COEUR d’ALENE — Janice Wright and Natasha Lee explain the business model of Therapy in Motion in simple terms: "outpatient physical therapy at your door."

The recently launched mobile practice offers one on one, in-home physical therapy care to those who are in post-surgery recovery, are coping with chronic pain or neurological conditions and those with mobility limitations.

“Essentially, anyone who is seeking assistance in the home setting,” Lee said.

Lee, a physical therapist, has been practicing outpatient care for about a year. Wright has eight years of experience of primarily outpatient work as a physical therapist assistant.

Therapy in Motion was initially inspired by a mentor of Lee’s at Idaho State University, who followed a similar outpatient model that involved visiting patients in their homes.

“It allows us to serve those patients that need therapy, but don’t quite fit the mold of home health care (or) the outpatient clinic setting,” Lee said.

The women believe Therapy in Motion’s business model will “fill the gap” for those who cannot get to a clinic, Wright added.

“Some people are just not comfortable being in the clinic setting, and prefer the privacy of their own home,” Wright said.

While Therapy in Motion’s service area is currently a “15 to 20-minute radius” in and around Coeur d’Alene, they intend on expanding the practice as it ramps up.

Therapy in Motion also accepts referrals from area doctors.

“Since we’re still new, doctors may not know that this is an option for their patients,” Lee said.

More information on Therapy in Motion’s services can be found at www.therapyinmotionpt.com, by email at [email protected] or by calling 986-204-8168.

The practice currently accepts cash payments and will soon be accepting Medicare, Medicaid and most major commercial insurances.

Now the TidBits

New and Upcoming

• Offering 'elevated donuts and coffee in the heart of downtown Coeur d'Alene,' Lantern Donuts is now open at 519 E. Sherman Ave. Check their Facebook, @LanternDonutsCDA, for up-to-date hours.

• A new pizza joint, Piccolo Pizza, is preparing to open in the Millworx mixed-use development space on Fourth Street in Post Falls. It is currently accepting to-go orders. 

• A four-story Residence Inn by Marriott is under construction on Northwest Boulevard between Emma Avenue and Davidson Avenue. 

• A new two-story commercial building at Fourth Street and Birch Avenue is now home to Anchored Coffee, The Steve Novotny Team with mortgage company Rate, and Sportive, a "luxury wellness space" that will be offering reformer Pilates classes. For information on remaining commercial spaces, contact Duffy Smock of Windermere Coeur d'Alene Realty at 208-699-5466 or [email protected].  

• Allklean Cleaning & Restoration has moved to a new location at 5974 W. Seltice Way in Post Falls, taking over the previous Service Master building. A grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new 14,000-square-foot space is set for October 1.

• Offering 24 flavors of ice cream, Cone Crossing is now open from noon to 9 p.m. daily at 8122 W. Main St. in Rathdrum.

• Offering boarding, day care and training services, and "always accepting new dogs," Silver Valley K9 Lodge is a new doggy day care facility at 110 N. Hill St. in Kellogg. Rates are $40/night for boarding, $25/day for day care and varies for training. Training services include behavioral/obedience training, puppy training, private lessons and scent work. They also offer a 10% discount for military and first responders. Open seven days a week.

• After over 20 years of service to the community, Dave Ballard of Ballard Golf and Power is set to retire. Ballard Golf and Power is liquidating "everything in the store" as it prepares to close; no word yet on a closing date. The store is located at 11494 N. Warren St. in Hayden, and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closes at 4 on Saturdays).

• Mountain Paw Pet Supply is now operating at its new location at 4133 E. Early Dawn Ave., Post Falls. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Ongoing Projects

• A pinball hall, called Big Flipper, will open soon at 312 E. Annie Ave., Coeur d'Alene. Featuring 20+ pinball machines spanning several decades, classic arcade games, two Skee-Ball lanes and a curated food and beverage menu, Big Flipper will have something for "a casual player, a competitive flipper or for those just in it for the nostalgia." Follow @BigFlipperCDA on Instagram for more information; an opening date has not yet been announced.

• Cultura CDA will be opening its flagship location sometime in the coming months at U.S. 95 and Nieder Avenue in Coeur d'Alene, in the former Giorgi's building.

• Crews have broken ground in the southwest corner of Lake City Marketplace, where national chain Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers will eventually be opening its first location in North Idaho. The restaurant will be 3,368 square feet and have a dual-lane drive through. Other national retailers, including Jersey Mike's, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and a Sleep Number store, have also applied for development at that site.

