Iron Pizza Co. & Taphouse opens on Best Avenue

With a special menu and an in-the-woods decor, Iron Pizza Co. & Taphouse has opened in Suite 104 in the east end of the strip of businesses at 405 E. Best Ave. (northeast of Fourth and Appleway).

Keith Boe and Matt Johnson offer chef-driven pizzas with dine-in, carry-out and take-and-bake options. Also on the menu are gourmet deli sandwiches, soups and artisan salads. Options include gluten-free, vegan, cauliflower crusts with garlic confit herb-smothered crusts. Beverages include tap and can beers and soft drinks with wines coming.

With works from local artists and sculpture, the interior has a Blue River Bar under a 26-foot canoe, an artisan-crafted full-size aspen tree, mechanical fish, steam-punk whimsical violins and a hunting rifle made from old musical instruments — all under stars, clouds and a hand-blown multi-colored glass chandelier. Some of the art is for sale to help support local artists and from Boe’s collection. Opening at 4 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. weekends at first, daily hours will be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Phone 208-930-0881. Check www.ironpizzacompany.com.

Mi Jalisco Taqueria

opening on Dalton

With a complete Mexican menu, Mi Jalisco Taqueria will open soon in the former Alejandro’s Tacos location at 5624 N. Government Way (next to Salon on Dalton) in Dalton Corner Plaza.

Options include breakfast burritos and plates and lunch and dinner with burritos, tacos, tortas, fajitas, chile verde, handmade fresh tortillas and food plates with menudo on weekends. Beverages include fresh orange juice, horchata, jamaica, coffee and Mexican sodas.

Owners Hilda Munoz and Jonette Lopez have hours of 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 9 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Dine in or take to go. Phone 208-771-6362. Email [email protected].

The Mint Maisy offers female clothes, coffee

Trendy and everyday female clothes and special coffees and pastries are offered at The Mint Maisy at 102 E. Neider Ave. (across from Costco and just east of Government Way).

The open house was Saturday, and regular hours will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Owner Jill Taylor has had items online for three years. Phone 208-964-2777. Check www.mintmaisy.com.

The Attic is closing

on Fourth Street

Second-hand and vintage clothing and home decor are on sale for 70 percent off through the third week of January as The Attic closes shop at 849 N. Fourth.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 Sundays and noon to 6 Mondays.

And now the Tidbits

- English can be confusing. “Not,” “knot” and “naught” all sound the same.

- Something new is going into 413 Sherman beside the Art Spirit Gallery.

- The Midtown Station will offer combinations of offices at 1034 N. Third St.

- The unrelated businesses of Trails End Brewery and Extensions Beauty Mafia will be at 350 W. Bosanko.

- A new Maverik store is being built at Highway 41 and Mullan in Post Falls.

- A “coming soon” sign for Flame & Cork is on new construction on Government Way in Hayden.

- Alpine Animal Hospital (now on Best Avenue) is building a new place on Kathleen west of Mango Tree.

- The under-construction Coeur Climbing Co. building on Schreiber Way won’t open until fall.

- A sign on property in the northwest corner of U.S. 95 and Wyoming Avenue says “Equipment Hayden” and “Landlocked Marine.”

- A Union Coffee Roasters, Stretch Lab, Pokeworks and Mangia Wood-Fired Pizza will be in The Northern complex northwest of the Ramsey Road-Hanley Avenue intersection.

- Shiki Sushi Bar & Japanese Grill will be at 221 Sherman.

- Press Start To Play from Riverstone will join Virtual Reality downtown.

- Coeur d’Alene Paving and CDA Redi Mix are building a new place at 3110 N. Government Way.

- Union Gospel Mission is planning a thrift store on the west side of Government Way (almost to Prairie Avenue) between Pawn 1 and First Interstate Bank.

- STCU will open a branch in Rathdrum later in the year.

- The new Bakery by the Lake will be on Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive.

- Lean Kitchen will be at 2632 Government Way.

- AutoZone is building a new place at Highway 54 and Sylvan Lane in Athol.

- A Burger King is under construction at 3827 N. Ramsey (just south of Kathleen).

- A new building for Idaho Central Credit Union is under construction at 1327 W. Appleway.

- Bi-Mart will open a new store in the former Stein’s Family Foods building at 16102 N. Highway 41 in Rathdrum.

- The new Hardwick Hardware is under construction at 3820 E. Mullan in Post Falls.

- A new place in the northeast corner of U.S. 95 and Lancaster will be a Golden Glo Coffee Shop.

- Phirst Technologies will be on Schreiber Way.

- The TV weather people still need to work on: “It’s further (additional) information that the storm is farther (distance away) to the west.”

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Contact Nils Rosdahl at [email protected].