With most of the proceeds going to children’s housing and help programs, hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Idaho Youth Ranch also has the thrift store at 845 N. Fourth St. in Coeur d’Alene. Donations are accepted.

Check www.youthranch.org.

Lokahi Dance Studio

opens on E. Sherman

Several dance classes and yoga will be offered at Lokahi Dance Studio at 1121 E. Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene.

Owner Bria Zan Thompson will begin classes Monday and in September in hula, creative ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern combo, hoop dance and yoga for ages 3 to adult. She started dancing at age 6 in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, earned a bachelor’s degree in dance at the University of Colorado and had a dance studio in Charleston, S.C., before coming to the Northwest. “Lokahi” means “unity.”

The first 100 to enroll will get a Lokahi backpack. Phone 208-661-5013. Check www.lokahidance.com.

Construction starts for

Instant Tax Solutions

Completion is estimated for late March for an 8,500-square-foot building for Instant Tax Solutions at 3829 N. Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene.

Now at 1581 E. Edmondton Ave. in Post Falls, owners Ian and Becky Woodman and John Nelson, general manager, offer IRS and state tax resolution, helping with tax debt, bank levies, wage garnishments and filing back tax returns.

Formed in 2008, the national firm has clients in every state. Phone 877-773-4994. Check www.instanttaxsolutions.com.

Now for the Tidbits

- Future new hotels include a Staybridge Suites in Riverstone and a Fairfield Inn on Northwest Boulevard. The Shilo Inn on Appleway will change to Comfort Suites after a major remodel.

- Gizmo-CDA will be moving from Fourth Street to North Idaho College. Openings coming on Fourth Street include a local real estate office, the Relic Moon offering piercing and body jewelry and the White Pine coffee place. Highland Dance Studio, The Nail Lounge, Encore Shoes and a Solutions People call center are coming to Silver Lake Mall.

- Post Falls openings in the next weeks include Popeye’s (opening in mid-September) and Riverstone Dental Care. Fast Cash 4 Cards and Massage Envy businesses will be in Ironwood Square. A new Asian eatery will be where the Kynrede Cafe was removed in Hayden. Watch for El Taco Loco off Canfield Avenue, EyeGuys Optical in Hayden, Rumour Boutique expanding on Government Way and Vine & Olive restaurant in Riverstone.

- On Appleway watch for Firehouse Subs and Dairy Queen. Fuel Fitness & Nutrition has a new building at Haycraft and Government Way, and J.E. Design-Build, Northwest Insurance Associates, Shine Salon and Surf My Ad software company are in a new building at 724 E. Lakeside. J.A. Bertsch Heating & Air will move from Hayden Avenue, to Government Way. And Hayden Lake Physical Therapy will be on Prairie Avenue.

- It’s weird that local sports media coverage doesn’t include pickleball. Last week a tournament at Cherry Hill Park had 360 participants from throughout the Northwest, but no media ran a story.

- The Cd’A Kmart will close by Oct. 1 as one of 43 closing nationwide by Sears Holdings.

- With the Kootenai Health building construction, signs point to the entrance for emergencies. Ironically, the sign says “E.D. Entrance” for “Emergency Department.” Hmmm. “E.D.” also means “Erectile Dysfunction.” Uh, a friend mentioned that.

- Is Cindy actually spelled Sin D.?

- Contact Nils Rosdahl at [email protected].