- The lonely stone bear near the corner of Philo and Windsor Roads shouldn’t be so lonely anymore. It appears that construction of the new upscale strip mall to be named “The Pines at Stone Creak Commons” is underway. This is, of course, the “neighborhood shopping center” that has been trying to land blog pet Trader Joe’s. No word on any tenants yet.
- There was a big crowd at Grandy’s tonight, as it crawls closer to it’s day of reckoning. I never even knew what that place served until I moved to Texas and there was a smattering of them all over the place, and my sort-of boss was a big fan. Oops, I didn’t say Peter Schmit’s Grandy’s. Ten points deducted from my C-U lifer application.
- If anyone can tell me where to find Hama beads in C-U, you will have my gratitude forever. I think it’s a lost cause, considering not even the best toy store in town — Art Mart Toys — has them.
- Speaking of days of reckoning, is Rest Stoppe ever going to close? Or is that just a gonzo marketing technique?
- There may be another women’s clothing store coming to downtown Champaign, N-G culture guru Melissa Merli (inadvertently) reported in her Art Beat column last Sunday. It will occupy the recently-shuttered Verde Gallery space.
The lonely stone bear gets company
December 5, 2006 · 5 Comments
Categories: Eating Out · Shopping · The Business Section · Trader Joe's · Urbana
5 responses so far ↓
gamera // December 6, 2006 at 12:05 pm
Did I hear Trader Joe’s?
Maladjusted // December 7, 2006 at 12:16 pm
Not sure about it, but my daughter made the bead things constantly in the after school program at Dr. Howard when she went there, so if push comes to shove, you could probably call them and ask where they purchase them (en masse, nonetheless, I have soooo many of the darn things!).
Griggs505 // December 8, 2006 at 1:48 pm
They’re not Hama brand name beads, but I have purchased “fuse beads” at Michaels before. They were back in the kids section where they have the kids’ crafting kits. We got a giant bucket of them along with 3 boards. I think they also had extra boards you could purchase separately. Oriental Trading has them too if you search on “fuse beads”.
Andy // January 24, 2007 at 5:44 pm
So I was just on the Trader Joe’s website and they have a form you can fill out to request a store to open near you. Considering all of the buzz about TJs opening in Urbana, I thought I would post the link so people could tell them we want one here. If enough of us show interest, maybe, just maybe we’ll get a TJs here.
That would be incredible!
http://www.traderjoes.com/location_requests_form.aspx
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