Business

Chico Hot Springs again wins wine award

Published on Tue, 07/11/2017 - 4:01pm

The dining room at Chico Hot Springs has again been honored by Wine Spectator’s Restaurant Awards program, joining 1,168 other restaurants worldwide in winning the “Best Of” Award of Excellence honor by the world’s leading wine authority.

This year 2017 marks the Chico dining room’s 18th consecutive year being honored by Wine Spectator, and its second year winning the “Best Of” Award of Excellence, according to owner Colin Davis.

“We’ve worked long and hard on that wine list,” Davis said. “It’s like our baby — it’s definitely a point of pride.”

New thrift store, MT.Roots., opens

Published on Thu, 06/29/2017 - 3:26pm
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Thrifting and finding really good deals is in Callie Johnerson’s blood.

“I’m such a cheap person that it’s ridiculous,” Johnerson joked this week.

That passion for locating good deals and unique items and sharing them with others led her to open MT.Roots., a thrift store located at 207 S. Second St. in Livingston.

The store name reflects Johnerson’s effort to keep her inventory local and her own roots in Montana.

ACE Hardware has new manager

Published on Thu, 06/29/2017 - 3:17pm

Livingston’s Ace Hardware store has a new manger.

Livingston native Joe Chapman said he is excited to bring his expertise to the team after having worked for 18 years as the system store director at Albertsons grocery store.

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Soup for You shop offers meals for everyone

Published on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 3:00pm
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Toby McAdam laughs that sometimes he gets calls from people referring to the famous “Seinfeld” sitcom soup episode, asking him: “Is this the soup Nazi?”

But, contrary to the grouchy Yev Kassem who tells the Seinfeld characters, “No soup for you!” McAdam picked a business name, Soup for You, to show his soups are available to anyone looking for a simple, healthy and delicious meal.

New business teaches muscle control, pilates and golf conditioning

Published on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 3:00pm
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Julie Mastro, of Body by Design, explains that most people do Pilates in their day-to-day lives without even thinking about it.

“Pilates is the art of controlling every muscle while you’re doing a movement,” she said. “It doesn’t matter what you’re doing—as long as you’re controlling every muscle in a movement, you’re doing Pilates.” 

Of course, one can simply stop by her new facilities at 112 E. Lewis St. if one wishes to take part in her traditional Pilates classes. 

Cosby lawyer casts doubt on comedian's 'town hall' events

Published on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 2:35pm
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Bill Cosby's so-called town hall tour is unlikely to happen before his retrial on sex assault charges in Pennsylvania, one of his lawyers said Tuesday.

Attorney Angela Agrusa said after a hearing to set a trial date in a sex abuse lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the comedian that she "can't imagine" Cosby's legal team would let him perform or speak publicly as representatives said he planned to do this summer.

Pura Vida 406 moves to Albemarle building dowtown

Published on Tue, 06/06/2017 - 4:23pm
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By Enterprise Staff

 

Pura Vida 406 has moved to a new location in the Albemarle building at the corner of Main and Park streets.

The salon and spa was on the corner of B and Callender streets. It now makes home on the first floor of the recently remodeled Albemarle, which houses condominiums and modern, efficiency apartments. 

Plans made for commercial kitchen and rotisserie chicken business

Published on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 3:13pm

If you have wondered what in the world is being built on Park Street between Dan Bailey’s Fly Shop and Berkshire Hathaway, wonder no more.

Cluck.

That’s the name of a new rotisserie chicken place going in there. The restaurant is owned by Brian Menges, who also owns 2nd Street Bistro, Gil’s Goods and the Murray Bar. Cluck plans on opening June 21.

“It’s our first foray into quick service,” Menges said during a recent interview at Gil’s about the new place just down the sidewalk.

Curated Closet moves to historic Vogue Shop location

Published on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 3:04pm
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The Curated Closet, which made its home on Callender Street across from Sax & Fryer, has moved to a new location at 117 S. Main St.

“We’re real excited,” CEO and founder Caron Cooper said last week of the store, which offers premium donated vintage goods. She also runs its sister business, the Community Closet thrift store. “It’s just a nice location. We’ve seen an increase in foot traffic already. Sales are up. We have more space so people can see things. It’s really positive for our organization.’

KOA raising funds to help kids with cancer

Published on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 3:45pm

The Livingston/Paradise Valley KOA Holiday campground, located at 163 Pine Creek Road in Livingston, is offering campers a special Saturday of camping for $10 to benefit KOA Care Camps for children with cancer. 

The Care Camps Big Weekend event will be held Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, a KOA news release said.