• In addition to the development at U.S. 95 and Nieder Avenue, national sandwich chain Jersey Mike's will also be at 9627 N. Government Way, Suite 1 in Hayden. These locations mark the first Jersey Mike's restaurants in North Idaho.

• Tandoori Grill will be opening a brick-and-mortar location at Lakeside Avenue and Second Street in Coeur d'Alene. The restaurant, which offers a variety of Indian dishes, currently operates a food truck at 7415 N. Government Way and at the Food Truck Pavilion at 30440 N. Old Highway 95 in Athol. No word yet on an opening date.

• Bricks & Minifigs, an authorized LEGO® retailer, will be opening next to the entrance of Fred Meyer in Coeur d'Alene at 560 W. Kathleen Ave., Unit No. 2. Its motto is “Rebuild, Reuse, Reimagine,” and the store specializes in buying, selling and trading everything LEGO — from complete sets to collectible minifigures, including a build-your-own minifig station. Follow on social media for updates and announcements on the opening, which is aimed for the fall. 

• Another 7-Eleven is coming to Post Falls; this one is planned for the southeast corner of Pleasant View Road and Seltice Way.

• With many options for food and beverages in an elevated space, Rooted Social House is eyeing an opening sometime this year at 310 N. Spokane St. in Post Falls.

• An O'Reilly Auto Parts store is being constructed on the northeast corner of Seltice Way and Pleasant View Road in Post Falls.

• Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers is eyeing a September opening for its proposed location at 498 Beck Road in Post Falls.

• Idaho Central Credit Union, or ICCU, will open a branch location in Rathdrum. More details to come once construction gets underway.

• A 7-Eleven is taking the place of the former Wells Fargo building at Government Way and Appleway Avenue.

• Work is underway on the new Local Market building at Highway 41 and Hope Road in Post Falls. Another new Local Market is planned for Best Avenue and 15th Street in Coeur d'Alene. Both markets will have an emphasis on produce, fresh flowers, coffee and products sourced from local vendors in addition to freshly-made deli sandwiches, pastry bars and premium espresso coffees with drive-throughs. They will also include gas and electric car charging.  

• A Marriott Hotel is under construction on about a half-acre at 602 and 612 E. Sherman Ave. The six-story hotel will include 131 guest rooms, 130 parking stalls on the main level and three levels underground, an administration area, a bar, kitchen, lounge, dining area, meeting area, laundry, fitness room and a rooftop patio bar.

• A four-story 151-room Hyatt Place Hotel is under construction for the Millworx development on Fourth Avenue in Post Falls.  

• Prime IV Hydration & Wellness is opening sometime in 2025 in Ironwood Square.

Real Estate Opportunities

• Corhaven Properties has announced plans for a spec retail building at the shopping center at Highway 41 and Poleline Avenue. The upcoming phase of development will feature four retail units ranging from 1,500 to 1,800 square feet, including a high-demand drive-thru end cap, and should be completed sometime in 2026. The shopping center is anchored by Grocery Outlet and 7-Eleven, with a new McDonald's restaurant opening sometime in the first half of 2026. For leasing inquiries, contact Jeff Ottmar with NAI Black.

• Spaces within Marketplace@Miles, a new vendor mall at 10374 N. Government Way in Hayden, are still available for retail vendors, with additional onsite storage offered. Info: Commercial Real Estate Consultants at 208-691-5328 and www.marketplaceatmiles.com. 

• Heritage Square, a new shopping center at U.S. 95 and Wilbur Avenue, has remaining suites available ranging from 1,600 to 6,000 square feet. For inquiries regarding the remaining retail spaces, contact Pat Eberlin at [email protected]. 

• Retail spaces are still available within the new Early Dawn Commercial Center at 4129 E. Early Dawn Ave. in Post Falls. Anyone interested in remaining commercial spaces should contact Danny Davis of TOKcommercial.com (208-691-6003).

• 2,500 square feet of medical-grade office space is available in the recently completed Kootenai Vision Center building located at 3914 E. Early Dawn Ave. in Post Falls. Tenants in the complex include a physical therapy clinic, an optometry office and one additional building lot. NNN leases starting at $24/square foot. For more information, call 208-660-4864. 

• A new flex tech space is available in the Huetter Business Center at 4077 N. Huetter Road in Post Falls. It is adjacent to Interstate 90 with high visibility, including a reader board visible to an average of 65,000 vehicles per day. Size is 8,671 square feet, asking $1.25/square foot/month plus expenses. Contact Jeffrey Simonds with Caldwell Banker Commercial Schneidmiller Realty at 208-518-8860.

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