If you’re in the market for new high-quality handmade products, Marketplace@Miles, 10374 N. Government Way in Hayden, offers a unique, diverse shopping experience featuring locally handcrafted merchandise. 

The store, which opened last summer, stocks a variety of products from 50 vendors, including home decor, pottery and paints, jewelry, fused and stained glass, handbags, wallets, hand-poured soy waxed candles, laser-cut wood items, handcrafted soaps, blinged mosaic pictures and much more. 

Tony and Susan Villelli, and Devin and Stacy Nagel are four of 15 owners of the business.  

“We bought the property a while back and thought we might put storage units on it, but the city code wouldn't allow it,” Tony said. “So, Devin and I came up with the idea to build an affordable rental space for mom-and-pop businesses looking to take the next step up from doing business out of their garage or shop.” 

Stacy was a general manager at JoAnn Fabrics for 20 years and got to know many local crafters and artisans who purchased materials for their small businesses. Several of them are now vendors at Marketplace@Miles, selling their merchandise. 

“It was a perfect fit — a good mix of people. Many we already knew — are our neighbors,” Tony said. “Our plan to help them take the next step in their business is actually starting to show some promise.” 

One of their tenants, Andrew and Tracy Begg, owners of Naturally Scotland, he said, is growing to the point that they are looking for their own location. 

Devin describes Marketplace@Miles as a “high-end” location for people who make high-end homemade products. 

Two factors, he says, contribute to a successful business. 

“I believe they do,” he said. “Historically, there have been other places available that aren’t quite as nice. We really wanted a nice place to showcase nice products, kind of an upscale space for both. So, if you want to buy something or find a unique gift that is made here in Idaho, we want people to say, ‘I’ve got to go to that store up in Hayden.”’ 

Tony said Marketplace@Miles is more than a showroom for handcrafted items. 

“It’s not just a store full of vendors selling their products; it’s a place for our friends and neighbors to work,” he said. “We could’ve made a lot more money redeveloping this property into something else. But this is something we felt was not only needed but welcomed it as an opportunity to really show our faith in the community.” 

Stacy said the business is fast becoming the hub for handcrafted merchandise. 

“People come in and want to engage with our community of artisans,” she said. “Many come in a couple of times a week to see if there is something new. We have some amazing artists who make fascinating stuff that people may want for Mother’s Day presents.” 

The other owners of Marketplace@Miles are Jeramie and Angela Terzulli, Tom and Ashley Villelli, Jeff and Kellie Hanna, Chad and Melissa Burd, Illya and Tony Dotson, and Rob Franc. 

Marketplace@Miles is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 208-719-0005 or visit www.marketplaceatmiles.com for more information. 

    Paintings, pottery, coffee mugs and candies are some of the products available at Marketplace@Miles.
  

    Shoppers can browse through a variety of items at Marketplace@Miles.
  

    Handmade cribbage boards make up some of the inventory.
  

Now the TidBits 

New and Upcoming  

• Bare Root Skin Essential & Esthetics opened its new location at 14777 Highway 53 in Rathdrum. 

• River & Rye will be opening in May at 424 E. Sherman Ave., Coeur d'Alene. The menu will include "various flavors from Spain, France and Italy, along with some PNW flair," as well as craft cocktails.  

• Mor Furniture for Less, one of the West Coast’s largest furniture retailers, is opening a showroom this summer at the Prairie Shopping Center in Hayden. 

• The Habit Burger & Grill is taking the place of the former Pizza Hut at 212 W. Appleway Ave. The chain, known for its "Charburgers," is eyeing an opening sometime in late spring or early summer. This location will be the first for North Idaho.

• A new $5 million, 32,000-square-foot Crunch Fitness facility is coming to Coeur d’Alene this fall.   

• Alpine Web Design LLC, a new, locally owned home-based custom web design company in the Cd'A area, is open for business. It specializes in fully customized, hand-coded websites with a focus on clean design and performance.  

• Grain & Gather Mercantile, a new boutique at 6288 N. Government Way, Dalton Gardens, offers furniture, home decor, apparel, apothecary and more. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p,m. 

• A second Jersey Mike’s is listed as “under development” at 201 W. Neider Ave. in Coeur d’Alene, while a Chipotle is in the planning stage for 167 W. Neider Ave. Both will join the new Raising Cane’s as Lake City Marketplace continues to grow. 

Ongoing Projects   

• The Spill the Tea and Benzo Box is nearing completion at the southwest corner of Greensferry Road and Seltice Way in Post Falls.  

• Jefe's Tacos and Tequila has filed for its business license. The opening date is undetermined at this time.   

• The Ross Point Gas Station is under construction at 310 N. Ross Point Road in Post Falls.  

• The parking lot for the new NomNom gas station and convenience store at 5231 W. Riverbend Ave., Post Falls, has been paved. The opening date is undetermined at this time.  

• Coeur Dance Arts is a new dance studio under development at 4131 Early Dawn Ave. Suite 105B, Post Falls. Classes should begin in May; check coeurdancearts.com.   

• A state-of-the-art pickleball facility called The Flying Pickle is coming to The Pointe at Post Falls at 140 N. Beck Road. Opening is anticipated by mid-2026.   

• American Universal Storage is planned for Spirit Lake along Highway 41, across from the Jiffi Stop.   

• A new commercial building is planned for the Riverstone development at 1570 W. Tilford Lane and will bring at least one new dining option to the area. The 7,500-square-foot mixed-use building's targeted finish date is this summer.   

• A five-story, 173-room Hilton Dual Brand Hotel is planned for a 2.71-acre parcel of land off Lee Court and Appleway Avenue in Coeur d'Alene. The project's start and completion dates haven't been determined. 

 • The 33-unit, mixed-use "Nonna" building across from Post Falls City Hall on Spokane Street is anticipated to be completed by October of 2026.      

• Spokane-based Golden Rule Brake is under construction at 3627 N. Government Way, Coeur d'Alene.

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