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Figleaf kent ohio9/19/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “To me, success is if other people start doing more things downtown. “I don’t measure what’s happened so far as the success of this,” Burbick said. He said it’s very gratifying that other businesses are doing well. Since the beginning of the project, Burbick said, local businesses already downtown have noticed an increase in business. The new alleyway is designed after a shopping area in London that Burbick used to travel to for work. The whole Main Street concept is to get retail back on the ground floor so there is a reason for people to go downtown, Burbick said. People said ‘Well, why don’t people go downtown?’ Because there’s nothing to go for.” “What you ended up seeing down here were nothing but bars, tattoo parlors and non-profits on the ground floor. “Basically, they end up doing a lot of talking and not doing anything. “I’ve seen so many different commissions, groups put together to study downtown,” he said. The Phoenix Project started out with a three-year timeline and quickly turned into 14 short months.īurbick said the project goes back about 35 years – the amount of time he’s lived in Kent. Ron Burbick was initially looking for a small project when he used $6.5 million of his own money to revitalize downtown Kent. Ī look back: Ron Burbick’s proactive approach, donations help revitalize city “I’m very excited and can’t wait for the rest of the stores to come in because it will just be a very good, upscale area for Kent,” Moisio said.Ĭontact principal reporter Kristyn Soltis at. and closed Sunday.Īmong other stores, there will also be some new restaurants downtown, such as Dancing Beta, a sushi and tempura restaurant, Earl’s Nest restaurant, Pita Pit and the Arctic Squirrel ice cream shop. will be open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. Moisio’s quilt shop was the first retail store to take up residence in Acorn Alley in January 2009. “It’s not just quilting, but there’s a lot that you can do with textile art using the fabrics, as well as accessorizing using the fabrics, purses, scarves, things like that,” said Marcy Moisio, owner of Katie Brooke Quilt Shop. to 6 p.m.ĭespite the name, Katie Brooke Quilt Shop is not just a quilt shop. 26th and will be open Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. She has two My Little Red Wagon children’s toy store locations in Stow and Hudson. Main St., is Sahr’s third store location. Michelle Sahr’s novelty store, Off the Wagon, will carry quirky novelty and gag gifts, as well as puzzles and games geared toward college kids and an adult audience. The snack shop will be open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. Snack Shoppe will carry high-quality, Ohio-made products such as Shearer’s Potato Chips, Waggoner’s Chocolates, Metropolis Popcorn and Robert Rothschild Farm products. When I started this, all I had was the idea and the location and I had to come up with the rest of it,” Weber said. ![]() “I actually applied to be the store manager online and the Center for Entrepreneurship hired me to be the store manager. Snack Shoppe, said she has been involved with every process of the store creation from picking out each flavor the store will carry to deciding which color tile to use. Heather Weber, store manager for Main St. Snack Shoppe will be opening its first location at 154C E. Merchandise will be updated weekly in the store located at 154A E. Main St., is Francisco’s fourth store location.Īnother clothing boutique that will be found in Acorn Alley is Rehab Vintage, a boutique collaborating with Kent’s School of Fashion Design, offering exclusive collections of vintage clothing mixed with progressive style. Figleaf also offers a few key pieces for a more professional look perfect for work, business classes or job interviews,” Francisco said.įigleaf Kent, which opened in April 2009, located at 138 E. “For example, many of the items found at Figleaf can be worn to class or out for the night at the bars, special events, and/or parties. Merchandise arrives weekly and sometimes daily, reflecting the current trends and keeping in mind the needs of college girls. “Since the boutique caters primarily to the needs of college girls, high school girls and young working professional women, the shop is a perfect fit for the Kent and Kent State communities,” Francisco said. Owner of Figleaf, Lynne Francisco, said she became involved in the Phoenix Project about a year and a half ago after Mary Gilbert, of the Main Street Kent program, connected her to Ron Burbick. Figleaf is a clothing and accessories specialty boutique targeted toward college girls, keeping their smaller budget in mind. ![]()
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